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{{short description|American basketball player and executive (born 1980)}}
{{Redirect|Tayshaun|the American football player|Tashaun Gipson}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Tayshaun Prince 
| image = Tayshaun Prince.jpg
| caption = Prince with the [[Detroit Pistons]] in 2008
| position = Vice President of Basketball Affairs
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 212
| league = [[NBA]]
| team = Memphis Grizzlies
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|2|28}}
| birth_place = [[Compton, California]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Dominguez High School|Dominguez]] (Compton, California)
| college = [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]] (1998–2002)
| draft_year = 2002
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 23
| draft_team = [[Detroit Pistons]]
| career_start = 2002
| career_end = 2016
| career_position = [[Small forward]]
| career_number = 22, 21, 12
| years1 = {{nbay|2002|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}}
| team1 = [[Detroit Pistons]]
| years2 = {{nbay|2012|end}}–{{nbay|2014|end}}
| team2 = [[Memphis Grizzlies]]
| years3 = {{nbay|2014|end}}
| team3 = [[Boston Celtics]]
| years4 = {{nbay|2014|end}}
| team4 = Detroit Pistons
| years5 = {{nbay|2015|full=y}}
| team5 = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| highlights =
* [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|2004}})
* 4× [[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]] ({{nbay|2004|end}}–{{nbay|2007|end}})
* Consensus second-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[2001 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2001]])
* Second-team All-American – [[National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] ([[2002 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2002]])
* Third-team All-American – [[Associated Press|AP]] (2002)
* [[Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|SEC Player of the Year]] ([[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2001]])
* [[SEC men's basketball tournament|SEC tournament MVP]] ([[2001 SEC men's basketball tournament|2001]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-SEC men's basketball teams|All-SEC]] (2001, 2002)
* Second-team All-SEC (2000)
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|1998]])
* Second-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1998)
* [[California Mr. Basketball]] (1998)
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 11,272 (11.1 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 4,332 (4.3 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 2,406 (2.4 apg)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|United States}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team|National Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Americas Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 FIBA Americas Championship|2007 Las Vegas]]|[[United States national basketball team|National Team]]}}
}}
'''Tayshaun Durell Prince''' (born February 28, 1980)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tayshaun Prince Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/princta01.html|access-date=2020-11-08|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref> is an American professional [[basketball]] executive and former player for the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). The {{convert|6|ft|9|in|adj=on}} [[small forward]] graduated from [[Dominguez High School]] before playing college basketball for the [[University of Kentucky]]. He was drafted 23rd overall by the [[Detroit Pistons]] in the [[2002 NBA draft]] and went on to [[2004 NBA Finals|win a championship with the team in 2004]].

Prince is most remembered for his performance with the Pistons in the [[2004 NBA playoffs]]. During Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the [[2003–04 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]], with the Pistons leading 69–67, Prince prevented the game from potentially going to overtime by preventing a go-ahead transition layup by [[Reggie Miller]], blocking the shot in a play known as "The Block".

In 2013, Prince was traded from the Pistons to the [[Memphis Grizzlies]]. In 2015, Prince was traded to the Boston Celtics before being traded back to the Pistons. Prince later became a free agent and played one season for the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] before retiring in 2016.

Following his retirement, Prince ventured into executive leadership in the NBA. He currently serves as the Vice President of Basketball Affairs for the Grizzlies.

