Tayshaun Durell Prince (born February 28, 1980) is an American professional basketball executive and former player. The small forward graduated from Dominguez High School before playing college basketball for the University of Kentucky. He was drafted 23rd overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2002 NBA draft and went on to win a championship with the team in 2004. College career Prince played four seasons (1998 to 2002) for the Kentucky Wildcats, averaging 13.2 points and 5.7 rebounds as the Wildcats posted a 97–39 record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament each year. Prince won SEC Player of the Year in his junior season (2000–2001)—also leading the SEC in free throw percentage (84.3%)—and was named to the Associated Press All-SEC Teams in both his junior and senior years. Kentucky won the SEC Tournament in 1999 and 2001, and Prince was awarded the 2001 tournament's Most Valuable Player award. He was a three-time team MVP with the Wildcats. Notable individual performances included a 31-point, 11-rebound, four-assist, and four-steal effort in a 79–59 victory over North Carolina. In scoring Kentucky's first fifteen points, Prince made five consecutive three-point shots. Kentucky shooting guard Keith Bogans compared Prince's performance to "the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan blistering Portland in the 1992 NBA Finals." In an 87–82 victory over Tulsa during the 2002 NCAA Tournament, Prince scored a career-high 41 points (along with nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks) to lead Kentucky to the Sweet 16. He graduated from Kentucky in 2002 with a degree in sociology. College statistics |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1998–99 | style="text-align:left;"| Kentucky | 37 || 11 || 20.2 || .414 || .287 || .656 || 3.8 || 1.2 || .7 || .6 || 5.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00 | style="text-align:left;"| Kentucky | 32 || 32 || 34.0 || .423 || .307 || .705 || 6.0 || 1.8 || .8 || 1.3 || 13.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01 | style="text-align:left;"| Kentucky | 34 || 34 || 32.9 || .495 || .358 || .843 || 6.5 || 2.9 || .7 || 1.1 || 16.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02 | style="text-align:left;"| Kentucky | 32 || 32 || 33.3 || .467 || .340 || .703 || 6.3 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 1.3 || 17.5 |- |Career|| || 135 || 109 || 29.7 || .457 || .329 || .743 || 5.6 || 1.9 || .8 || 1.1 || 13.1 College awards and honors SEC Player