Epiphanny Prince
Encyclopedia
Epiphanny Prince is an American basketball player for Rutgers University
Women's team and Galatasaray Medical Park
from Turkey
. She is best known for scoring 113 points for Murry Bergtraum
in a high school game in 2006, breaking a girls' national prep record previously held by Hall of Famer
Cheryl Miller. Participated in the 2006 Women's Basketball Coaches Association
(WBCA) and McDonald’s High School All-America Games. In June, 2009, Prince announced plans to leave Rutgers after only three years to play professional basketball in Europe for a year. According to the New York Times, Prince was just 10 units from earning a degree in criminal justice and African-American studies and planned to complete her degree during the summer of 2009. Her announcement is not binding until she signs with an agent; in August, Prince signed with Wasserman Media Group. In 2010 she was granted Russian citizenship. She wasn't used during the 2011 European Championships, but could still compete for Russia during the 2012 Olympics in London.
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
Women's team and Galatasaray Medical Park
Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team
Galatasaray Medical Park is the women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. The club is sponsored by Medical Park....
from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. She is best known for scoring 113 points for Murry Bergtraum
Murry Bergtraum High School
The Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers is a public secondary school in New York City. It is located in Lower Manhattan, adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge and City Hall. Bergtraum offers business-oriented courses to prepare students for careers in marketing, tourism, finance, human...
in a high school game in 2006, breaking a girls' national prep record previously held by Hall of Famer
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
Cheryl Miller. Participated in the 2006 Women's Basketball Coaches Association
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
(WBCA) and McDonald’s High School All-America Games. In June, 2009, Prince announced plans to leave Rutgers after only three years to play professional basketball in Europe for a year. According to the New York Times, Prince was just 10 units from earning a degree in criminal justice and African-American studies and planned to complete her degree during the summer of 2009. Her announcement is not binding until she signs with an agent; in August, Prince signed with Wasserman Media Group. In 2010 she was granted Russian citizenship. She wasn't used during the 2011 European Championships, but could still compete for Russia during the 2012 Olympics in London.
Awards and honors
- The Daily News Player of the Year (2004)
- Student Sports Sophomore of the Year (2004)
- USA Today All-USA
- Second Team (2006)
- Parade Magazine All-American
- First Team (2006)
- Second Team (2005)
- Street & Smith’s All-American
- First Team (2006)
- First Team (2005)