University of Minnesota Athletics
Kim Prince Spotlight: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
11/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Kim Prince is a woman of few words. Her personality comes off as shy, reserved and quiet. She is quick to flash a smile, though, and has a laugh contagious to her team. This is K.P., or Princess, as she's nicknamed by her teammates, off the court.
On the court, those adjectives would never even be muttered about this Golden Gopher senior. Prince's off-court to on-court demeanors strike an amazing contrast.
"Off the court, I am a quiet, kind of shy, laid-back type of person," admits Prince. "But when I get myself going on the court and feeling that heat, I can be a little wild and a different side of me comes out. So watch out for that."
Opponents are keenly aware of the athleticism and talent that is packaged within the athlete who dons the Minnesota uniform with the number 10 embroidered on it. Prince has been there every time for the Gophers, playing in each of her 86 career games heading into her senior season.
And it's the pure spirit of competition that fuels Prince every day, whether it be game day or a typical practice session.
"I find inspiration from within myself. I love to compete," said Prince. "When I compete against other dominating post players, I work even harder to be successful. Having that competitive spirit is what drives me."
Players love to score points and Prince is no different. She enjoys and flourishes using her natural athleticism in the physical wars in the low post.
"The strongest part of my game is when the guards feed the ball down to me down low, and I make a strong post move," explains Prince. "My little spin move, my little turnaround jumper, that's my bread and butter right there."
Prince can't help but grin as she speaks of her patented, graceful yet powerful move - the favorite weapon within her offensive arsenal. It has been the major supplier of her 741 career points as a Golden Gopher.
Though Prince was honored by her teammates with the Sixth Man Award a year ago, this season she is right in the mix for a starting assignment. Regardless of how it turns out, Prince is ready to give everything she has in this her final season of collegiate basketball.
"We have been working very hard in practice and I think it will pay off in the long run," says Prince. "I have grown a lot since my freshman year in terms of experience and knowledge of the game. Now as a senior, I'm looking forward to going out with a bang. I'm just ready to go out and win."
A child psychology major, Prince is all about letting her actions on the court speak for her. Yet she does have one idea in mind that does require a bit of verbal communication. She's picked up a few pointers from her psychology classes and is thinking that maybe they could be helpful on the hardwood.
"I'll have to use some of that psychology this year," joked Prince. "Once you get talking to certain opponents and get into their heads, you have them right where you want them."
The quiet one strikes again.
Yes, the quiet one on the Gopher roster will be definitely one worth watching.
Have you ever been warned that it is the quiet ones you have watch out for? This is actually a good thing for the Golden Gopher women's basketball team.
Kim Prince is a woman of few words. Her personality comes off as shy, reserved and quiet. She is quick to flash a smile, though, and has a laugh contagious to her team. This is K.P., or Princess, as she's nicknamed by her teammates, off the court.
On the court, those adjectives would never even be muttered about this Golden Gopher senior. Prince's off-court to on-court demeanors strike an amazing contrast.
"Off the court, I am a quiet, kind of shy, laid-back type of person," admits Prince. "But when I get myself going on the court and feeling that heat, I can be a little wild and a different side of me comes out. So watch out for that."
Opponents are keenly aware of the athleticism and talent that is packaged within the athlete who dons the Minnesota uniform with the number 10 embroidered on it. Prince has been there every time for the Gophers, playing in each of her 86 career games heading into her senior season.
And it's the pure spirit of competition that fuels Prince every day, whether it be game day or a typical practice session.
"I find inspiration from within myself. I love to compete," said Prince. "When I compete against other dominating post players, I work even harder to be successful. Having that competitive spirit is what drives me."
Players love to score points and Prince is no different. She enjoys and flourishes using her natural athleticism in the physical wars in the low post.
"The strongest part of my game is when the guards feed the ball down to me down low, and I make a strong post move," explains Prince. "My little spin move, my little turnaround jumper, that's my bread and butter right there."
Prince can't help but grin as she speaks of her patented, graceful yet powerful move - the favorite weapon within her offensive arsenal. It has been the major supplier of her 741 career points as a Golden Gopher.
Though Prince was honored by her teammates with the Sixth Man Award a year ago, this season she is right in the mix for a starting assignment. Regardless of how it turns out, Prince is ready to give everything she has in this her final season of collegiate basketball.
"We have been working very hard in practice and I think it will pay off in the long run," says Prince. "I have grown a lot since my freshman year in terms of experience and knowledge of the game. Now as a senior, I'm looking forward to going out with a bang. I'm just ready to go out and win."
A child psychology major, Prince is all about letting her actions on the court speak for her. Yet she does have one idea in mind that does require a bit of verbal communication. She's picked up a few pointers from her psychology classes and is thinking that maybe they could be helpful on the hardwood.
"I'll have to use some of that psychology this year," joked Prince. "Once you get talking to certain opponents and get into their heads, you have them right where you want them."
The quiet one strikes again.
Yes, the quiet one on the Gopher roster will be definitely one worth watching.
