Prince says shoulder rehab ahead of schedule

Tennessee forward J.P. Prince said his rehabilitation from shoulder surgery performed in April is on track.

"We're ahead of schedule,'' Prince said Monday. "I started running a week-and-a-half ago, but no contact until July.''

Prince had a surgical procedure performed April 23 to "tighten up'' his right shoulder for the start of individual workouts in August.

It's the second year in a row Prince has had surgery - last year, it was his left shoulder.

Prince is coming off his most productive season. He averaged 10.1 points per game with 95 assists and committed 64 turnovers.

Prince started 22 of 30 games last season because he was not 100 percent at the start.

"Now I'll be able to rebound the ball with both hands,'' Prince said. "Last year I couldn't really put a lot of pressure on it.''

Prince has been projected to be selected in the second round of the 2010 NBA draft by various Web sites.

"Those boards don't mean anything,'' Prince said. "I was projected at the end of the first round going into my freshman year (at Arizona).

Prince was at Thompson-Boling Arena for the start of the first of many of coach Bruce Pearl's basketball camp sessions.

Other players included incoming freshman Kenny Hall, rising sophomores Scotty Hopson, Renaldo Woolridge, Cameron Tatum and Emmanuel Negedu, junior Brian Williams and seniors Josh Tabb and Bobby Maze.

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