Gaige Prim

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Gaige Prim
No. 44–Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
Position Power forward
League Korean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1999-04-08) April 8, 1999 (age 25)
Aurora, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Grandview
(Aurora, Colorado)
College
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–present Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-MVC (2021, 2022)
  • Third-team All-MVC (2020)
  • First-team NJCAA All-American (2019)

Gaige Colburn Prim (born April 8, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He previously played for West Texas A&M Buffaloes, South Plains Texans, and Missouri State Bears basketball.

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High school career

Prim attended Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado. As a junior, Prim averaged 14 points and eight rebounds per game. He was named to second team all-league and helped lead the team to the Colorado Sweet 16. Prim averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks per game as a senior, shooting 70 percent from the field. He helped Grandview reach the Colorado Elite 8 and was a first-team all-league pick. Prim committed to playing college basketball for West Texas A&M. [1]

College career

Prim averaged 10.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a freshman at West Texas A&M. For his sophomore season, Prim transferred to South Plains College. [1] He helped the Texans achieve an automatic berth in the NJCAA tournament after contributing a 27 point, 14 rebound game during a 73–71 win against Odessa College in the Region V championship game. [2] As a sophomore, Prim averaged 20.7 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. [3] He was named a NJCAA First Team All-American. [4] Prim was one of the top junior college recruits and committed to transfer to Missouri State, choosing the Bears over UT Arlington. [1]

Prim was plagued by an undisclosed leg injury during his junior season but averaged 13.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. [5] He earned Third Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors. [6] On February 26, 2021, Prim scored a career-high 33 points in a 90–81 win against Evansville. [7] As a senior, Prim averaged 16.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and tallied eight double-doubles. [8] He was named to the First Team All-MVC. [9] Prim opted to return for a fifth season of eligibility, granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] He repeated on the First Team All-MVC. [10]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

College

NCAA Division I

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Missouri State 281521.7.493.500.7854.91.6.6.713.7
2020–21 Missouri State 242429.4.599.000.7349.13.01.21.316.7
Career523925.2.543.250.7596.82.2.91.015.1

NCAA Division II

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 West Texas A&M 36818.0.539.000.7706.8.6.5.810.5

JUCO

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 South Plains 343426.1.648.438.72511.51.61.11.220.7

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References

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  2. ↑ "Eight Texan basketball players sign with Div. I schools". South Plains College . May 8, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ Doolittle, Brian (October 29, 2019). "Missouri State Men's Basketball 2019-20 Season Preview". Missouri Valley Conference . Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Wheeler, Wyatt (February 8, 2021). "Missouri State star center Gaige Prim to return for extra season". Springfield News-Leader . Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ Wheeler, Wyatt (July 7, 2020). "MSU hoops notes: Dana Ford breaks down new recruits, health of star player Gaige Prim". Springfield News-Leader . Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "FANS CAN SEE BEARS/LADY BEARS SATURDAY". Ozarks Sports Zone. October 14, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
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  8. ↑ Wheeler, Wyatt (October 20, 2021). "Why Missouri State basketball is picked to finish 4th in the Valley and is considered a contender". Springfield News-Leader . Retrieved November 23, 2021.
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