==College career==
Prince played four seasons (1998 to 2002) for the [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky Wildcats]], averaging 13.2 [[point (basketball)|points]] and 5.7 [[rebound (basketball)|rebounds]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205160659/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PRINCTA01 Tayshaun Prince Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards]}}, Databasebasketball.com. Retrieved February 18, 2007.</ref> as the Wildcats posted a 97–39 record<ref>[http://www.ukathletics.com/doc_lib/mbb_history_yearbyyear.pdf Layout 1<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826081725/http://www.ukathletics.com/doc_lib/mbb_history_yearbyyear.pdf |date=August 26, 2006 }}</ref> and advanced to the NCAA Tournament each year. Prince won [[Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|SEC Player of the Year]] in his junior season (2000–2001)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/news/2001/03/05/all_sec_ap/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111235628/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/news/2001/03/05/all_sec_ap/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 11, 2007 | work=CNN | title=SEC coaches tab Kentucky guard player of year}}</ref>—also leading the SEC in [[free throw]] percentage (84.3%)<ref>{{Cite web| title=Through the years | url=http://www.secsports.com/doc_lib/bkc_through_the_years.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831210517/http://www.secsports.com:80/doc_lib/bkc_through_the_years.pdf | archive-date=2006-08-31}}</ref>—and was named to the Associated Press All-SEC Teams in both his junior and senior years.<ref name="mbb_history_awards">{{Cite web| url=http://www.ukathletics.com/doc_lib/mbb_history_awards.pdf | title=Awards & honors | access-date=November 9, 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621023258/http://www.ukathletics.com/doc_lib/mbb_history_awards.pdf | archive-date=June 21, 2007}}</ref> Kentucky won the SEC Tournament in 1999 and 2001, and Prince was awarded the 2001 tournament's Most Valuable Player award.<ref name="mbb_history_awards"/> He was a three-time team MVP with the Wildcats.

Notable individual performances included a 31-point, 11-rebound, four-[[assist (basketball)|assist]], and four-[[steal (basketball)|steal]] effort in a 79–59 victory over North Carolina. In scoring Kentucky's first fifteen points, Prince made five consecutive three-point shots. Kentucky shooting guard [[Keith Bogans]] compared Prince's performance to "the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan blistering Portland in the [[1992 NBA Finals]]."<ref>[http://kentucky.scout.com/2/28412.html Scout.com: Prince reigns as Cats crush Carolina<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111222018/http://kentucky.scout.com/2/28412.html |date=November 11, 2007 }}</ref> In an 87–82 victory over Tulsa during the [[2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2002 NCAA Tournament]], Prince scored a career-high 41 points (along with nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks) to lead Kentucky to the Sweet 16.<ref>[http://kentucky.scout.com/2/40388.html Scout.com: Prince reigns as Kentucky tops Tulsa<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111222023/http://kentucky.scout.com/2/40388.html |date=November 11, 2007 }}</ref> He graduated from Kentucky in 2002 with a degree in [[sociology]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tayshaun Prince bio|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tayshaun_prince/bio.html|publisher=NBA|access-date=January 11, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201224341/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tayshaun_prince/bio.html|archive-date=December 1, 2010}}</ref>

===College statistics===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1998–99]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| '''37''' || 11 || 20.2 || .414 || .287 || .656 || 3.8 || 1.2 || .7 || .6 || 5.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1999–00]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| 32 || 32 || '''34.0''' || .423 || .307 || .705 || 6.0 || 1.8 || .8 || '''1.3''' || 13.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2000–01]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| 34 || '''34''' || 32.9 || '''.495''' || '''.358''' || '''.843''' || '''6.5''' || '''2.9''' || .7 || 1.1 || 16.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2001–02]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| 32 || 32 || 33.3 || .467 || .340 || .703 || 6.3 || 1.6 || '''1.1''' || '''1.3''' || '''17.5'''
|-
|Career|| || 135 || 109 || 29.7 ||  .457 || .329 || .743 || 5.6 || 1.9 || .8 || 1.1 || 13.1
{{S-end}}

===College awards and honors===
* [[Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|SEC Player of the Year]] ([[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2001]])
* Consensus second team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[2001 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2001]])
* NABC All-American Second Team ([[2002 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2002]])
* AP All-American Third Team ([[2002 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2002]])
* First Team All-SEC (2001, 2002) 
* SEC Tournament MVP (2001)
* SEC All-Tournament Team (2001)

