UK’s junior forward picks up second award in three weeks.
For the second time in three weeks, UK junior Tayshaun Prince was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week, pulling down the honor after leading the Cats to road wins at Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Prince, a leading candidate for SEC Player of the Year honors, scored a career-high 30 points at Tennessee and hit six free throws down the stretch to seal the victory. Included among the highlights was a 6-of-7 shooting performance from three-point range. It was the first 30-point effort by a Wildcat since Heshimu Evans scored 31 against Maryland in Dec. 98. Princes point total enabled him to become the 48th member of UKs 1,000-point club.
Against Vanderbilt, he had a complete game, scoring 27 points, grabbing nine boards, dishing out five assists and blocking three shots. He scored 16 of the Cats final 23 points in the last nine minutes to help UK hold off a furious Vanderbilt rally.
For the week, he averaged 28.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and three assists per game. Its his third SEC Player of the Week honor, joining former teammate Jamaal Magloire as the only two Wildcats to ever win the league award three times. He earned the award two weeks ago on Feb. 5 and last season on Jan. 10, 2000.
Its also the third SEC POW award for UK this season. Teammate Marquis Estill won the award in December.
