Epiphanny Prince (born January 11, 1988) is a Russian-American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(WNBA) and

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of Turkey as well as the

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. 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

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Cheryl Miller. She participated in the 2006

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(WBCA) and McDonald'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 ''

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'', 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

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, then Turkish team Botaş Spor, before the

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. In 2015, Prince moved to

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in the European League. Their team won the 2017 Euroleague. On 31 December 2022, she signed with

of the Turkish

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(TKBL).

WNBA career

On February 16, 2015, the Chicago Sky traded Prince to the New York Liberty for

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. In 2019, Prince was signed as a late season addition to the Las Vegas Aces. In the WNBA, she averaged 27.5 minutes per game, 37.3% three-point field goals, and 13.9 PPG through 2016.

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

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for the Russian national team in the European Championships of 2013, where the team finished in 13th place.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Postseason

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Rutgers statistics

Source

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

External links

Rutgers Scarlet Knights bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prince, Epiphanny 1988 births Living people American women's basketball players Russian women's basketball players American emigrants to Russia All-American college women's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Turkey Basketball players from New York City Botaş SK players Chicago Sky draft picks Chicago Sky players Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players LGBT basketball players LGBT people from New York (state) Lesbian sportswomen McDonald's High School All-Americans Murry Bergtraum High School alumni Naturalised citizens of Russia New York Liberty players Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) Point guards Russian people of African-American descent Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball players Seattle Storm players Shooting guards Women's National Basketball Association All-Stars

Career

Overseas

WNBA career

National team career

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

Postseason

Rutgers statistics

Awards and honors

See also

References

External links