==Professional career==

===Detroit Pistons (2002–2013)===

==== Rookie season and championship (2002–2004) ====
In his [[rookie]] season under [[head coach]] [[Rick Carlisle]], Prince was not a member of the team's playing rotation and appeared in just 42 of 82 regular-season games. However, in the first round of the [[2003 NBA playoffs]], Detroit trailed the [[Orlando Magic]] three games to one, forcing Carlisle to experiment with a different rotation. Prince was inserted into the lineup and received heavy minutes. He then became the only player in NBA history to score more points in the [[NBA playoffs|playoffs]] than in the regular season (137 in the season, 141 in the playoffs).<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thesportster.com/basketball/the-8-best-and-7-worst-detroit-pistons-players-since-2000/#12-worst---brian-cardinal|title=The 8 Best And 7 Worst Detroit Pistons Players Since 2000 |last=Miller |first=Mark |date=January 7, 2017 |website=TheSportster |publisher=Valnet Inc. |access-date= January 20, 2024|quote=}}</ref>

The Pistons rallied to win the series, and Prince had a breakout performance during the decisive seventh game, scoring 20 points in 24 minutes.<ref name="bio">[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tayshaun_prince/bio.html Tayshaun Prince Info Page - Bio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201224341/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tayshaun_prince/bio.html |date=December 1, 2010 }}, NBA.com. Retrieved February 18, 2007.</ref> In the second round against the [[Philadelphia 76ers]], Prince continued to see action and made several memorable plays, including a turnaround [[hook shot]] during the final seconds of Game 2, forcing an [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]] period that the Pistons went on to win.<ref name="bio"/>

After the Pistons were swept by the [[New Jersey Nets]] in the Eastern Conference Finals, Carlisle was fired and former Sixers coach [[Larry Brown (basketball)|Larry Brown]] took over as head coach. Under Brown, Prince became the Pistons' starting small forward and increased his scoring average to 10.3 points per game, up from 3.3 as a rookie.<ref name="bio"/> In that [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04 season]], Prince was also selected to play for the Sophomores (second-year players) in the NBA [[Rookie Challenge]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date= January 28, 2004|title= Now You Know: Rosters for the Rookie Challenge|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-28-sp-know28-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location= |access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>

In Game 2 of the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals against the [[Indiana Pacers]], Prince made a memorable defensive play.<ref name="bio"/> In the final minute of the game, Prince spectacularly [[block (basketball)|blocked]] the ball from Pacers star shooting guard [[Reggie Miller]]; effectively ending the game. The Pistons went on to win the series and, eventually, the [[2004 NBA Finals|NBA championship]]. When the Pistons defeated the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] four games to one in the NBA Finals, Prince's tough defense on Lakers guard [[Kobe Bryant]] was credited as a key factor in the Pistons' victory, holding Bryant to only 11 points in an 88–68 win in Game 3 of the [[2004 NBA Finals]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Ford|first=Ryan |date= January 27, 2020|title= How Detroit Pistons' battles with Kobe Bryant defined two decades of the NBA|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2020/01/27/detroit-pistons-kobe-bryant-nba/4585536002/ |work=[[Detroit Free Press]] |location= |access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>

