Personal information | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | January 11, 1988
Nationality | American / Russian |
Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Listed weight | 179 lb (81 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Murry Bergtraum (New York City, New York) |
College | Rutgers (2006–2009) |
WNBA draft | 2010: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
Selected by the Chicago Sky | |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Position | Point guard |
Career history | |
2009 | Spartak Moscow |
2009–2010 | Botaş Spor |
2010–2014 | Chicago Sky |
2011–2012 | Galatasaray |
2012–2020 | Dynamo Kursk |
2015–2018 | New York Liberty |
2019 | Las Vegas Aces |
2020–2022 | Seattle Storm |
2021 | Galatasaray |
2021–2022 | Dynamo Kursk |
2022 | Hatayspor |
2022–2023 | Galatasaray |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Epiphanny Prince (born January 11, 1988) is a Russian-American professional basketball player for Galatasaray of Turkey as well as the Russia women's national basketball team. [1] [2]
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 Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller. [3] She participated in the 2006 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and McDonald's High School All-America Games. [4]
In June 2009, Prince announced plans to leave Rutgers after only three years to play professional basketball in Europe for a year. According to The New York Times , 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. [5] Prince initially joined Russian team Spartak Moscow, then Turkish team Botaş Spor, before the 2010 WNBA draft. [6]
In 2015, Prince moved to Dynamo Kursk in the European League. Their team won the 2017 Euroleague.
On December 31, 2022, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL). [7]
As of July 2023, her contract has expired. Galatasaray club said goodbye to the player on July 6, 2023 by publishing a thank you message. [8]
On February 16, 2015, the Chicago Sky traded Prince to the New York Liberty for Cappie Pondexter. [9]
In 2019, Prince was signed as a late season addition to the Las Vegas Aces. [10]
In the WNBA, she averaged 27.5 minutes per game, 37.3% three-point field goals, and 13.9 PPG through 2016. [11]
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. [12]
Prince played as a point guard for the Russian national team in the European Championships of 2013, where the team finished in 13th place. [13]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2010 | Chicago | 34 | 2 | 19.6 | .427 | .338 | .784 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
2011 | Chicago | 34 | 27 | 29.4 | .375 | .373 | .804 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 13.6 |
2012 | Chicago | 26 | 25 | 30.0 | .442 | .407 | .899 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 18.1 |
2013 | Chicago | 31 | 31 | 30.0 | .376 | .396 | .900 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 15.0 |
2014 | Chicago | 26 | 24 | 32.3 | .383 | .327 | .876 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 15.0 |
2015 | New York | 24 | 23 | 28.6 | .467 | .356 | .900 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 15.0 |
2016 | New York | 6 | 0 | 13.8 | .400 | .364 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
2017 | New York | 28 | 25 | 26.8 | .401 | .344 | .878 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
2018 | New York | 16 | 12 | 19.1 | .393 | .419 | .875 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
2019 | Las Vegas | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | .500 | .429 | – | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
2020 † | Seattle | 15 | 0 | 12.7 | .386 | .333 | .846 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
2021 | Seattle | 29 | 2 | 14.3 | .439 | .500 | .897 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
2022 | Seattle | 33 | 0 | 12.3 | .355 | .356 | .840 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
2023 | New York | 10 | 0 | 7.1 | .400 | .300 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
Career | 14 years, 4 teams | 315 | 171 | 22.7 | .405 | .376 | .865 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2013 | Chicago | 2 | 2 | 33.5 | .333 | .286 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 |
2014 | Chicago | 9 | 9 | 29.1 | .296 | .273 | .800 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
2015 | New York | 6 | 6 | 32.7 | .359 | .379 | .750 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 13.2 |
2016 | New York | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
2017 | New York | 1 | 1 | 35.0 | .444 | .286 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
2019 | Las Vegas | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | .333 | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
2020 † | Seattle | 5 | 0 | 13.0 | .471 | .364 | .833 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
2021 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | .000 | .000 | – | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
2022 | Seattle | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | .200 | .000 | – | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Career | 9 years, 4 teams | 34 | 18 | 20.3 | .339 | .319 | .842 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
Source [14]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2006–07 | Rutgers | 36 | 439 | 43.2 | 36.8 | 79.9 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 12.2 |
2007–08 | Rutgers | 34 | 469 | 45.2 | 35.5 | 74.4 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 13.8 |
2008–09 | Rutgers | 33 | 644 | 41.7 | 31.1 | 80.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 19.5 |
Career | Rutgers | 103 | 1552 | 43.2 | 34.2 | 78.8 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
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