Darryl Prue was one of the top forwards in the Atlantic 10 Conference from 1986-89, earning Atlantic 10 First Team honors in 1989. During his career, the Mountaineers posted an 89-38 record with three NCAA Tournament appearances and one NIT.
The Washington, D.C., native scored 1,426 points during his career, which currently ranks 20thall-time. Prue still ranks second in career field goal percentage (55.8) and 11thin career rebounds (865).
Playing in 127 career games, Prue started every game as a junior and senior. He averaged 12.2 points as a senior, 12.5 points as a junior and 12.6 points as a sophomore. As a senior, he shot an impressive 63.3 percent from the floor, which still ranks second in school history.
On the defensive end, Prue left WVU second in all-time career steals with 230 (now ranks fourth) and tied a then-school record with nine steals in a game against George Mason in 1986. He departed WVU as the Mountaineers' leader in all-time minutes played with 3,788 (now ranks sixth).
Prue posted a career-high 25 points against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 5, 1987 and pulled down a career-best 18 rebounds (10 offensive) against George Washington on Jan. 14, 1987. He had 12 20-point games for his career.
In 1989, Prue was the Atlantic 10 field goal percentage leader at 63.3 percent, while leading the Mountaineers to an A-10 regular season championship. The Mountaineers had the nation's longest winning streak that season at 22 games.
As a freshman, Prue was named the A-10 Freshman of the Year and to the A-10 All-Freshman Team. He was twice named Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Week.
In 1987 as a sophomore, Prue earned three Atlantic 10 Player of the Week honors and was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second team at the end of the season. He was named to the A-10 Second Team in 1988 and was twice named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week as a senior before earning A-10 First Team honors.
Prue is a member of the 1986-95 WVU All-Time Basketball Team.
Prue received a bachelor's degree in physical education from WVU and was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame and Mountaineer Legends Society in 2019.