==== All-Defensive Team regular (2004–2008) ====
[[Image:pistons01.jpg|thumb|upright|Prince with the Pistons in April 2008]]
Prince continued to show improvement in the [[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05 season]], setting career highs in scoring (14.7 points per game), rebounding (5.3 per game), assists (3.0) and blocks (0.9).<ref name="bio"/> He was selected for the NBA's [[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]]<ref name="bio"/> and was a candidate for the [[NBA Most Improved Player Award]], where he came in third<ref name="bio"/> behind winner [[Bobby Simmons]] of the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] and [[Primož Brezec]] of the [[Charlotte Bobcats]]. Although he and the Pistons made it back to the [[2005 NBA Finals|NBA Finals in 2005]], they lost to the [[San Antonio Spurs]] in seven games. During the [[The Malice at the Palace|Malice at the Palace]] brawl, Prince was the only player on either team who did not leave the bench during the entire incident.<ref name="mccosky20041129">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2004-11-20-detroit-fans_x.htm|title=Pistons-Pacers brawl spills into the stands|work=USA Today|date=November 20, 2004|access-date=March 1, 2012|author=McCosky, Chris|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411211946/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2004-11-20-detroit-fans_x.htm|archive-date=April 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Prince's play was rewarded by the Pistons with a five-year contract extension worth $49 million on October 31, 2005.<ref>Tony Mejia, [https://archive.today/20120709112908/http://cbs.sportsline.com/nba/story/9238416/2 "Prince the Pistons' All-Star non-All-Star"], CBS sports, February 15, 2006.</ref>

In the [[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06 season]], Prince played in all 82 regular season games, averaging 14.1 points and 4.2 rebounds a game.<ref name="stats">[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tayshaun_prince/career_stats.html Tayshaun Prince Info Page - Career Stats and Totals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216211806/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tayshaun_prince/career_stats.html |date=February 16, 2007 }}, NBA.com. Retrieved February 18, 2007.</ref> In the [[2006 NBA playoffs|playoffs]], the Pistons were eliminated by the [[Miami Heat]] in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games, following the controversial decision by [[Flip Saunders]] to bench [[Ben Wallace (basketball)|Ben Wallace]] in game 6 entire fourth quarter.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/nba/trainingcamp06/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&id=2614363 |title = Sheridan: Ben Ben flips script on Saunders|date = October 5, 2006 |access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref> In Game 5 of that series, he scored a playoff career-high 29 points to go along with 7 rebounds in a 91–78 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200605310DET.html|title=Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons Box Score, May 31, 2006|publisher=Basketball-Reference|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref>

In the [[2006–07 NBA season|2006–07 season]], Prince returned similar statistics to his 2004–05 campaign: 14.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.<ref name="stats"/> In the playoffs the Pistons were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals by the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] in six games, Prince had averages of 14.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game but struggled to defend [[LeBron James]].

In the [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08 season]], Prince played and started in all 82 regular season games, averaging 13.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game.<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tayshaun_prince/ NBA.com : Tayshaun Prince Info Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the playoffs, Prince averaged 13.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists, but the Pistons were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals by the [[Boston Celtics]] in game six as Prince's poor play in the game, along with [[Rasheed Wallace]], contributed to the team's demise.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

==== Later years in Detroit (2008–2013) ====
Prince started the [[2008–09 NBA season|2008–09 season]] season off strong while averaging nearly 16 points and seven rebounds a game.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tayshaun_prince/bio.html NBA.com : Tayshaun Prince Bio Page<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201224341/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tayshaun_prince/bio.html |date=December 1, 2010 }}</ref> As the season progressed, his production began to slump, and by the end of the season he averaged 14.2 points and 5.8 rebounds.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Although his points per game average dropped, he averaged a career high in rebounds per game. Prince's effort helped push the Pistons to the playoffs as they gained the 8th seed with 39 wins.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html NBA.com - 2009-2010 Conference Regular Season Standings<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Although the Pistons made the playoffs, they were seeded against the top-seed [[Cleveland Cavaliers]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090419060824/http://www.nba.com/playoffs2009/seriesEast1/ NBA.com: PLAYOFFS 2009<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Cavaliers swept the Pistons in four games, and Prince's production from the season dropped drastically, as he averaged only 3.8 points and 3.5 rebounds.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020809091537/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tayshaun_prince/index.html NBA.com : Tayshaun Prince Info Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
{{missing information|section|the time from 2009 to 2013|date=December 2025}}

