J. P. Prince

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J.P. Prince
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Prince with Turów Zgorzelec in 2014
Free Agent
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1987-07-14) July 14, 1987 (age 36)
Jackson, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school White Station
(Memphis, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft 2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Antalya BB
2011–2012 Dongguan NewCentury Leopards
2012 Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2012–2013 Mersin BB
2013–2014 Turów Zgorzelec
2014–2015 Oostende
2015–2016 Cholet
2016 Trabzonspor
2016–2017 Azad University Tehran
2017 Orléans
2018 Antibes Sharks
2019 Astoria Bydgoszcz
Career highlights and awards

John Edward "J. P." Prince (born July 14, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who recently played for Astoria Bydgoszcz. He played collegiately for the Arizona Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers.

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Professional career

Prince started his professional career in the 2010–11 season with Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi from Turkey. [1] He averaged 15.8 points per game in the TBL.

In November 2011, Prince signed with the Chinese team Dongguan NewCentury Leopards from the CBA. [2]

In March 2012, he was signed by Guaiqueríes de Margarita, a team based in La Asunción, Venezuela. [3]

For the 2012–13 season Prince returned to Turkey when he signed with Mersin BB. [4] He led the league in steals that season.

On October 10, 2014, he signed a contract with Polish team PGE Turów Zgorzelec. [5] Prince averaged 16.4 points along with 5.6 rebounds per game for Turow. After the regular season he won the Polish League MVP award. [6]

On July 17, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Telenet Oostende. [7]

On November 18, 2015, he signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A. [8] On March 9, 2016, he left Cholet and signed with Trabzonspor for the rest of the season. [9]

On October 19, 2016, he signed with Azad University Tehran. [10] [11]

On March 4, 2017, Prince signed with Orléans Loiret Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 Pro A season. [12]

On January 8, 2018, Prince signed a short-term deal with French club Antibes Sharks. [13] On February 13, 2018, he parted ways with Antibes after appearing in five games. [14]

On July 12, 2019, Prince signed a short-term deal with Polish club Astoria Bydgoszcz. On September 5, 2019, the club terminated the contract after Prince appearing in 2 test games. [15]

Personal life

Prince is the cousin of NBA player Tayshaun Prince. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Pullen Will Take His Talents To Turkey, Signing With Antalya". Ridiculous Upside. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "JP Prince inks in China with Dongguan". Sportando.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gaiqueries de Margarita land JP Prince and Diego Guevara". Sportando.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "JP Prince inks with Mersin BSB". Sportando.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Antoine Wright leaves Turow. Polish team signs JP Prince". Sportando.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Polish League MVP award goes to J.P. Prince". Eurobasket.com . April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Telenet Ostend signs Poland MVP J.P. Prince". Euroleague.net. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Cholet lands JP Prince". Sportando.com. November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Trabzonspor lands JP Prince". Sportando.com. March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ JP Prince and Joseph Jones ink in Iran with Azad University Iram
  11. ↑ J.P. Prince (ex Trabzonspor) agreed terms with Azad
  12. ↑ "Orleans lands Gabriel Olaseni and JP Prince". Sportando.com. March 4, 2017.
  13. ↑ "JP Prince signs with Antibes Sharks". Sportando.com. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  14. ↑ "JP Prince, Antibes Sharks part ways". Sportando.com. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Kontrakt z JP Prince'em rozwiązany". astoria.bydgoszcz.pl. September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Arizona point guard J.P. Prince decides to transfer". ESPN.com. December 20, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
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