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Epiphanny Prince
American basketball player (born 1988)
American basketball player (born 1988)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Epiphanny Prince |
| image | Epiphanny Prince 2022.jpg |
| caption | Prince with the Seattle Storm in 2022 |
| league | WNBA |
| team | New York Liberty |
| position | Director of Player & Community Engagement |
| height_ft | 5 |
| height_in | 9 |
| weight_lbs | 179 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| nationality | American / Russian |
| high_school | Murry Bergtraum |
| (New York City, New York) | |
| college | Rutgers (2006–2009) |
| draft_league | WNBA |
| draft_year | 2010 |
| draft_round | 1 |
| draft_pick | 4 |
| draft_team | Chicago Sky |
| career_start | 2009 |
| career_end | 2023 |
| years1 | 2009 |
| team1 | Spartak Moscow |
| years2 | 2009–2010 |
| team2 | Botaş Spor |
| years3 | – |
| team3 | Chicago Sky |
| years4 | 2011–2012 |
| team4 | Galatasaray |
| years5 | 2012–2020 |
| team5 | Dynamo Kursk |
| years6 | – |
| team6 | New York Liberty |
| years7 | |
| team7 | Las Vegas Aces |
| years8 | – |
| team8 | Seattle Storm |
| years9 | 2021 |
| team9 | Galatasaray |
| years10 | 2021–2022 |
| team10 | Dynamo Kursk |
| years11 | 2022 |
| team11 | Hatayspor |
| years12 | 2022–2023 |
| team12 | Galatasaray |
| wnba_profile | epiphanny_prince |
| bbr_wnba | princep01w |
(New York City, New York)
- WNBA Champion (2020)
- 2× WNBA All-Star (2011, 2013)
- All-WNBA Second Team ()
- Commissioner’s Cup champion (2021)
- 2x Third-team All-American – AP (2008, 2009)
- Big East Most Improved Player (2008)
- 2x First-team All-Big East (2008, 2009)
- Big East All-Freshman Team (2007)
- McDonald's All-American (2006) Epiphanny Prince (born January 11, 1988) is a Russian-American former professional basketball player.
She is best known for scoring 113 points for Murry Bergtraum in a high-school game in 2006, breaking a girls' national prep record previously held by Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller. She participated in the 2006 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and McD's High School All-America Games.
Career
Overseas
In June 2009, Prince announced plans to leave Rutgers after only three years to play professional basketball in Europe for a year. According to The New York Times, Prince was only 10 units from earning a degree in criminal justice and African-American studies and planned to complete her degree during the summer of 2009. Her announcement was not binding until she signed with an agent; in August, Prince signed with Wasserman Media Group. Prince initially joined Russian team Spartak Moscow, then Turkish team Botaş Spor, before the 2010 WNBA draft.
In 2015, Prince moved to Dynamo Kursk in the European League. Their team won the 2017 Euroleague.
On December 31, 2022, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).
As of July 2023, her contract had expired. Galatasaray club said "see you on the other side" to the player on July 6, 2023 by publishing a sarcastic bite-away message.
WNBA career
On February 16, 2015, the Chicago Sky traded Prince to the New York Liberty for Cappie Pondexter.
In 2019, Prince was signed as a late season addition to the Las Vegas Aces.
Over her WNBA career, she averaged 22.7 minutes per game, 37.6% on three-point field goals and 10.7 PPG.
National team career
In 2010, she was granted Russian citizenship. She was not on the roster during the 2011 European Championships, nor did she compete for Russia during the 2012 Olympics in London.
Prince played as a point guard for the Russian national team in the European Championships of 2013, where the team finished in 13th place.
Post-Retirement
After retiring from the court, Prince serves as Director of Player and Community Engagement for the New York Liberty.
Career statistics
WNBA
Regular season
|- | 34 || 2 || 19.6 || .427 || .338 || .784 || 2.0 || 2.7 || 1.6 || 0.1 || 1.8 || 9.8 |- | 34 || 27 || 29.4 || .375 || .373 || .804 || 2.1 || 3.0 || 2.3 || 0.4 || 1.7 || 13.6 |- | 26 || 25 || 30.0 || .442 || .407 || .899 || 3.5 || 3.1 || 1.8 || 0.3 || 2.0 || 18.1 |- | 31 || 31 || 30.0 || .376 || .396 || .900 || 2.7 || 3.0 || 1.6 || 0.4 || 1.4 || 15.0 |- | 26 || 24 || 32.3 || .383 || .327 || .876 || 3.0 || 3.8 || 1.9 || 0.4 || 1.8 || 15.0 |- | 24 || 23 || 28.6 || .467 || .356 || .900 || 2.9 || 3.4 || 2.0 || 0.2 || 1.6 || 15.0 |- | 6 || 0 || 13.8 || .400 || .364 || 1.000 || 1.5 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 5.2 |- | 28 || 25 || 26.8 || .401 || .344 || .878 || 3.6 || 2.9 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 1.3 || 12.0 |- | 16 || 12 || 19.1 || .393 || .419 || .875 || 1.6 || 1.7 || 0.9 || 0.0 || 1.1 || 8.4 |- | 3 || 0 || 9.3 || .500 || .429 || – || 0.7 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 4.3 |- | 15 || 0 || 12.7 || .386 || .333 || .846 || 1.2 || 1.4 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 0.8 || 4.3 |- | 29 || 2 || 14.3 || .439 || .500 || .897 || 1.6 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 0.9 || 5.8 |- | 33 || 0 || 12.3 || .355 || .356 || .840 || 1.0 || 1.8 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 3.9 |- | 10 || 0 || 7.1 || .400 || .300 || 1.000 || 0.6 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 1.8 |- | 315 || 171 || 22.7 || .405 || .376 || .865 || 2.2 || 2.5 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 1.3 || 10.7
Postseason
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College
Source
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Rutgers | 36 | 439 | 43.2 | 36.8 | 79.9 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 12.2 |
| 2007–08 | Rutgers | 34 | 469 | 45.2 | 35.5 | 74.4 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 13.8 |
| 2008–09 | Rutgers | 33 | 644 | 41.7 | 31.1 | 80.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 19.5 |
| Career | Rutgers | 103 | 1552 | 43.2 | 34.2 | 78.8 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
Awards and honors
- The Daily News Player of the Year (2004)
- Student Sports Sophomore of the Year (2004)
- USA Today All-USA
- Second Team (2006)
- Parade Magazine All-American
- First Team (2006)
- Second Team (2005)
- Street & Smith’s All-American
- First Team (2006)
- First Team (2005)
References
References
- (February 2, 2006). "Look out, Kobe: NYC girl scores 113 in HS game".
- "Archived copy".
- (August 6, 2009). "Epiphanny Prince signs with agent, formally ending career at Rutgers". New Jersey On-Line LLC.
- (December 1, 2009). "Ex-Rutgers Guard Seeks Overseas Path to W.N.B.A.". The New York Times.
- (December 31, 2022). "Epiphanny Prince Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!". [[Galatasaray S.K..
- (July 6, 2023). "Teşekkürler!". Galatasaray S.K..
- "LIBERTY: Liberty Acquire Epiphanny Prince in Trade".
- (August 28, 2019). "Aces Sign Two-Time All-Star Guard Epiphanny Prince". WNBA.
- (September 19, 2016). "Epiphanny Prince stats".
- (June 4, 2011). "Epiphanny Prince won't play in Euros". ESPN.com.
- (June 17, 2013). "Russia's loss a win for Sky - tribunedigital-chicagotribune".
- (2025-04-16). "Inside the auditions for the New York Liberty's over-40 dance squad".
- "Women's Basketball Player stats".
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