===Memphis Grizzlies (2013–2015)===
[[File:Tayshaun Prince shooting 20131118 Clippers v Grizzles (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7|Prince with the Grizzlies]]
On January 30, 2013, Prince and [[Austin Daye]] were traded to the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] in a three-team trade that sent [[Rudy Gay]] and [[Hamed Haddadi]] to the Toronto Raptors and [[José Calderón (basketball)|José Calderón]] to the Pistons. The Grizzlies also received [[Ed Davis (basketball)|Ed Davis]].<ref>{{cite news|date=January 30, 2013|title=Grizzlies acquire Tayshaun Prince, Austin Daye, Ed Davis and 2013 second round draft pick in three-team deal|work=NBA.com|url=https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-acquire-tayshaun-prince-austin-daye-ed-davis-2013-draft-pick-130130|access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref> Though Rudy Gay had been the longtime starting small forward in Memphis, Prince appeared to be a better fit with the team, as his style of play complemented the team's "Grit-N-Grind" mantra.<ref>[https://www.sbnation.com/2013/1/31/3935600/rudy-gay-trade-grizzlies-raptors-pistons Rudy Gay trade analysis: Why Memphis made out like bandits]</ref><ref>[http://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2014/7/1/5858678/2014-nba-free-agency-memphis-grizzlies-rudy-gay-trade-revisited The Memphis Grizzlies' Rudy Gay Trade Revisited, a GBB Retrospective]</ref> The Grizzlies finished with their best record in franchise history at 56–26, and their first-ever appearance in the [[2013 NBA playoffs|Western Conference Finals]].

Despite an injury sustained in pre-season, Prince still managed to start and play 76 games in 2013–14, averaging 6.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game—the second-lowest stat line of his career behind his rookie season. His 29% from the three-point line was also a career low.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/princta01.html Tayshaun Price NBA & ABA Stats]</ref>

===Boston Celtics (2015)===
On January 12, 2015, Prince was traded to the [[Boston Celtics]] in a three-team deal involving the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] and the [[New Orleans Pelicans]] in which the Celtics also received guard [[Austin Rivers]], who was traded to the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] three days later, and a first round draft pick. The Grizzlies received forward [[Jeff Green (basketball)|Jeff Green]] and guard [[Russ Smith (basketball)|Russ Smith]] in the trade. The Pelicans received forward [[Quincy Pondexter]] and a 2015 second round draft pick (forward [[Branden Dawson]]).<ref>[https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/boston-celtics-complete-three-team-trade Boston Celtics Complete Three-Team Trade]</ref> On January 26, Prince made his debut for the Celtics, and in 30 minutes of action off the bench, he recorded 19 points and 5 assists to lead the Celtics to a 99–90 win over the Utah Jazz.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/games/20150126/BOSUTA/gameinfo.html Prince helps Celtics edge Jazz 99–90]</ref>

===Return to Detroit (2015)===
On February 19, 2015, Prince was traded by the Celtics back to the Pistons in exchange for [[Luigi Datome]] and [[Jonas Jerebko]].<ref>{{cite web|date=February 19, 2015|title=Detroit Pistons Acquire Tayshaun Prince From Boston|url=https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-acquire-tayshaun-prince-boston|access-date=July 18, 2020|work=NBA.com}}</ref>

===Minnesota Timberwolves (2015–2016)===
On August 20, 2015, Prince signed with the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Timberwolves Sign Tayshaun Prince|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/timberwolves-sign-tayshaun-prince|work=NBA.com|date=August 20, 2015|access-date=August 20, 2015}}</ref> He made his debut in the team's season opener against the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] on October 28, recording 2 points and 2 rebounds in a 112–111 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20151028/MINLAL/gameinfo.html|title=Wolves edge Lakers 112-111 in first game since Flip's death|work=NBA.com|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=October 29, 2015}}</ref>

Prince's final NBA game was on April 11, 2016, in a 105–129 loss to the [[Houston Rockets]] where he recorded 3 assists, 2 rebounds but no points in 13 minutes of playing time.

