Nationality American Name Mike Phillips Education University of Kentucky College Kentucky (1974–1978) Weight 107 kg | Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg) Height 2.08 m Role Basketball Player Position Center | |
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Born March 24, 1956
Akron, Ohio ( 1956-03-24 ) High school Manchester (New Franklin, Ohio) NBA draft 1978 / Round: 3 / Pick: 45th overall Died April 25, 2015, Madisonville, Kentucky, United States | ||
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||
Mike phillips spain highlights 2014 15 season
Michael Charles Phillips (March 24, 1956 – April 25, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. At a height of 6-foot-10-inch (2.08 m), he played at the center position. He played professionally for eleven years in Spain, including six years in Spain's top-tier level league, the Liga ACB.
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- Mike phillips spain highlights 2014 15 season
- Els moments de mike phillips a l acb
- High school
- College career
- Professional career
- Death
- References
Els moments de mike phillips a l acb
High school
Phillips attended and played basketball at Manchester High School, in New Franklin, Ohio,
College career
Phillips played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, for coach Joe B. Hall. He helped Kentucky win a national championship in 1978. He teamed with 6-foot-11-inch (2.11 m) Rick Robey, to form a duo known as the Twin Towers.
Phillips played four years for the Wildcats, earning All-SEC honors in his sophomore (second team), junior (second team) and senior years (third team). In his senior season, Phillips averaged more than 10 points per game on the Wildcats' 1978 national championship team. For his career, Phillips finished 25th on the school's career scoring list, with 1,367 points (11.4 per game), and he also grabbed 755 rebounds (6.3 per game).
Professional career
Following graduation, Phillips was drafted by the New Jersey Nets, in the 1978 NBA Draft, but he never played in the NBA. In 1979, he found his way to Spain, where he had a fruitful career. Phillips played six years in Spain's top-tier level league, the Liga ACB, and he won an ACB league championship in 1981, with FC Barcelona. For his ACB career, Phillips scored 4,423 points (23.2 per game) and grabbed 1,765 rebounds (9.2 per game) in his six seasons.
Death
Phillips died after falling down a flight of stairs at his Madisonville, Kentucky, home, on April 25, 2015. The 59-year-old Phillips was home alone, and the Hopkins County coroner's investigation found no evidence of criminality in the event.