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TAUREAN PRINCE BIO 2014-15 (JUNIOR) NATIONAL 6TH MAN OF THE YEAR (BLEACHER REPORT) BIG 12 SIXTH MAN AWARD ALL-BIG 12, SECOND TEAM (COACHES, MEDIA) 21 USBWA ALL-DISTRICT VII Played 33 games with six starts during breakout season, averaging team-high 13.9 points TAUREAN PRINCE in 26.3 minutes per game ... Named national Sixth Man of the Year, earned Big 12’s Sixth F • 6-8 • 220 • 4L Man Award and was chosen second-team All-Big 12 ... Averaged 16.6 points during a 16- SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (EARL WARREN HS) game streak of scoring in double-figures, despite coming off bench in the 15 games against Big 12 opponents during the streak ... Scored in double-figures in 27 of 33 games Four-year letterwinner and two-time All-Big 12 forward, developed from unheralded recruit played, made at least one 3-pointer in 30 games ... Finished season ranked sixth in Big into potential first-round NBA Draft pick ... Team went 95-48 during four-year career, 12 in points per game (13.9), fourth in field goal percentage (.472), third in 3-point including three NCAA Tournament berths (2014-16) and the 2013 NIT championship ... percentage (.395), sixth in 3-pointers made per game (1.8), seventh in steals per game Finished career ranked 13th on Baylor’s all-time scoring list (1,321), ninth in 3-point (1.5) and 15th in rebounds per game (5.6) ... Improved to 15.6 points per game in percentage (.376), tied for seventh in games played (129), seventh in wins (76) and tied conference play, good for third-best in league ... Ranked second nationally in points per for fourth in Big 12 wins (35) ... Posted double-digit points in 55 of 67 games over final game (13.9) by players with fewer than 10 starts ... Led team with 27 double-digit scoring two seasons ... Scored 999 points in 67 games (14.9 ppg) over final two seasons after games after posting only 12 double-figure games in first two seasons at Baylor combined scoring 322 points in 62 games (5.2 ppg) over first two seasons ...Named to 2016 All-Big ... Posted 15-plus points 16 times and had seven 20-point games ... Made first start of 12 First Team, becoming fifth player in program history to earn first-team All-Big 12 season vs. Memphis (11/27), scoring 20 points in 30 minutes ... Had career-first double- recognition from league’s coaches ... Earned 2015 national Sixth Man of the Year award, double in Big 12 play with 17 points and 10 rebounds in 32 minutes off bench in overtime Big 12 Sixth Man Award and All-Big 12 Second Team recognition following breakout junior win at TCU (1/10) ... Scored 20 points, added five rebounds and four steals in 29 minutes season ... Started every game for Team USA in 2015 Pan American Games, helping team off bench at Kansas State (1/17), starting streak of 16 consecutive games scoring in to bronze medal ... Switched from No. 35 to No. 21 prior to 2014-15 season in honor of double figures ... Posted 20 points in 28 minutes off bench vs. Oklahoma State (2/9) ... former teammate and current Baylor student assistant Isaiah Austin ... Late addition to Recorded 22 points in 32 minutes off bench in win at Texas Tech (2/17) ... Posted 14 2012 signing class, originally signed NLI at Long Island-Brooklyn, but was released after points with then-career-highs of five assists and five steals in win vs. Kansas State (2/21) coaching change ... Ranked as No. 24 recruit in Texas by ESPN. ... Scored 20 points in consecutive games, leading Bears to wins at Iowa State (2/25) and vs. West Virginia (2/28) ... Put team on his back, scoring 20 of his 24 points over final BAYLOR CAREER RECORD BOOK 13 minutes in three-point win vs. Texas Tech (3/6) ... Played then-career-high 38 minutes Ranks 13th in career points scored (1,321), ninth in career 3-point percentage (.376), tied off bench, never leaving game after entering off the bench two minutes in vs. Tech ... for seventh in career games played (129), seventh in career wins (86), tied for fourth in Posted third career double-double with team-highs of 18 points and 15 rebounds in NCAA career Big 12 wins (35) and fourth in team wins during four-year career (95). Tournament game vs. Georgia State (3/19). 2015-16 (SENIOR) 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE) ALL-BIG 12, FIRST TEAM (COACHES) BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL (SPRING 2014) ALL-BIG 12, SECOND TEAM (MEDIA) Saw action in all 38 games and made first two career starts ... Playing time doubled from USBWA ALL-DISTRICT VII freshman season, as he averaged 6.