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- Casey Prather
G/F
- Height
- 6' 6"
- CLASS
- Fr.
- Hometown
- Jackson, Tenn.
- Weight
- 195 lbs.
- Experience
- HS
- School
- North Side
A hard-working athletic forward who loves physical play and rebounding on both ends of the floor...Able to use his athleticism to slash to the basket…Had a breakout performance with 14 points in Florida’s NCAA Tournament win vs. Virginia in 2012…Rated the No. 35 player overall on the ESPN Top-100 list for the class of 2010…Ranked number 71 by Rivals.com and number 59 by Scout.com…Four-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12: Saw action in 28 games, averaging 2 points and 1.8 rebounds off the bench… Grabbed four rebounds in Elite Eight action vs. Louisville...Scored four points and added three rebounds and a block vs. Marquette in Sweet 16 action...Blocked two shots and added two points vs. Norfolk State in Round of 32 action....Scored a career-best 14 points, on six-of-seven shooting, and added four rebounds in Round of 64 action vs. Virginia...Recorded a dunk and added a rebound vs. Kentucky in the SEC Tournament...Saw action vs. Kentucky...Recorded a dunk at Vanderbilt...Tallied two points at Georgia...Scored two points and grabbed two rebounds vs. Auburn...Played at Arkansas...Saw action at Alabama...Scored a point, added two rebounds and recorded a block vs. Tennessee...Saw action vs. Vanderbilt...Came off the bench at Ole Miss...Saw action at South Carolina...Grabbed four rebounds at Tennessee...Recorded a block and a rebound vs. FSU...Scored a point and added a career-tying high five boards against MVSU...Grabbed four boards and chipped in two points and two steals vs. No. 22 Texas A&M...Came off the bench scoring two points, grabbing three rebounds and recording two steals...Grabbed two rebounds and added a point in eight minutes vs. Arizona...Blocked a career-best two shots and added, two points and an assist at No. 4 Syracuse...Came off the bench to score five points and grab three rebounds vs. Stetson...Scored six points and added three rebounds in 12 minutes vs. Jacksonville...Came off the bench and played six minutes vs. Wright State...Scored five points, grabbed three rebounds and dished out three assists vs. UNF...Saw action at Ohio State...Contributed three points and three rebounds in the season opener vs. Jackson State.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11: Averaged 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds in 33 games (two starts)… Made his UF debut with two points and a rebound in UF’s 77-60 season-opening triumph vs. UNC-Wilmington... Tallied one rebound and one assist against Ohio State at home... Scored double-digits for the first time in his career with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the home win vs. North Carolina A&T... Played two minutes at home in the victory against Morehead State... Played six minutes of action in the win over FAU at home... Recorded three points and two rebounds in the rivalry win at FSU... Scored two points on the road vs. UCF... Registered a steal and assist in the win at American... Had one rebound in three minutes of play in the home win against Kent State... Collected a rebound and an assist in the triumph vs. Kansas State... Played four minutes against Jacksonville... Grabbed one offensive rebound in the home win over Radford... Recorded career highs in rebounds (five) and assists (three) to go along with eight points in the victory at home against Rhode Island... Grabbed two rebounds in the SEC-opening win vs. Ole Miss... Collected one rebound and an assist in the overtime win at Tennessee...Had one shot attempt against South Carolina... Grabbed two rebounds in three minutes in the road win at Auburn... Tallied six points, four rebounds and two assists in the victory against Arkansas...Saw six minutes of action at Georgia... Notched two points and two rebounds at Mississippi State... Brought down three rebounds in the overtime win vs. Vanderbilt... Played three minutes in the rivalry win against Kentucky... Recorded one steal in the victory at South Carolina...Tallied one assist in three minutes of play in the win over Tennessee... Grabbed three rebounds in 15 minutes in the road win at LSU... Made his second career start in the SEC East-clinching win over Georgia at home... Grabbed one rebound in three minutes at Kentucky... Notched one rebound in the Senior Night victory over Alabama at home... Pulled down a rebound at Vanderbilt to help UF win its third outright SEC title...Played three minutes in Florida’s game versus Tennessee in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals...Contributed three points and two rebounds in the Gators’ game in the semifinals verus Vanderbilt...Played two minutes in the SEC Championship game versus Kentucky...Grabbed two rebounds versus UCSB in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
PREP: A finalist for Tennessee’s Mr. Basketball his senior season after averaging 29 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks, five steals and three assists…Scored over 2,000 career points at North Side High School while being coached by Tony Brown...Named to the 2010 TSWA Class AA All-State Basketball Team…Member of the Nashville Celtics AAU team that captured the 2010 River City Showdown Championship… Selected to the All-District team and was named team MVP all four seasons on varsity (2006-10)… Selected to the district’s All-Tournament team his sophomore, junior and senior seasons…Named All-West Player of the Year in 2008-09 and 2009-10… Notched 53 points and 24 rebounds in a game his junior year…Competed in the Florida vs. USA Hardwood Classic All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla. as a member of Team USA.
