2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 23
Prince Ali
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- The Bronx, N.Y.
- High School:
- The Sagemont School [FL]
Bio
Career
Played in 114 career games (63 starts) through four seasons … averaged 7.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in four seasons at UCLA … scored in double figures in 44 games … finished his collegiate career with 841 points, 263 rebounds and 120 assists … averaged 19.5 minutes per game … fulfilled his undergraduate degree requirements at the conclusion of the 2018-19 school year (majored in history).
2019-20
Played in 26 games (15 starts) … averaged 6.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game … did not play in three games due to injury (vs. California on Jan. 19, at Utah on Feb. 20 and at Colorado on Feb. 22) … shot 38.0 percent from the field … made a career-high 71.2 percent of his free throw shots (42-for-59) … ranked fourth on the team in steals (23) … shot 8 for 17 from 3-point territory (47.1 percent) in 13 Pac-12 games … scored in double figures in 12 games … scored a season-high 14 points against UNLV (Nov. 15) … registered a season-high six rebounds against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 10) … finished the season having made 6 of his final 8 attempts from 3-point territory, including a 3-for-3 effort from 3-point distance in a win over Colorado (Jan. 30).
2017-18
Played in 33 games (22 starts) … averaged 9.1 points and 3.1 rebounds in 22.9 minutes per game … scored in double figures in 16 games … had two games with at least 20 points … scored a career-high 21 points UC Irvine (Nov. 26) and tallied 20 points in a win against Detroit Mercy (Dec. 3) … registered a career-high nine rebounds against Utah (Jan. 11) … dished a career-high four assists in two games – versus Detroit Mercy (Dec. 3) and South Dakota (Dec. 19) … shot 44.0 percent from the field and 36.0 percent from three-point territory … made a career-high three three-pointers in three contests … finished the season ranking fourth on the team in total shots made (103) and was tied for third on the squad in free throws made (59).
2016-17
Redshirted … underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus (left knee) on July 15, 2016 … was unable to play until early January 2017 and decided to take a redshirt year.
2015-16
Played in 29 games … averaged 3.9 points and 1.1 rebounds in 11.8 minutes per game … scored in double figures in three games … twice scored a season-high 12 points – versus Pepperdine (Nov. 19) and at Arizona State (Feb. 14) … made 7 of 7 free throws, totaling 12 points, in the team’s win over Pepperdine (Nov. 19) … recorded a season-high five rebounds against Long Beach State (Dec. 6) … missed three non-conference games in December with a bone bruise in his left knee (sustained in a game at Gonzaga on Dec. 12).
High School
Two-year varsity basketball letterwinner at The Sagemont School (Weston, Fla.) under head coach Adam Ross … spent his sophomore year at Pembroke Pines Charter High School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) … was ranked the No. 30 player, nationally, in his high school class by Rivals.com … also was listed as the No. 37 player by Scout.com and No. 41 by ESPN.com … as a senior at Sagemont in 2014-15, averaged 22 points, five rebounds and three assists per game … helped guide Sagemont to the Class 3A finals and a 29-4 overall record … as a senior, was a first-team selection by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches … also secured Source Hoops Class 3A all-state honors … was named an honorable mention All-America selection by MaxPreps in April 2015 … led Sagemont to a 33-1 record as a junior (2013-14), playing alongside former UCLA forward György “G.G.” Golomán … averaged 21 points and five rebounds per game at Sagemont as a junior, leading the team to a Class 3A state title in Florida and to an appearance in the Dick’s Sporting Goods National Tournament … secured first-team honors from the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches as a junior … also earned Sun Sentinel Broward Class 3A Player of the Year accolades … played AAU basketball for the Southern Stampede … ranked third in scoring (21.8 ppg) in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) in the spring of 2014, shooting 45 percent from the field and 39 percent from 3-point range … as a sophomore in 2012-13, guided Pines Charter to a 22-4 overall record.
Personal
Full name: Prince Ali … born in the Bronx, N.Y. …. is the youngest of Mohammed and Ajara Ali’s three sons … has two older brothers, Sayed and Sharif … earned his undergraduate degree in history in 2019 and is pursuing a minor in music industry.
