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College
  
University of Michigan

Nationality
  
Canadian

Height
  
1.98 m

Siblings
  
Sara Phillips

Career
  
2006–present

Role
  
Basketball player

Positions
  
Center

Class
  
Senior

Name
  
Krista Phillips

Jersey number
  
25

Sport
  
Basketball

Weight
  
104 kg



Born
  
May 18, 1988 (age 36) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (
1988-05-18
)

Education
  
Aden Bowman Collegiate, University of Michigan

High school
  
Aden Bowman Collegiate

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Krista Lynn Phillips (born May 18, 1988 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian basketball centre for the Dandenong Rangers of the Australian WNBL.

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Michigan Wolverines

In her junior year at University of Michigan, Phillips earned her third varsity letter. She played in all 30 games with seven starts and averaged 18.9 minutes per game. She ranked second on the team in blocks with 28 (0.89 per game) and scored in double figures in six games. During the season, she posted her 100th career block; and became one of six Wolverines with 100-plus career blocks. At season’s end, she ranked 19th in the Big Ten in rebounding, averaging 5.2 rebounds per game. Some of the highlights of her season included:

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  • Tallied a season-high six blocks in the season-opener at Kentucky (November 15).
  • Played a season-best 35 minutes against Texas A&M (November 20).
  • Lone Wolverine to post double figure rebounds on the season with 10 against North Carolina State (December 5) and 11 at Purdue (February 26).
  • She scored a season-high 16 points against Iowa (January 26).
  • Was 5-of-5 from the floor against Penn State (February 9).
  • Posted a season-high 11 rebounds against Purdue (February 26).
  • Recorded Michigan’s lone double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Purdue (February 26).

    • Team Canada

  • She was a two-year member of Canada's Junior National Team (2005–06). At the 2006 FIBA Americas Under-18 World Championship Qualification Tournament in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she was part of a silver medal winning team. At the tournament, she averaged 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in four games.
  • At the 2005 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Tunisia, she averaged 8.7 points, a team-high 7.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in seven games. She was an alternate on Canada's 2004 Junior National Team.

    • From 2001-2005, she was a four-year member of Team Saskatchewan. At the 2005 Canada Summer Games, she led Team Saskatchewan to a fifth-place finish.

  • Of note, she played with former Michigan Wolverine teammate Stephany Skrba on Canada's Junior National Team in 2005.

    • WNBL

    Phillips signed with the Dandenong Rangers of Australia's WNBL for the 2011/12 Season. One of her teammates is LA Sparks guard Jenna O'Hea.

    Olympic Games

    Krista was part of Team Canada during the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Personal

    Her sister Sara, is a junior on the University of Rhode Island's volleyball team.

    References

    Krista Phillips Wikipedia
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