Missouri State

Honors:
NABC All-Region 16: 2021 (1st), 2022 (1st)
All-MVC: 2020 (3rd), 2021 (1st), 2022 (1st)
MVC All-Defensive Team: 2021
MVC All-Tournament Team: 2021
MVC All-Newcomer Team: 2020
MVC Player of the Week: 12/23/20, 12/22/20, 2/23/21
MVC Newcomer of the Week: 11/25/19
MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight: 1/13/21
Preseason All-MVC: 2019-20 (3rd), 2020-21 (2nd), 2021-22 (1st)
Lou Henson Award Watch List: 2021-22
Naples Invitational All-Tournament Team: 2021
MVC Honor Roll: 2020
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022
Missouri State Virgil Cheek Award: 2022

Career Summary
In three seasons (86 games) in Springfield, Prim's 1,338 career points ranked 15th in Bears history, while his 92 blocks ranked 8th ... His 627 career rebounds (7.3 per game) ranked just outside MSU's career top 10 ... Including his freshman season at West Texas A&M (Division II), he played in 122 career games and scored 1,715 points with 870 rebounds and 120 blocks ... After his senior season, Prim was invited to play in the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship in New Orleands and the Portsmouth (Va.) Invitational ... In New Orleans, Prim led the "Horizon Valley Hoopers" to a 4-4 record but led all players at the event in rebound average (7.6) and "efficiency" (17.5), while ranking 4th in scoring (7.6) ... In three games at Portsmouth, he led his Sales Systems LTD team to a 3-0 record and earned All-Tournament honors after averaging 16.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 2.6 assists per game, while making 50 percent of his shots (17-of-34) and 100 percent of his free throws (15-for-15).

2021-22 (Senior 2)
Started all 34 games ... Led team in rebounding (8.0) and blocks (41) and was second in scoring (16.3), while converting a team-high .565 clip from the field ... His 555 points ranked as the 14th-best single-season total in Bears history ... Ranked 26th nationally in FG percentage, 36th in double-doubles (11), 52nd in total rebounds (272) and 75th in rebounds per game .... Was also the MVC leader in blocked shots per game (1.2) and offensive rebounding (2.8), while finishing 2nd in The Valley in rebounding average, 4th in scoring, and 5th in FG percentage ... In conference games, Prim ranked 4th among Valley players in scoring (18.0), 3rd in rebounding (7.4), 4th in blocks (1.0) and 5th in FG percentage (.578) ... Posted 14 points at Oklahoma (3/15/22) in NIT with 6-of-6 free throws and 8 rebounds ... Scored 21 pts vs. Drake (3/5/22) in MVC Tournament semifinals ... Had Valley season-high 17 rebounds and 16 points in MVC Tourney quarterfinals vs. Valpo (3/4/22) ... Produced 28 points on 10-of-15 FG in MVC regular-season finale at Evansville (2/26/22) ... Logged 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists at UNI (2/20/22) with a 3-pointer ... Had 32 points in win over Indiana State (2/15/22) with 11 rebounds, 18-of-21 FT, 2 blocks ... Notched 15 points on 7-of-11 FG vs. Valpo (2/12/22) with 2 assists, 2 blocks ... Registered 21 points in win at Drake (2/9/22) ... Notched 21 points, 10 rebounds vs. Loyola (2/6/22) with 2 blocks ... Posted second straight 20-point effort with 22 points on 9-of-11 FG at SIU (2/2/22) ... Notched game-high 23 points in home win over Evansville (1/29/22) ... Produced 2nd straight double-double with 11 points, 10 boards in win at #22 Loyola Chicago (1/22/22) ... Posted 25th career double-double in win over Illinois State (1/19/22) with 17 points, 10 rebounds ... Notched 6th double-double of season with 13 pts, 10 rebounds in win over Drake (1/2/22) while collecting 1,000th MSU point ... Posted 13 points, 10 rebounds in win over South Dakota State (12/15/21) with 3 blocks ... Racked up 17 points vs. #12 BYU (12/4/21) on national TV and was 5-for-5 at the line ... Posted double-double at Illinois State (12/1/21) with 27 points on 13-of-15 FG with 12 rebounds in league opener ... Racked up 20 points in win over George Washington (11/24/21) with 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, while earning Naples Invitational All-Tournament honors ... Was 7-for-10 FG for 17 points vs. ETSU (11/23/21) with 8 boards, 5 assists in Naples ... Posted 20 points, including a 3-pointer, in win over Long Beach (11/22/21) ... Scored 17 points with 13 rebounds at Sam Houston (11/17/21) ... Secured 20th career double-double with 11 points and 14 boards in win over Alabma State (11/13/21) with 5 blocks ... Poured in 28 points and 15 rebounds in season opener vs. SEMO (11/9/21), ranking as the top performance in the country on opening night ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2022 semester.

