League LNB Pro A Nationality American | Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Name J. Prince | |
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College Arizona (2005–2007)Tennessee (2007–2010) | ||
John Edward "J. P." Prince (born July 14, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played collegiately for the Tennessee Volunteers.
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Professional career
Prince started his professional career in the 2010–11 season with Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi from Turkey. He averaged 15.8 points per game in the TBL.
In November 2011, Prince signed with the Chinese team Dongguan NewCentury Leopards from the CBA.
In March 2012, he was signed by Guaiqueríes de Margarita, a team based in La Asunción, Venezuela.
For the 2012–13 season Prince returned to Turkey when he signed with Mersin BB. He led the league in steals that season.
On October 10, 2014 he signed a contract with Polish team PGE Turów Zgorzelec. Prince averaged 16.4 points along with 5.6 rebounds per game for Turow. After the regular season he won the Polish League MVP award.
On July 17, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Telenet Oostende.
On November 18, 2015, he signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A. On March 9, 2016, he left Cholet and signed with Trabzonspor for the rest of the season.
On October 19, 2016, he signed with Azad University Tehran.
On March 4, 2017, Prince signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the French LNB Pro A.
Personal life
Prince is the cousin of NBA player Tayshaun Prince.