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2002 Scouting Report:

Strengths: Super long arms help him to make hard shots when going to the basket and once there he has no problems switching hands for the lay-up ... Has a nice scoring touch around the basket ... Because of his height, Prince is able to shoot over most defenders ... Quick first step to the basket smooth but not explosive ... Athletic player runs the court well and is a very good finisher in traffic ... Excellent free throw shooter ... Good passer sees the floor well this makes him a very difficult player to double-team ... Leadership skills have really blossomed since entering the program in 98 ... Good spot up three-point shooter and can get hot in a hurry ... Has some of the physical skills to be a top notch defender as of right now Prince is good just not as good as he could be ... Can consistently make the 16-foot jumper ... Good but not great rebounder ...

Weakness: Has a bad habit like most young players of being inconsistent doesn’t consistently bring his "A game" every game ... Really could stand to add about 20 pounds of muscle and work on gaining more upper body strength although Tayshaun has really concentrated on that aspect this past off-season ... Still working on becoming a better shooter off the dribble as of right now he’s more of a spot up shooter ... Has a very slow release on his jumper due to his mechanics that are far from being perfect ... Never really used his size to take advantage of his usual smaller defender ... Low post moves are almost non existent ... Not what one would call a legitimate threat from 3-point land ...Still learning how to become a better decision-maker ... Doesn’t have the best lateral quickness so defensively he might have problems…... Although he has had a great career at Kentucky he really didn’t blow-up till last year when he switched from small forward to power forward where he was able to create mismatches so one has to wonder if he will be able to play the three spot in the NBA …

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Statistics

SEASONS

GP

FG%

3PT%

FT%

SPG

BPG

RPG

APG

PPG

1998-99 Kentucky

37

41.4

28.7

65.6

0.7

0.6

3.8

1.2

5.8

1999-00 Kentucky

32

42.3

30.7

70.5

0.8

1.3

6.0

1.8

13.3

2000-01 Kentucky

34

49.5

35.8

84.3

0.7

1.1

6.5

2.9

16.9

2001-02 Kentucky

32

46.7

34.0

70.3

1.1

1.3

6.3

1.6

17.5

DIV I Totals

135

45.7

32.9

74.3

0.8

1.1

5.6

1.9

13.1

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