2020-21 (Senior 1)
Named to All-MVC first team and NABC District 16 first team in 2020-21 ... Also named to MVC All-Defensive Team and MVC All-Tournament Team in first senior season ... Finished 10th nationally in field goal percentage (.599), which was 3rd in MVC, while firing at a .607 clip (2nd) in league games ... Led Bears in scoring 13 times and rebounding 16 times, while scoring in double figures 22 times and snagging 10 or more rebounds 8 times with 8 double-doubles ... Had 9 games of 20 or more points ... Led MVC in rebounds per game (9.1) and offensive rebounds per game (3.21), which ranked 35th and 32nd, respectively, among all Division I players ... His 5.88 defensive rebounds per game ranked 2nd in the MVC and 66th in NCAA ... Ranked 3rd in MVC in scoring (16.7) and blocked shots (1.3) ... In conference games only, he ranked in the top three in the league in six categories -- 1st in rebounding (9.5), 2nd in FG percentage (.607), 2nd in defensive rebounding (6.3), 3rd in scoring (16.9), 3rd in offensive rebounding (3.2) and 3rd in blocks (1.1) ... Also averaged 2.9 assists per game in MVC action, which ranked 10th among Valley players ... Snagged a steal in 23-of-24 games, including 19 games in a row to end the season ... Posted team-highs 19 points, 15 rebounds in MVC semifinal game vs. Drake (3/6/21) ... Had 17 points, 6 boards in Game 2 at Evansville (2/27/21) in his 50th MSU game ... Logged career-high 33 points on 15-of-19 FG in Game 1 at Evansville (2/26/21) ... Had remarkable 29 points, 21 rebounds at SIU (2/17/21) with 6 assists, 3 blocks and 13-of-19 FG to earn MVC Player of the Week on Feb. 23 ... Tallied 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting in Game 2 vs. Bradley (2/14/21) with 3 assists ... Went 9-for-11 from the field for 20 points in Game 1 win over Bradley (2/13/21) with 4 assists ... Eclipsed 1,000 career points with 16 pts. at Illinois State (2/7/21) ... Had streak of 24 straight double-figure scoring games snapped (1/31/21) against Loyola ... Produced his 4th double-double in 5 games with 20 points, 14 rebounds in Game 2 vs. Drake (1/27/21), including 12-of-14 at the FT line ... Snagged 16 rebounds and posted 18 points and 3 assists in 1st Drake game (1/26/21) ... Logged 3rd double-double in 4-game stretch with 16 points, 10 boards in 2nd win at Valparaiso (1/10/21) with 4 assists ... Scored 17 points and snagged 16 rebounds in Game 1 win at Valpo (1/9/21) ... Produced double-figure points for 20th consecutive game in second win over Indiana St. (1/3/21) ... Logged first double-double of season in first win over Indiana State (1/2/21) with 22 points, 11 boards, 5 assists ... Scored 20 points and tallied 9 boards in second game at UNI (12/28/20) ... Posted 16 points and tied MSU school record with 7 blocks in win at UNI (12/27/20) ... Named MVC Player of the Week Dec. 23 ... Came within an eyelash of the program’s first-ever triple double with 26 points (9-of-12 FG) with 9 rebounds, 9 assists & 4 blocks vs. Northwestern State (12/19/20) ... Posted 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting with 8 assists vs. Jewell (12/16/20) ... Was a Preseason All-MVC second-team selection ... Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2020 semester ... Featured in MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight 1/13/21.

