Gaige Prim

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Gaige Prim
No. 44 – Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
PositionPower forward
LeagueKorean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1999-04-08) April 8, 1999 (age 27)
Aurora, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolGrandview
(Aurora, Colorado)
College
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–presentUlsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
Career highlights
  • 2× First-team All-MVC (2021, 2022)
  • Third-team All-MVC (2020)
  • First-team NJCAA All-American (2019)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Gaige Colburn Prim (born April 8, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He previously played for West Texas A&M Buffaloes, South Plains Texans, and Missouri State Bears basketball.

High school career

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Prim attended Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado. As a junior, Prim averaged 14 points and eight rebounds per game. He was named to second team all-league and helped lead the team to the Colorado Sweet 16. Prim averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks per game as a senior, shooting 70 percent from the field. He helped Grandview reach the Colorado Elite 8 and was a first-team all-league pick. Prim committed to playing college basketball for West Texas A&M.[1]

College career

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Prim averaged 10.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a freshman at West Texas A&M. For his sophomore season, Prim transferred to South Plains College.[1] He helped the Texans achieve an automatic berth in the NJCAA tournament after contributing a 27 point, 14 rebound game during a 73–71 win against Odessa College in the Region V championship game.[2] As a sophomore, Prim averaged 20.7 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.[3] He was named a NJCAA First Team All-American.[4] Prim was one of the top junior college recruits and committed to transfer to Missouri State, choosing the Bears over UT Arlington.[1]

Prim was plagued by an undisclosed leg injury during his junior season but averaged 13.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.[5] He earned Third Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors.[6] On February 26, 2021, Prim scored a career-high 33 points in a 90–81 win against Evansville.[7] As a senior, Prim averaged 16.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and tallied eight double-doubles.[8] He was named to the First Team All-MVC.[9] Prim opted to return for a fifth season of eligibility, granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He repeated on the First Team All-MVC.[10]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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NCAA Division I

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Missouri State 28 15 21.7 .493 .500 .785 4.9 1.6 .6 .7 13.7
2020–21 Missouri State 24 24 29.4 .599 .000 .734 9.1 3.0 1.2 1.3 16.7
Career 52 39 25.2 .543 .250 .759 6.8 2.2 .9 1.0 15.1

NCAA Division II

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 West Texas A&M 36 8 18.0 .539 .000 .770 6.8 .6 .5 .8 10.5

JUCO

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 South Plains 34 34 26.1 .648 .438 .725 11.5 1.6 1.1 1.2 20.7

References

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