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Milwaukee Bucks | #12 | Forward

Taurean

Prince

PPG

7.3

RPG

4.7

APG

1.8

PIE

7.1

HEIGHT

6'6" (1.98m)

WEIGHT

218lb (99kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Baylor

AGE

30 years

BIRTHDATE

March 22, 1994

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 12

EXPERIENCE

8 Years

6'6" | 218lb | 30 years

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 12

BIRTHDATE

March 22, 1994

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Baylor

EXPERIENCE

8 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 (Los Angeles Lakers): Appeared in 78 games (49 starts), averaging 8.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 27.0 minutes ... scored in double figures 33 times, including one game with 20+ points ... led the team in steals eight times and blocks 10 times ... played a career-high 41 minutes on 10/29 at Sacramento ... missed two games due to left patellar tendonitis (11/1-11/4), one game due to left knee soreness (1/21) and one game due to personal reasons (3/22).

2022-23 (Minnesota Timberwolves): Appeared in 54 games (four starts), averaging 9.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 22.1 minutes … shot 38.1 percent from 3-point range (74-194) … scored in double figures in 20 games, including one game with 30+ points … made multiple 3-pointers in 20 games … scored a season-high 35 points (12-13 FG, 8-8 3FG) with five rebounds and two assists on 3/20 at New York … finished with 12 points, five rebounds, a season-high seven assists, one steal and two blocks on 2/8 at Utah … missed 20 games (11/25-1/2) due to a right shoulder subluxation, four games (1/23-1/28) with a left ankle sprain, two games (2/24-2/26) due to personal reasons and two games (3/27-3/29) due to illness.

2021-22 (Minnesota Timberwolves): Appeared in 69 games (eight starts), averaging 7.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.1 minutes … shot 37.6 percent from 3-point range (86-229) … scored in double figures in 23 games, including two games with 20+ points … had multiple steals in 11 games … made multiple 3-pointers in 24 games, including two games with 5+ triples … had 11 points, two rebounds, two assists and a season-high four steals on 2/8 at Sacramento … scored a season-high-tying 23 points with six rebounds, one assist and one steal on 2/3 at Detroit … registered a season-high 23 points with nine rebounds two assists, two steals and one block on 2/1 vs. Denver … DNP-CD seven times (11,10, 11/15, 12/12-12/15, 12/31, 2/13, 4/10) … missed six games (12/17-12/28) due to health and safety protocols.

PLAYOFF HISTORY … (21 games, 7 starts) … 2024: Played in five games for the Lakers in the First Round against the Nuggets ... averaged 7.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game ... scored in double figures one time … 2023: Appeared in five games (one start), averaging 7.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in 20.0 minutes … shot 38.1 percent from 3-point range (8-21) … scored in double figures twice … had 13 points, two steals and one block on 4/25 at Denver … 2022: Appeared in five games, averaging 6.0 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 13.0 minutes … scored in double figures twice … had 12 points, two rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block on 4/19 at Memphis … 2017: Appeared in six games (all starts), averaging 11.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 31.2 minutes … Shot 55.8% from the field (29-52) … scored in double figures in five games … had 11 points, a playoff career-high seven rebounds and one assist on 4/24 vs. Washington … scored a playoff career-high 16 points with four rebounds and one steal on 4/22 vs. Washington.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE ... Appeared in 129 career games (42 starts) across four seasons at Baylor, averaging 10.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 20.2 minutes … shot 46 percent from the field (468-1017) and 37.6 percent from 3-point range (130-346) … scored in double figures in 67 games, including 16 games with 20+ points and two games with 30+ points … tallied nine double-doubles … 2015-16 (Baylor): All-Big 12 First Team honoree … Appeared in 34 games (all starts), averaging 15.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 30.6 minutes … shot 36.1 percent from 3-point range (53-147) … scored in double figures in 28 games, including seven games with 20+ points and two games with 30+ … tallied six double-doubles … had 24 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and two steals on 3/10 vs. Texas … scored a career-best 34 points (13-19 FG) with six rebounds, two assists, three steals and one block on 12/23 vs. New Mexico State … had 30 points, five rebounds, two assists and three steals on 12/6 vs. Vanderbilt … finished with 20 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and one steal on 11/23 vs. Savannah State … 2014-15 (Baylor): All-Big 12 Second Team selection … Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year … appeared in 33 games (six starts), averaging 13.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 steals in 26.3 minutes … shot a conference-best 47.2 percent from the field (167-354) and 39.5 percent from 3-point range (60-152) … scored in double figures in 27 games, including seven games with 20+ points … tallied two double-doubles … recorded 18 points and 15 rebounds on 3/19 vs. Georgia State … scored a season-high 24 points with nine rebounds, two assists and two steals on 3/6 vs. Texas Tech … 2013-14 (Baylor): Appeared in 38 games (two starts), averaging 6.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14.3 minutes … shot 36.6 percent from 3-point range (15-41) … scored in double figures in nine games, including one game with 20+ points … scored a season-best 23 points with four rebounds, three steals and one block on 1/11 vs. TCU … notched eight points, 12 rebounds, one assist and one block on 11/12 vs. South Carolina … 2012-13 (Baylor): Appeared in 24 games, averaging 3.7 points and 2.2 rebounds in 6.4 minutes … shot 58.3 percent from the field (35-60) … scored in double figures in three games, including one game with 20+ points … tallied one double-double … scored a season-high 21 points with 15 rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block on 1/19 vs. Hardin-Simmons … made collegiate debut on 11/9 vs. Lehigh, finishing with eight points and six rebounds in 11 minutes

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Taurean Waller-Prince… Son of Anthony and Tamiyko Prince… Was a member of the United States Men’s National Basketball Team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games… On Twitter and Instagram @taureanprince.