Professional Career
Prout was drafted first overall by the New York Saints in the 2001 National Lacrosse League entry draft.
As a rookie, Prout was named to the All-Rookie team as a member of the Saints. Since joining the league, Prout has played in six NLL All-Star Games (2002, & 2004 - 2008).
Prout joined the Mammoth in 2004, and was named the captain of the Mammoth prior to the 2006 season. He was named the Championship game MVP when the Mammoth won the NLL championship in 2006.
In 2008, Prout led the National Lacrosse League in assists with 67, a career high. During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.
In October 2009, Prout was traded along with Andrew Potter and two 2010 1st round draft selections to the Rochester Knighthawks for Ilija Gajic and their 2012 first round draft selection. Just two weeks later, Prout was once again traded with Dean Hill to the Edmonton Rush for two draft picks.
In March 2011, after playing a season and a half for Edmonton, Prout was traded back to the Mammoth.
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