Casey Prather’s Career Statistics
|
Season |
GP-GS |
MP |
FGM-FGA |
PCT. |
3PT-ATT |
PCT. |
FT-FTA |
PCT. |
REB |
AVG. |
A |
TO |
BS |
ST |
PF-DQ |
TP |
AV. |
|
2010-11 |
33-2 |
222 |
17-39 |
.436 |
4-15 |
.267 |
0-0 |
.000 |
37 |
1.1 |
12 |
18 |
2 |
7 |
20-0 |
38 |
1.2 |
|
2011-12 |
28-0 |
266 |
22-60 |
.367 |
2-5 |
.400 |
11-28 |
.393 |
49 |
1.8 |
8 |
21 |
8 |
12 |
45-2 |
57 |
2.0 |
|
Totals |
61-2 |
488 |
39-99 |
.394 |
6-20 |
.300 |
11-28 |
.393 |
86 |
1.4 |
20 |
39 |
10 |
19 |
65-2 |
95 |
1.6 |
Casey Prather’s SEC Statistics
|
Season |
GP-GS |
MP |
FGM-FGA |
PCT. |
3PT-ATT |
PCT. |
FT-FTA |
PCT. |
REB |
AVG. |
A |
TO |
BS |
ST |
PF-DQ |
TP |
AV. |
|
2010-11 |
16-2 |
88 |
4-13 |
.308 |
0-5 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
20 |
1.3 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
9-0 |
8 |
0.5 |
|
2011-12 |
11-0 |
63 |
3-11 |
.273 |
0-0 |
.000 |
2-4 |
.500 |
8 |
0.7 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
16-1 |
8 |
0.7 |
|
Totals |
27-2 |
151 |
7-24 |
.292 |
0-5 |
.000 |
2-4 |
.500 |
28 |
1.0 |
5 |
19 |
2 |
3 |
25-1 |
16 |
0.6 |
Prather Game Highs
|
Points |
|
|
Season |
14, vs. Virginia (3/16/12) |
|
Career |
Same |
|
Rebounds |
|
|
Season |
5, vs. MVSU (12/19/11) |
|
Career |
5, 2x, last vs. MVSU (12/19/11) |
|
Field Goals |
|
|
Season |
6, vs. Virginia (3/16/12) |
|
Career |
Same |
|
Field Goal Attempts |
|
|
Season |
7, vs. Virginia (3/16/12) |
|
Career |
8, vs. NC A&T (11/18/10) |
|
3-Points |
|
|
Season |
1, 2x, last vs. Virginia (3/16/12) |
|
Career |
2, vs. NC A&T (11/18/10) |
|
3-Point FG Attempts |
|
|
Season |
2, vs. Marquette (3/22/12) |
|
Career |
4, vs. NC A&T (11/18/10) |
|
Free Throws |
|
|
Season |
2, 3x, last vs. Texas A&M (12/17/11) |
|
Career |
Same |
|
Free Throw Attempts |
|
|
Season |
4, 3x, last vs. Texas A&M (12/17/11) |
|
Career |
Same |
|
Assists |
|
|
Season |
3, vs. UNF (11/17/11) |
|
Career |
3, 2x, last vs. UNF (11/17/11) |
|
Steals |
|
|
Season |
2x, 4x, last vs. Texas A&M (12/17/11) |
|
Career |
2x, 5x, last vs. Texas A&M (12/17/11) |
|
Blocked Shots |
|
|
Season |
2, 2x, last vs. Norfolk St. (3/18/12) |
|
Career |
Same |
|
Minutes Played |
|
|
Season |
22, vs. Virginia (3/16/12) |
|
Career |
25, vs. NC A&T (11/18/10) |
|
Misc. Stats |
10-11 |
11-12 |
Career |
|
Times led UF in scoring |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Times led UF in Rebs. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Times led UF in Assists |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Double figure scoring |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Double figure reb. games |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Double-Doubles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dunks |
5 |
5 |
10 |
|
Charges Drawn |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
First off the Bench |
1 |
11 |
12 |
|
Scored UF's First Pts. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Three Point Plays |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
Final Three Minutes from Line |
0-0 |
2-6 |
2-6 |
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