
Background
2004-05:
Appeared in 82 games (all starts), averaging career highs in points (14.7) (career-high .487 FG, .341 3FG, careerhigh .807 FT), rebounds (5.3), assists (3.0), blocks (0.87) and minutes (37.1)…Was the only Pistons player to play in all 82 regular-season games…Started all 25 playoff games for the club, averaging 13.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.04 steals in 40.9 minutes per game…Named to All-NBA All-Defensive Second Team...Among NBA leaders, ranked 28th in minutes (37.1 mpg) and 28th in field goal percentage (.487)…Ranked fifth among small forwards in field goal percentage…Finished third in the NBA’s Most Improved Award voting, improving in almost every statistical catergory – including points, rebounds, assists, field goal percentage, free throw percentage and minutes played…Led the team in scoring 16 times, assists 10 times and rebounds twice…Ranked fourth on the team in scoring (14.7 ppg) and rebounds (5.3 rpg)…Scored 10-plus points 67 times (38 all of last season) and 20-plus points 15 times (Pistons 11-4 in those games) and 30-plus points once…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds three times…Recorded three double-doubles [points/rebounds]…Recorded 5-plus assists 18 times with the club recording a perfect 14-4 record in those games…Recorded his first 1,000-point season and finished with 1,206 total points…Scored in double-figures in 20 straight games (3/14 through 4/20), his longest stretch of the season, averaging 17.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 37.9 minutes…Scored a career-high 31 points (13-19 FG, 0-1 3FG, 5-6 FT) at Atlanta (3/14)…Dished out a career-high-tying seven assists twice (12/27 vs. New Jersey and 2/12 vs. Washington)…Recorded a career-high-tying four blocked shots twice (12/27 vs. New Jersey and 2/5 at New Jersey)…Played a career-high 53 minutes vs. Charlotte (11/21)…Recorded career highs in free throws made (10) and attempted (11) vs. Golden State (3/9).
2003-04:
Appeared in 82 games (80 starts), averaging career highs in points (10.3) (.467 FG, .363 3FG, .766 FT), rebounds (4.8), assists (2.3), steals (0.77), blocks (0.84) and minutes (32.9)…Averaged 9.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.09 steals, 1.35 blocks and 34.6 minutes in 23 playoff games (all starts)…Recorded a playoff career-high-tying four blocks three times, including the spectacular game-saving block of a Reggie Miller break away lay-up in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals vs. Indiana…Was the only Pistons player to play in all 82 regular-season games…Among NBA leaders, ranked 36th in field goal percentage (.467)…Ranked 3rd among second-year forwards in scoring and 1st field goal percentage…Led the team in scoring six times, assists 10 times and rebounds once…Ranked fourth on the team in scoring (10.3 ppg) and rebounds (4.8 rpg)…Scored 10-plus points 39 times and 20-plus points six times (Pistons 5-1 in those games)…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds five times…Recorded two double-doubles [points/rebounds]…Recorded 5-plus assists nine times with the club recording a perfect 9-0 record in those games…Scored in double-figures in five straight games (1/3 through 1/13), his longest stretch of the season, averaging 14.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.20 steals, 1.40 blocks and 36.6 minutes in wins over Golden State, Boston, Houston, Dallas and Chicago…Over the last 13 games of the season, averaged 12.2 points while shooting 60.6% (63-104 FG) from the field and 52.9% (9-17 3FG) from three-point range…Scored a career-high 25 points (5-9 FG, 2-2 3FG, 2-3 FT) at Orlando on 4/10/04…Dished out a career-high seven assists twice (on 11/28/03 vs. Cleveland and 1/13/04 at Chicago)…Recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Miami on 12/3/03…Recorded a career-high four blocked shots twice (on 11/23/03 vs. New Orleans and on 12/9/03 vs. Philadelphia)…Played a career-high 43 minutes vs. Golden State on 1/3/04…Was a starter for the sophomore team during the got milk? Rookie Challenge at NBA All-Star 2004, scoring 18 points (7-10 FG, 3-4 3FG, 1-2 FT) with four rebounds, three assists and one steal in 27 minutes on 2/13/04
2002-03:
Appeared in 42 games (five starts) averaging 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 10.4 minutes…Scored 10-plus points six times…Appeared in 15 playoff games, averaging 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 25.5 minutes…Shot 50.7% (35-69 FG) from the field in playoff wins and 30.4% (14-46 FG) in playoff losses…Started Game 2 vs. New Jersey, becoming the first Pistons rookie to start a playoff game since Joe Dumars in 1986…Scored game-tying bucket vs. Philadelphia in Game 2 with 4.2 seconds remaining and then scored seven of his playoff-career-high 20 points in overtime to give the Pistons a 104-97 win…In five regular-season starts (11/22 – 11/30, Detroit 3-2), averaged 6.0 points [11-24 FG (.458), 6-10 3FG (.600)] and 2.0 rebounds in 19.8 minutes…When logging 15-plus minutes (14 games), averaged 7.1 points (.541 FG, .536 3FG) and 1.9 rebounds in 21.1 minutes…Averaged 7.8 points (.500 FG, .667 3FG), 2.0 assists and 24.8 minutes during the month of April (five games)…DNP-Coach’s Decision 39 times
COLLEGE::
Named Second Team All-America by The Associated Press as a junior and Third Team as a senior…Originally an early entry candidate for the 2001 NBA Draft, but withdrew his name from consideration…Three-time Kentucky Team MVP…Finished seventh in Kentucky history in scoring (1,775 points), second in three-point field goals made (204) and attempted (621) and fifth in blocks (142)…In 135 career-college games, averaged 13.1 points on 45.7% (648-1,419 FG) shooting, with 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists
Personal
Given name is Tayshaun Durell Prince
Nicknamed “Tay"
Parents are Thomas and Diane Prince and he has two siblings, Tisha and older brother Tommie, who played at Pepperdine
Graduated on schedule in May 2002 with a degree in sociology
The 1998 McDonald’s All-American led Dominguez HS to a 96-9 (91.4%) record during his three seasons, including a state championship during his junior year of 1997
Won the George Yardley Award from the L.A. Times as the best high school player in Southern California, joining former winners Baron Davis, Paul Pierce, and Charles O’Bannon
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