Played in 114 career games (63 starts) through four seasons … averaged 7.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in four seasons at UCLA … scored in double figures in 44 games … finished his collegiate career with 841 points, 263 rebounds and 120 assists … averaged 19.5 minutes per game … fulfilled his undergraduate degree requirements at the conclusion of the 2018-19 school year (majored in history).
2019-20
Played in 26 games (15 starts) … averaged 6.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game … did not play in three games due to injury (vs. California on Jan. 19, at Utah on Feb. 20 and at Colorado on Feb. 22) … shot 38.0 percent from the field … made a career-high 71.2 percent of his free throw shots (42-for-59) … ranked fourth on the team in steals (23) … shot 8 for 17 from 3-point territory (47.1 percent) in 13 Pac-12 games … scored in double figures in 12 games … scored a season-high 14 points against UNLV (Nov. 15) … registered a season-high six rebounds against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 10) … finished the season having made 6 of his final 8 attempts from 3-point territory, including a 3-for-3 effort from 3-point distance in a win over Colorado (Jan. 30).
2017-18
Played in 33 games (22 starts) … averaged 9.1 points and 3.1 rebounds in 22.9 minutes per game … scored in double figures in 16 games … had two games with at least 20 points … scored a career-high 21 points UC Irvine (Nov. 26) and tallied 20 points in a win against Detroit Mercy (Dec. 3) … registered a career-high nine rebounds against Utah (Jan. 11) … dished a career-high four assists in two games – versus Detroit Mercy (Dec. 3) and South Dakota (Dec. 19) … shot 44.0 percent from the field and 36.0 percent from three-point territory … made a career-high three three-pointers in three contests … finished the season ranking fourth on the team in total shots made (103) and was tied for third on the squad in free throws made (59).
2016-17
Redshirted … underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus (left knee) on July 15, 2016 … was unable to play until early January 2017 and decided to take a redshirt year.
2015-16
Played in 29 games … averaged 3.9 points and 1.1 rebounds in 11.8 minutes per game … scored in double figures in three games … twice scored a season-high 12 points – versus Pepperdine (Nov. 19) and at Arizona State (Feb. 14) … made 7 of 7 free throws, totaling 12 points, in the team’s win over Pepperdine (Nov. 19) … recorded a season-high five rebounds against Long Beach State (Dec. 6) … missed three non-conference games in December with a bone bruise in his left knee (sustained in a game at Gonzaga on Dec. 12).
High School
Two-year varsity basketball letterwinner at The Sagemont School (Weston, Fla.) under head coach Adam Ross … spent his sophomore year at Pembroke Pines Charter High School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) … was ranked the No. 30 player, nationally, in his high school class by Rivals.com … also was listed as the No. 37 player by Scout.com and No. 41 by ESPN.com … as a senior at Sagemont in 2014-15, averaged 22 points, five rebounds and three assists per game … helped guide Sagemont to the Class 3A finals and a 29-4 overall record … as a senior, was a first-team selection by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches … also secured Source Hoops Class 3A all-state honors … was named an honorable mention All-America selection by MaxPreps in April 2015 … led Sagemont to a 33-1 record as a junior (2013-14), playing alongside former UCLA forward György “G.G.” Golomán … averaged 21 points and five rebounds per game at Sagemont as a junior, leading the team to a Class 3A state title in Florida and to an appearance in the Dick’s Sporting Goods National Tournament … secured first-team honors from the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches as a junior … also earned Sun Sentinel Broward Class 3A Player of the Year accolades … played AAU basketball for the Southern Stampede … ranked third in scoring (21.8 ppg) in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) in the spring of 2014, shooting 45 percent from the field and 39 percent from 3-point range … as a sophomore in 2012-13, guided Pines Charter to a 22-4 overall record.
Personal
Full name: Prince Ali … born in the Bronx, N.Y. …. is the youngest of Mohammed and Ajara Ali’s three sons … has two older brothers, Sayed and Sharif … earned his undergraduate degree in history in 2019 and is pursuing a minor in music industry.
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