Epiphanny Prince
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Epiphanny Prince is an American basketball player at Rutgers University. She gained national attention when she broke Cheryl Miller's 24-year-old girls' high school girls single-game scoring record, scoring 113 points in a February 1, 2006 game in New York City.
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High School
Averaged 42.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 11.5 assists per league game as a senior at Murry Bergtraum High School ... Was named an All-American by Parade (first team) and USA Today (second team) ... Participated in the 2006 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and McDonald’s High School All-America Games ... Established a new national record when she scored 113 points in a single game February 1, 2006, making 54 of 60 (.900) field goals ... Helped lead her high school squad to a 27-2 record and a No. 2 national ranking in 2006 ... Never lost a league game during her four-year career ... Was picked as New York’s Nike Co-Ms. Basketball by the Jordan All-America Classic ... Was invited to the 2006 USA Basketball Under-18 National Team Trials ... Averaged nearly 23 points and 12 assists per game as a junior ... Named a 2005 All-American by Street & Smith’s (first team), Parade (second team) and EA Sports ... Helped lead her team, ranked third in the Student Sports 2005-2006 Preseason Top 50 Poll, to four straight Public School Athletic League (PSAL) titles (2003-2006) and two New York State Federation championships (2004-2005) ... Was among the highest-rated players in the nation, picked third by Blue Star, fourth by Gameball Magazine, 10th by Scout.com, 13th by Full Court Press, and eighth overall and the second-best point guard by the All Star Girls Report ... The 2004 Daily News Player of the Year, she was a three-time first-team all-state selection (2004-2006) and earned All-America honors from Street & Smith’s (fourth team, 2004; honorable mention, 2003), USA Today (2004-2005) and Student Sports (2004 Sophomore of the Year) ... Competed at the 2003 Nike All-America Camp ... Played club ball with the New York Exodus and current RU sophomore Kia Vaughn ...
College
As a freshman (2006-07): Saw action in all 36 games, earning the starting nod in the final 30 games … Closed third on the team in scoring with 12.2 points per game … Paced team in steals (2.5), ranking second in the BIG EAST … Led team in free throw percentage (.799) and free throws made (3.1) per game … Named to All-BIG EAST Freshman Team … Earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week accolades on Nov. 20 and again on Dec. 18 … Also ranked eighth in the BIG EAST in three-point field goal percentage (.368) and 11th in free throw percentage … Scored in double-digits in all but 12 games … Tallied nine or more points in 29 of 36 games while scoring 15 or more points in 11 games … Led the team in steals in 21 of 36 games this season and had three or more in 25 contests … Registered a career-best six swipes versus Iowa on Dec. 16 … Shot 90.3 percent (28-of-31) in 'crunch time', the last two minutes of the game … Had two double-doubles of the season - against Ole Miss and Arizona State … In both games, teammate Kia Vaughn has also registered a double-double … Began freshman campaign with string of 11 straight double-digit games … Had 14 points versus Georgia in season opener on Nov. 12 and had 15 points at Pepperdine on Nov. 17, going 6-of-9 from the floor … Followed it with career performance of 29 points and eight assists in win over Florida on Nov. 18 … Had 19 points in back-to-back games at DePaul and versus Princeton … Recorded a career-best four 3-pointers at DePaul … Had first double-double of the year, scoring 22 points and adding 10 rebounds in triple overtime win over Ole Miss on Dec. 12 …Went to free throw line a season-high 15 times versus the Lady Rebels and played a RU record 51 minutes … Collected 18 points, six rebounds and a career-high six steals versus Iowa on Dec. 16 … Had 17 points and five steals at Old Dominion to close out the calendar year … Recorded 16 points at Seton Hall, going 10-for-11 from the free throw line … Scored 20 points and had six rebounds and five assists in victory at Temple on Jan. 24 … String of four straight double-digit games, commencing with 15 point effort versus Marquette and concluding with 12 points against West Virginia on Feb. 11 … Had 14 points with a pair of triples versus Providence on Feb. 20 … Scored 14 points with six assists versus Michigan State in second round of NCAA Tournament on March 20 … Second double-double of career and season came in Greensboro Regional Final versus Arizona State with 10 points and 10 rebounds … Finished second in the BIG EAST in steals, 11th in free throw percentage and 29th in the league in scoring … Was ranked eighth among league leaders in three-point field goal percentage (.368).
Personal
Is enrolled at Rutgers College ... Parents are Jerry Prince and Kathy Williams-Prince ... Has a younger brother, Emeek.
