Taévaunn Prince

Taévaunn Prince
Personal information
Born (1991-07-06) July 6, 1991 (age 33)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian / Jamaican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
  • Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School

(Toronto, Ontario)

College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
PositionCombo guard
Career history
2016–2017Scanplus Baskets Elchingen
2018–2020Clínica Ponferrada CDP
2021–2022AS Police
2023-2024Diablos de Miranda
Career highlights and awards
  • All Spanish Team (2019)
  • All German Team (2017)
  • NCAA Division II Scoring Leader (2016)
  • NABC First-team All-American (2016)
  • First-team All-MIAA (2016)
  • Second-team All-MIAA (2015)
  • NCAA Division 1 Summit League Champion (2013)
  • NCAA Division 1 Summit League Champion (2012)
  • McDonald’s High School All-American Nominee (2010)

Taévaunn Prince (born July 6, 1991) is a Canadian-Jamaican professional basketball player. Raised in Toronto, Prince finished his collegiate basketball career at Missouri Southern State University, where he was named NABC First Team All-American while leading the entire NCAA in scoring averaging 26.7 points per game in 2016. Prince has played professionally in Europe, Africa, and South America.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Prince signed with the German team Scanplus Baskets Elchingen of the ProB, the third tier basketball league in Germany. In his first professional game, he scored 24 points in a 105–74 victory to Wurzburg.[1] He recorded his first professional double-double as he recorded 29 points and 10 rebounds in a 97–92 win over Licher Baren.[2] He lamented that his stint in Germany was a successful one despite the adjustments that had to be dealt with.

3x3 career

Prince played 3x3 basketball for the Jamaica men's national 3x3 team at the 2021 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup, where the country finished sixth.[3]

Personal life

His motto in life is: "My motto is do or die. Everything I approach is do or die, my contract is do or die. It’s an underdog mentality and I’m just trying to get to the top."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Elchingen 105 - Wurzburg 74". EuroBasket.com. September 24, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Elchingen 97 - Licher Baeren 92". EuroBasket.com. December 11, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jamaica's hot runnings at FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ Grewal, Jaspreet (May 22, 2017). "Taevaunn Prince: Despite Increasing Success, Never Satisfied". Retrieved January 12, 2022.