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game NABC ALL-DISTRICT 8, SECOND TEAM ... Played double-digit minutes in all but five contests ... Scored in double figures nine KARL MALONE AWARD FINALIST times ... Opened season with 10 points and eight boards in 18 minutes off bench vs. BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK (DEC. 7) Colorado (11/8) ... Had season-high 12 rebounds to go with eight points in win over South Started all 34 games, averaging team-best 15.9 points in 30.6 minutes per game ... Carolina (11/12) ... Scored 16 points in 23 minutes vs. Oral Roberts (12/30), starting five- Named All-Big 12 First Team, becoming fifth player in program history to be named to first game stretch when he scored in double figures four times and averaged 15.2 points per team by league’s coaches ... Selected to media’s All-Big 12 Second Team for second game ... Had 15 points and five boards in 24 minutes off bench vs. Savannah State (1/3) consecutive season ... Only player to rank among Big 12’s top 15 in points, rebounds, ... Posted nine points and four boards in 20 minutes at Iowa State (1/7) ... Notched steals and blocks ... Finished fourth in league in scoring (15.9), ninth in rebounding (6.1), career-high 23 points and 20 minutes off bench vs. TCU (1/11) ... Had 13 points in 22 13th in blocks (0.7) and 15th in steals (1.3) ... Also ranked 11th in Big 12 in free throw minutes off bench at Texas Tech (1/15) ... Earned first career start at Kansas (1/20), but percentage (.774), 10th in 3-point percentage (.361) and eighth in offensive rebounding battled early foul trouble and was limited to 11 scoreless minutes ... Made second career (2.4) ... Posted in double-digit points in 28 of 34 games, including 16 of 18 games in Big start and played then-career-high 26 minutes vs. Texas (1/25), posting 12 points, six 12 play ... Scored 20-plus points in seven games, including two 30-point games ... Played rebounds, two assists and two steals ... Moved back to reserve role for remainder of at least 22 minutes in all 34 games ... Had 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in season, beginning with 11 points in 19 minutes off bench vs. West Virginia (1/28) ... Had just 25 minutes against Savannah State (11/23) ... Posted 25 points, seven rebounds and 12 points in 14 minutes of double overtime win vs. Kansas State (2/15) ... Averaged 5.0 five assists in 27 minutes vs. Arkansas State (11/27) ... Earned career-first Big 12 Player points in 11.8 minutes per game during Bears’ four-game run at Big 12 Championship ... of the Week honor after scoring then-career-high 30 points, adding five rebounds and Came off bench in all three games of NCAA Tournament play, averaging 1.7 points and three steals in 37 minutes of win over No. 13 Vanderbilt (12/6) ... Posted back-to-back 1.7 boards in 10.0 minutes per contest ... Only attempted two field goals over three NCAA double-doubles with 11 points and 13 boards against Northwestern State (12/8) and 11 Tournament games, but went to free throw line six times, converting on five attempts. points and 10 rebounds against Hardin-Simmons (12/16) ... Scored career-high 34 points on 13-of-19 shooting, tying Ferrell Center record for field goals made in a game, added six rebounds and three steals in 31 minutes vs. New Mexico State (12/23) ... Made 12-of- 12 free throws at Kansas (1/2), setting program record for most made free throws without a miss in a Big 12 game ... Led Baylor to win at No. 13 Iowa State (1/9) by posting third double-double of season with 18 points and 10 rebounds in 36 minutes ... Played career- high 46 minutes and recorded fourth double-double of season with 19 points and 13 boards in double-overtime win vs. Kansas State (1/20) ... That game started streak of 15 consecutive games scoring in double-figures, averaging 16.8 points per game during the streak ... Had 22 points and eight boards in 31 minutes of win at TCU (2/27) ... Recorded fifth double-double of season with 19 points and 10 boards in 33 minutes vs. West Virginia (3/5) ... Led Baylor to win over No. 22 Texas (3/10) in Big 12 Championship quarterfinals with sixth double-double of season, recording 24 points and 13 rebounds in 37 minutes ...Set Baylor record for points in an NCAA Tournament game with 28 points on 12-of-24 shooting against Yale (3/17). TAUREAN PRINCE BIO 2012-13 (FRESHMAN) CAREER HIGHS Played in 24 games off bench, averaging 6.4 minutes per game during debut season ..