==National team career==
On August 20, 2007, Prince was selected to be a part of Team USA that competed at the [[2007 FIBA Americas Championship]], a qualifying tournament for the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.usabasketball.com/news_archive.php?news_page=07_msnt_teamnamed&page=msnt USA Men's Team Announced For FIBA Americas Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113134918/http://www.usabasketball.com/news_archive.php?news_page=07_msnt_teamnamed&page=msnt |date=January 13, 2009 }}</ref> With his defensive poise, he contributed in the USA's unbeaten record at the tournament held in [[Las Vegas]] and earned a spot at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].

On June 23, 2008, Prince was selected for the Olympic squad along with eleven others in the hope of fulfilling the ambition of winning their first gold medal since the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://usabasketball.com/news_archive.php?news_page=2008msntOlyAnnouncement&page=msnt USA Basketball Announces 12-Member 2008 Men's Senior National Team]{{dead link|date=September 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Team USA went on to do exactly that, going unbeaten in the tournament with Prince coming off the bench and defeating [[2006 FIBA World Championship|2006 World Champion]] Spain in the final, living up to their "[[United States men's national basketball team#2008 Olympics U.S. Men's Basketball Team – The Redeem Team|Redeem Team]]" moniker.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/basketball/news;_ylt=Ah.8N.kevp5he3sc9W9nXFa8vLYF?slug=ap-bko-spain-us&prov=ap&type=lgns US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal]</ref>
Prince was named as a member of the Class of 2025 Basketball Hall of Fame as a part of the 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.<ref>{{cite web | title=Bird, Moore, Melo, Donovan lead '25 HOF class | date=April 5, 2025 | url=https://africa.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44546358/bird-moore-anthony-howard-top-25-naismith-hall-fame-class }}</ref>

==Executive career==
On August 15, 2017, Prince joined the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] as special assistant to general manager.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tillery|first1=Ronald|title=Grizzlies hiring Tayshaun Prince for front office job|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2017/08/15/grizzlies-hiring-tayshaun-prince-front-office-job/571422001/|website=The Commercial Appeal|access-date=September 12, 2017|language=en|date=August 15, 2017}}</ref> On April 27, 2019, the Grizzlies promoted him to Vice President of Basketball Affairs.<ref name="PrinceVPBA">{{cite web |title=Memphis Grizzlies promote Tayshaun Prince to Vice President of Basketball Affairs |work=Memphis Grizzlies |url=https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/memphis-grizzlies-promote-tayshaun-prince-to-vice-president-of-basketball-affairs-190427 |publisher=Memphis Grizzles |access-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref>

==Honors and achievements==
* 2004 NBA champion
* 2005–2008 [[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]]
* Gold medal with [[United States men's national basketball team|U.S. national team]] at [[2007 FIBA Americas Championship]] and [[Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2008 Summer Olympics]]
* 2022: Selected for the 2022 Southern California Basketball Hall of Fame (SCBBHOF)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Geoghegan |first=Zack |date=November 2, 2022 |title=Tayshaun Prince selected for Southern California Basketball Hall of Fame |url=https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/news/tayshaun-prince-selected-southern-california-basketball-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=10 January 2023 |publisher=On3+}}</ref>