2019-20 (Junior)
Earned All-MVC third-team honors and MVC All-Newcomer Team distinction ... Led all MSU newcomers in scoring (13.7 points per game) ... Racked up double-figure points in 25-of-28 (89 percent) appearances in his first Division I season (the next-closest Valley newcomer scored in double figures in 23-of-33 (69.7 percent) of his appearances ... Also led all MVC rookies in conference-only scoring with 13.6 points per game and was second on the MSU squad in scoring and rebounds (4.9 rpg) ... Led the Bears in scoring 8 times and in rebounding 3 times ... Was team's top assist distributor in 6 games, which ranked second on the team ... His 25.2 points per 40 minutes led team ... Ranked 91st nationally in field goal percentage (.493) ... Ranked 9th in the MVC in scoring (13.7) while his 4.9 rebounding averaged ranked 15th ... He was also 7th in the Valley in offensive rebounds per game (2.0) ... In MVC games, he converted 81.0 percent of his free throws (64-of-79), which was the 9th best in the league ... Registered team-high 17 points with 8 rebounds and 3 assists in MVC Tourney win over #3 seed Indiana State (3/6/20) ... Racked up 14 points in 12-minute appearance vs. Southern Illinois (2/29/20) with 2 steals ... Led Bears in points (17), rebounds (10) and assists (2) at Valpo (2/25/20) for his second double-double of the season ... Also made 9-of-10 free throws in Valpo game ... Had team-high 9 rebounds with 16 points, 3 blocks and 3 assists in win over Loyola (2/22/20) ... Scored 10 points with 8 rebounds in OT loss at Bradley (2/19/20), including 6-of-6 free throws ... Logged 10 points and 5 rebounds in just over 12 minutes of action at Indiana State (2/16/20) ... Had 15 points in just 10 minutes on 6-of-9 shooting in win over Drake (2/12/20) ... Scored 16 points at Southern Illinois (2/8/20) with 4 rebounds ... Converted 6-of-9 field goals to finish with 12 points in win over Illinois State (2/5/20) ... Dropped 23 points on visiting Indiana State (2/1/20) with 7 rebounds, 2 assists ... Had first double-double of season at Drake (1/26/20) with 23 points, 12 rebounds ... Posted 12 points in win at Evansville (1/18/20) on 6-of-13 shooting in starting role ... Scored 13 points vs. Bradley (1/15/20) in first career start with team-high 5 rebounds ... Registered 10 points and 5 boards in a 15-minute assignment vs. UNI (1/11/20) ... Was 5-of-9 from the field and finished with 12 points in win at Illinois State (1/7/20) ... Produced team-high 14 points at Loyola (1/4/20) on 6-of-11 shooting with 3 blocks ... Scored 9 points in first Valley game on 3-of-4 shooting vs. Evansville (12/31/19) ... Averaged 13.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in non-conference play ... Posted 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists at Oral Roberts (12/21/19) on 16 FG attempts ... Logged 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting with 5 rebounds at VCU (12/15/19) ... Tallied 10 points in win over Murray State (12/3/19) with 4 rebounds and team-high 3 assists ... Named MVC Newcomer of the Week on 11/25/19 after averaging 19.3 points per game at the Charleston Classic and making 24-of-39 FG (.615) in three games there ... Scored team-high 21 points on career-high 10 FG with 7 rebounds and 4 assists against Buffalo (11/24/19) ... Notched team-high 19 points in win over St. Joseph’s (11/22/19) in Charleston with 3 steals, 5 rebounds and 7-of-9 at the foul line ... Posted team-high 18 points off the bench in just his second game as a Bear, making 8-of-15 shots to go with 3 rebounds 2 assists and 2 blocks against Miami (11/21/19) in Charleston ... Came off the bench at #21 Xavier (11/15/19) with 8 points, a dunk and an assist in 13 minutes in his first appearance as a Bear ... Named to Preseason All-MVC third team ... Earned MVC Honor Roll laurels ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for spring 2020 semester.
 
2018-19 (South Plains)
Earned NJCAA Division I First-Team All-America honors as a sophomore in 2019 for South Plains College in Levelland, Texas ... Averaged 20.7 points and 11.5 rebounds per game for a 28-6 Texans squad that advanced to the national semifinals ... Earned All-Tournament Team distinction at NJCAA national tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. ... Started all 34 games for a 28-6 team and posted the 10th-highest scoring total (888) in the nation ... Ranked second nationally in total rebounds (392) and fourth in rebounds per game (11.5) ... Scored 29 points and snagged 15 rebounds in national finals vs. Vincennes (3/22/19) on 10-of-16 shooting and 9-of-11 free throws ... Converted 64.8 percent of his field goal attempts, which ranked 22nd nationally and 72.5 percent of his free throws (174-for-240) ... Accounted for 19 games with 20 or more points, including a season-high 31 points at Seward County (11/9/18), 33 double-figure scoring games and 23 double-doubles ... Logged a season-high 20 rebounds vs. Panola (11/4/18)  ... Also averaged 1.6 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.1 steals per game.
 
2017-18 (West Texas A&M)
Played his freshman season in 2017-18 at NCAA Division II West Texas A&M where he earned Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year and all-conference honorable mention accolades ... Averaged 10.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game ... Started 8 times in 36 appearances for coach Tom Brown's Buffs squad that finished 32-4 and advanced to the national semifinals ... Converted 53.9 percent of his field goals (130-of-241), and 77.0 percent of his free throws (117-of-152) ... Logged 8 double-doubles and scored in double figures 21 times ... Posted a season-high 24 points vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (3/11/18) with 9-of-10 field goals and 6-of-7 free throws ... Also posted 20 posted vs. Angelo State (2/17/18) ... Logged season-high 15 boards in Angelo State game ... Earned Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors three times ...
 
High School
Standout for coach Michael Rogers at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo. ... Led Wolves to a 21-6 record and 5A state quarterfinal trip as a senior in 2017 ... Shot nearly 60 percent from the field and 71 percent from the line after averaging 17.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.8 blocks, 1.3 steals per game ... Earned All-Centennial League first-team honors his last two seasons and participated in the A-Town All-Star Boys Game his senior year ... The Colorado 5A all-state performer also averaged 14 points and 8 rebounds per game as a junior.
 
Personal
Gaige Calburn Prim was born 4/8/99 in Aurora, Colo. ... Son of Mitchell and Tracey Prim of Aurora ... Has two brothers, Case and Dayne ... His mother, Tracey, played college basketball at New Mexico Highlands ... Majoring in General Studies.