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Article: Tayshaun Prince changes mind, to return to Kentucky.(Knight Ridder Newspaper)
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- June 1, 2001
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LEXINGTON, Ky. _ In the basketball world, it's not as momentous as Jim Jeffords throwing control of the Senate to the Democrats. But close enough to make Kentucky fans feel as good as new Senate majority leader Tom Daschle.
Tayshaun Prince intends to withdraw his name from the NBA Draft and return to UKfor his senior season.
"He told me, `Mom, I'm going back to school,' " the player's mother, Diane Prince, said Thursday. "He wants to finish his senior year."
Prince's decision returns the reigning Southeastern Conference Player of the Year to Kentucky. His stellar 2000-2001 season also saw Prince named a second-team All-American.
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