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Joshua Phillips

Position:
F
Ht./Wt.:
6-8 / 230
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Hendersonville, Tenn.
High School:
Pope John Paul II HS

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2015-16 (Junior): Competed for the Blue Raiders in 27 contests as a junior with one start in the season opener … Averaged 1.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game in just 5.3 minutes of action … Had three blocks and four steals on the season … Had two points and one rebound in start at Murray State (Nov. 17) … Tallied season highs in points (9), rebounds (8) and minutes (22) against Alaska-Anchorage (Nov. 26) in the Great Alaska Shootout opener … Totaled five points, six rebounds, two steals and a block against Belmont (Dec. 17) … Scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting at Marshall (Jan. 28).

2014-15 (Sophomore): Saw action in 17 contests, including one start versus Creighton (Nov. 29) … Averaged 8.9 minutes per contest … Did not attempt a three-pointer … Hauled in 29 boards … Racked up five blocks and three steals … Scored 27 points on the campaign … Grabbed a rebound in 12 games and at least two boards in six games … Scored a season-high seven points against Cincinnati (Nov. 28) … Played a personal-best 22 minutes at Oklahoma State (Dec. 16), securing a season-high six boards.

2013-14 (Freshman): Played in 21 games … averaged 5.0 minutes per game … recorded a career-high 13 points and eight rebounds against Fisk Dec. 17 … Went 9-for-14 from the floor against Fisk … Tallied seven points against Tennessee Temple Dec. 17, while pulling down six boards.

Pope John Paul II: Earned TSWA All-State honors last year … Named to the All-Sumner County Team in 2011-12 … Led JPII to a 20-11 record last season … Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior under head coach Kip Brown … Played in two All-Star games … Earned All-Mid-State honors … Also played football for three years.

Personal: Born June 14, 1995 in Nashville, Tenn. … Son of Tami and Derrick Phillips and has one brother Jacob Phillips … Majoring in Business with a minor in Communications … likes most about Coach Davis is his honesty and that he knows what it takes to win … has never been trick-or-treating in his life … Favorite food is hamburgers … Favorite movie is Love and Basketball & Loves to watch Family Guy or Fresh Prince … Lists Will Smith and Halle Berry as his favorite actor and actress … Lists OutKast as his favorite musical group … If he could be any superhero it would be Superman and his favorite athlete is Dwight Howard … Desires to own a diner one day … People don't know that he is scared of heights … Enjoys being a Blue Raider because of the people around him.