==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}

===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2002}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2002–03 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 42 || 5 || 15.4 || .449 || .426 || .647 || 1.1 || .6 || .2 || .3 || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|2003}}†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2003–04 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| '''82''' || 80 || 32.9 || .467 || .363 || .766 || 4.8 || 2.3 || '''.8''' || .8 || 10.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2004}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2004–05 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| '''82''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 37.1 || .487 || .341 || .807 || 5.3 || 3.0 || .7 || '''.9''' || '''14.7'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2005}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 35.3 || .455 || .350 || .765 || 4.2 || 2.3 || '''.8''' || .5 || 14.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2006}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 36.6 || .460 || .386 || .768 || 5.2 || 2.8 || .6 || .7 || 14.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2007}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 32.9 || .448 || .363 || .768 || 4.9 || '''3.3''' || .5 || .4 || 13.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2008}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || '''37.3''' || .450 || .397 || .778 || '''5.8''' || 3.1 || .5 || .6 || 14.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 49 || 49 || 34.0 || .486 || .370 || .714 || 5.1 || '''3.3''' || .7 || .4 || 13.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2010}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 78 || 78 || 32.8 || .473 || .347 || .702 || 4.2 || 2.8 || .4 || .5 || 14.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2011}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 63 || 63 || 33.1 || .421 || .356 || .774 || 4.5 || 2.4 || .4 || .5 || 12.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2012}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''45'''* || 45 || 32.4 || .444 || .434 || .796 || 4.6 || 2.5 || .5 || .3 || 11.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''37'''* || 36 || 31.7 || .429 || .366 || .595 || 4.2 || 2.3 || .7 || .3 || 8.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2013}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]
| 76 || 76 || 25.6 || .407 || .290 || .567 || 3.1 || 1.6 || .5 || .3 || 6.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3| {{nbay|2014}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]
| 26 || 9 || 24.2 || .410 || .455 || '''.833''' || 3.2 || 1.4 || .3 || .2 || 7.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 9 || 0 || 22.0 || '''.559''' || '''.625''' || '''.833''' || 3.3 || 2.0 || .6 || .2 || 8.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 23 || 7 || 24.8 || .431 || .423 || .660 || 4.2 || 1.7 || .7 || .3 || 7.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2015}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 77 || 44 || 19.0 || .445 || .174 || .684 || 1.9 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || 2.9
|- class="sortbotttom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 1,017 || 902 || 31.0 || .455 || .367 || .756 || 4.3 || 2.4 || .6 || .5 || 11.1
{{S-end}}

===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2003 NBA playoffs|2003]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2002–03 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 15 || 3 || 25.5 || .426 || .292 || .763 || 3.8 || 1.5 || .5 || .9 || 9.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[2004 NBA playoffs|2004]]†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2003–04 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 23 || 23 || 34.6 || .410 || .265 || .745 || 6.0 || 2.3 || '''1.1''' || '''1.3''' || 9.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005 NBA playoffs|2005]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2004–05 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| '''25''' || '''25''' || 40.9 || .433 || .367 || .800 || 6.3 || 3.3 || 1.0 || .4 || 13.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006 NBA playoffs|2006]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 18 || 18 || 41.4 || .459 || '''.457''' || '''.829''' || 5.7 || 3.0 || .7 || .8 || '''16.4'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007 NBA playoffs|2007]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 16 || 16 || '''41.6''' || .415 || .409 || .759 || '''6.4''' || '''3.8''' || .9 || .3 || 14.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008 NBA playoffs|2008]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 17 || 17 || 39.5 || '''.481''' || .320 || .794 || 5.5 || 3.2 || .8 || .5 || 13.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009 NBA playoffs|2009]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 4 || 4 || 32.3 || .259 || .200 || .000 || 3.5 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || 3.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013 NBA playoffs|2013]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]
| 15 || 15 || 30.3 || .355 || .263 || .609 || 3.8 || 1.9 || .5 || .3 || 7.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014 NBA playoffs|2014]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]
| 7 || 6 || 16.1 || .385 || .250 || .000 || 1.4 || .9 || .1 || .0 || 3.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 140 || 127 || 35.6 || .427 || .343 || .774 || 5.2 || 2.6 || .8 || .6 || 11.4
{{S-end}}

==See also==
*{{Portal-inline|Sports}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Tayshaun Prince}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031009220615/http://ukathletics.ocsn.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/prince_tayshaun00.html Kentucky Wildcats bio]
*[http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Players/Prince_Tayshaun.html Kentucky stats at BigBlueHistory.net]

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