Orlando (11/3)…His 497 consecutive games played ranked second among current NBA players (behind Portland’s Andre Miller) and third all-time in franchise history behind Terry Tyler [574 (10/13/78 – 4/14/85)] and Bill Laimbeer [561 (2/17/82 – 1/27/89)]…His consecutive games started streak of 439 games led the NBA prior to being snapped…Scored 10-plus points 37 times and 20-plus points on seven occasions…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds twice and recorded two double-doubles (points/rebounds)…Led the team in scoring 10 times, assists 11 times and rebounds six times…Scored a season-high 29 points (season-high 13-22 FG) with a seasonhigh 10 rebounds and three assists in a season-high 45 minutes vs. Houston (3/7)…Also grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds at L.A. Clippers (2/24)…Dished out a season-high eight assists twice [at Golden State (2/27) and vs. Cleveland (3/16)]…Averaged 17.3 points (.538 FG) over the last seven games of the season…Scored in doublefigures in 10 of the last 11 games of the year, including three 20-plus point performances…Averaged 17.4 points and shot 56.7% from the field in wins (12) compared to 12.2 points and 30.2% from the field in losses (37)…Missed one game tending to a personal matter on 4/7 vs. Atlanta.

COLLEGE:
Named Second Team All-America by The Associated Press as a junior and Third Team as a senior…Originally an early entry candidate for the 2001 NBA Draft, but withdrew his name from consideration… Three-time Kentucky Team MVP…Finished seventh in Kentucky history in scoring (1,775 points), second in three-point field goals made (204) and attempted (621) and fifth in blocks (142)…In 135 career-college games, averaged 13.1 points on 45.7% (648-1,419 FG) shooting, with 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists…As a senior, named First Team All-SEC and Second Team All-America by the NABC…Led the Cats in scoring (17.5 ppg) and rebounding (6.3 rpg)…Scored a career-high 41 points against Tulsa in the NCAA Tournament, the highest single-game total in the 2002 Tournament…As a junior, made the 10-member Wooden All-America team and was named to NABC’s third team…Swept AP and Coaches 2001 SEC Player of the Year honors…Made first-team All-SEC in both polls…Became the 48th member of UK’s prestigious 1,000-point club…Earned SEC Tournament MVP honors…Was a Second Team All-SEC pick by league coaches as a sophomore.

Career highlights and awards:

NBA Champion (2004)
4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005–2008)
SEC Player of the Year (2001)
Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (2001)
California Mr. Basketball (1998)

PERSONAL:

Full name is Tayshaun Durell Prince…Nicknamed "Tay"…Parents are Thomas and Diane Prince and he has two siblings, Tisha and older brother Tommie, who played basketball at Pepperdine…He and his wife, Farah, were married in Detroit in September 2005…The pair purchased a suite for all Pistons’ games during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons and named it “Tay’s Town” in partnership with Kids Kicking Cancer…The suite allows special Detroit area children inflicted with cancer the opportunity to come and see an NBA game in person…Active in the Detroit community as a member of the Pistons All-Star Read-To-Achive Reading Team… Makes appearances throughout the year reading to youngsters…Graduated on schedule in May 2002 with a degree in sociology…The 1998 McDonald’s All-American led Dominguez HS to a 96-9 (91.4%) record during his three seasons, including a state championship during his junior year of 1997…Won the George Yardley Award from the Los Angeles Times as the best high school player in Southern California, joining former winners Baron Davis, Paul Pierce, and Charles O’Bannon.