19 Facts About Tayshaun Prince

Tayshaun Prince 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.

Kentucky won the SEC Tournament in 1999 and 2001, and Tayshaun Prince was awarded the 2001 tournament's Most Valuable Player award.

Tayshaun Prince was a three-time team MVP with the Wildcats.

In scoring Kentucky's first fifteen points, Tayshaun Prince made five consecutive three-point shots.

Tayshaun Prince graduated from Kentucky in 2002 with a degree in sociology.

Tayshaun Prince was inserted into the lineup and received heavy minutes.

Tayshaun Prince then became the only player in NBA history to score more points in the playoffs than in the regular season.

The Pistons rallied to win the series, and Tayshaun Prince had a breakout performance during the decisive seventh game, scoring 20 points in 24 minutes.

Under Brown, Tayshaun Prince became the Pistons' starting small forward and increased his scoring average to 10.3 points per game, up from 3.3 as a rookie.

In Game 2 of the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, Tayshaun Prince made a memorable defensive play.

At the last possible moment, Tayshaun Prince soared in from the other side of the basket and swatted the ball away; the ball landed in bounds and was scooped up by Pistons teammate Richard Hamilton, effectively ending the game.

Tayshaun Prince was selected for the NBA's NBA All-Defensive Second Team and was a candidate for the NBA Most Improved Player Award, where he came in third behind winner Bobby Simmons of the Los Angeles Clippers and Primoz Brezec of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Tayshaun Prince's play was rewarded by the Pistons with a five-year contract extension worth $49 million on October 31,2005.

Tayshaun Prince started the season off strong while averaging nearly 16 points and seven rebounds a game.

Tayshaun Prince's effort helped push the Pistons to the playoffs as they gained the 8th seed with 39 wins.

On January 12,2015, Tayshaun Prince was traded to the Boston Celtics in a three-team deal involving the Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans.

On February 19,2015, Tayshaun Prince was traded by the Celtics back to the Pistons in exchange for Luigi Datome and Jonas Jerebko.

On June 23,2008, Tayshaun Prince was selected for the Olympic squad along with eleven others in the hope of fulfilling the ambition of winning their first gold medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Team USA went on to do exactly that, going unbeaten in the tournament with Tayshaun Prince coming off the bench and defeating 2006 World Champion Spain in the final, living up to their "Redeem Team" moniker.