University of Missouri Athletics

Prophete is one of the all-time greats in Tiger women’s basketball, who went on to become a very accomplished member of the Harlem Ambassadors. She scored 1,480 points in her career and was a Kodak honorable mention all-American as a senior and twice was a second-team all-Big Eight Conference selection. She started as a freshman and contributed to Mizzou’s 20-win season in 1985-86, which also included a Big Eight Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament bid. During her sophomore season, Mizzou won 20 games again and tied for the Big Eight regular-season title, followed by a second place showing as a junior and fourth as a senior. Since graduating from Mizzou, she has continued to demonstrate leadership and positive mentoring to others through her work with the Harlem Ambassadors since 1998. She toured around the world with the Ambassadors, entertaining young and old as a positive female role model figure for young girls who find themselves empowered by witnessing a woman directing a basketball team of male players, as well as competing against and beating male opponents. She has also served the country by entertaining the men and women of the armed forces, performing at over 300 events and over 120 bases in all service branches, including multiple engagements overseas. Part of her messaging is promoting greater understanding between people of different races, while encouraging young people to make the positive life choice of staying in school and staying off drugs.