Sedona Prince (born May 12, 2000) is an American

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player who currently plays for the TCU Horned Frogs of the

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. She previously played for the

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of the

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and the

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of the

. At , she was one of the tallest players to ever play for Oregon. Prince generated national attention in 2021 after highlighting the disparity in facilities between the men's and women's NCAA tournaments. She was not allowed to compete during the 2019 - 2020 NCAA season due NCAA transfer rules requiring her to sit out a season.

Early life and high school

Born in

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and raised in

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, Prince began playing basketball in the fourth grade. After attending Faith Academy of Marble Falls to get away from being bullied for her height, she transferred back to Liberty Hill High School, where she was a three-year varsity player. She committed to playing

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, who put out their offer when she was in the eighth grade.

College career

Texas

Prince redshirted her true freshman season while recovering from a broken right leg suffered at the FIBA Americas U18 Championships. According to her mother, Tambra, the athletic trainers at Texas were urging her to prepare for the upcoming season, having her do exercises a month after her surgery, leading to her suffering a set-back and nearly dying from an infection and the antibiotics she was taking to combat it. Prince announced that she would transfer to

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to continue her collegiate career, with reports stating that differences with the Texas medical staff were the main reason for the transfer.

Oregon

Prince applied for a hardship waiver to grant her immediate eligibility for the 2019–20 season, but had her waiver and appeal denied, leading to her sitting out the season instead.

National team career

Prince has represented the

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, starting at the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship where she was a part of the team that won bronze. She also won bronze representing the U17 national team at the 2016 FIBA U17 World Cup. Prince was a part of the

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at the

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, where she broke her leg during a game in the preliminary round, causing her to miss her true freshman season. Despite the injury, she still earned a gold medal as the United States won the FIBA Americas championship over

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. Prince was named a finalist for the

2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup The 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup was the 16th edition of the FIBA Women's AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior women's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. It was held from 11 to 19 June 2021. On 20 March 2021, Puerto Rico was ...

roster in April, and was officially named to the roster in June.

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Prince is the daughter of James and Tambra Prince. James is a retired

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while Tambra played basketball and volleyball at St. John's College in Kansas. She also has an older brother, Diego.

References

Notes

External links

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Oregon Ducks profile

Texas Longhorns profile

USA Basketball profile
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