Tarik Phillip

Tarik Phillip (born August 10, 1993) is a British-American professional basketball player for Tofaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for West Virginia.

Tarik Phillip
Tarik Phillip playing for the British national team in 2018
No. 22 – Tofaş
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBasketball Super League
Basketball Champions League
Personal information
Born (1993-08-10) August 10, 1993
Brooklyn, United States
NationalityBritish / American
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Szolnoki Olaj KK
2018CB Clavijo
2018–2019Memphis Hustle
2019–2020Tofaş
2020Hapoel Jerusalem
2020–presentTofaş
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and high school

Phillip was born in Brooklyn to a Grenadian father and an English mother. He began high school at Christ the King Regional High School in Middle Village, Queens before transferring to Brooklyn College Academy before his sophomore year and helped lead the team to the Public Schools Athletic League title in his first season with the Bobcats. Phillip did not play basketball as a senior due to eligibility issues and completed a fifth year at Queen City Prep in Charlotte, North Carolina. After averaging 26 points and seven rebounds per game, Phillip committed to play for South Carolina but was ultimately ruled academically ineligible to play.[1]

College career

Independence CC

After failing to qualify academically to play for South Carolina, Phillip began his collegiate career at Howard College in Big Spring, Texas and sat out a season before transferring to Independence Community College. Despite missing the first 14 games due to academic issues, he was named the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division Player of the Year and was named an honorable mention Junior College All-American after averaging 18.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists over the final 18 games of the season.[1]

West Virginia

Phillip spent the final three seasons of his eligibility with the Mountaineers. He averaged 4.1 points and 12.9 minutes off the bench in his first year with the team.[2] As a junior, he established himself as a key reserve and averaged 9.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game and shot 40.9 percent from three.[3] As a senior, Phillip averaged 9.3 points, 3.2 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals and was named the Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year.[4]

Professional career

Szolnoki (2017–2018)

Phillip signed with Szolnoki Olaj KK of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A) on August 17, 2017.[5] Phillip averaged 5.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.5 steals over 17 NB I/A games and 7.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 2.2 steals in 14 FIBA Europe Cup games before leaving the team in February, 2018.[6]

Clavijo (2018)

After leaving Szolnoki, Phillip signed with CB Clavijo of the Spanish Second Division (LEB Oro) on February 13, 2018.[7] He averaged 10.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 11 games.[8]

Memphis Hustle (2018–2019)

Phillip was signed by the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League following a successful tryout with the team.[9] Phillip averaged 13.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals in 48 games (34 starts) with the Hustle.[10]

Washington Wizards (2019)

The Washington Wizards announced that they had signed Phillip on April 9, 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 NBA season.[11] He played for the Wizards' Summer League team, Averaging 5.7 points, one rebound, 1.2 assists and one steal over four games.[12]

Tofaş (2019–2020)

Phillip was released from his contract with the Wizards in order to sign with Tofaş of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) on August 13, 2019.[13][14] Phillip was named the Player of the Week for the first week of the 2019–20 EuroCup by Eurobasket.com after scoring 17 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists in a 84-71 win against Limoges CSP.[15]

Hapoel Jerusalem (2020)

On August 9, 2020, Phillip signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League.[16] In his debut, he posted 21 points, 5 assists and 3 steals in a 103-96 win against Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[17] Phillip left the team on November 18.[18]

Return to Tofaş (2020–present)

On November 20, 2020, he signed with Tofaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), returning to the club for second time.[19]

International career

In 2017, Phillip was called up to the Great Britain men's national basketball team roster to play in the qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[20] He played in six games, averaging 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists as Britain finished 27th overall and failed to qualify.[21]

References
  1. Casazza, Mike (April 28, 2014). "WVU basketball: Tarik Phillip's talent isn't in question". WVGazetteMail.com. Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. Taylor, Allan (July 28, 2015). "Tarik Phillip on point as Mountaineers seek to replace Staten". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. Poling, Phil (June 30, 2017). "WVU Basketball: The Tarik Phillip Experience". FoxSports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  4. Anderson, Chris (March 5, 2017). "Phillip Named Sixth Man of the Year". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. "Tarik Phillip is a newcomer at Szolnok". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. August 17, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  6. Garcia Rosado, Pedro (February 13, 2018). "Tarik Phillip (ex Szolnok) joins CB Clavijo". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  7. "The Clavijo is reinforced with Tarik Phillip". NueveCuatroUno.com (in Spanish). February 13, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  8. Hunter, Greg (May 2, 2018). "Former Mountaineers wrapping up seasons all over the world". WVNews.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  9. Bakken, Bob (October 31, 2018). "Hustle season starts Saturday". DeSoto Times-Tribune. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  10. "Tarik Phillip G-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  11. "Wizards sign Jordan McRae to standard NBA contract Team also signs Tarik Phillip". NBA.com. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  12. Broom, Kevin (August 2, 2019). "Evaluating the Wizards' individual player production during NBA Summer League". BulletsForever.com. SB Nation. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  13. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (August 13, 2019). "Tofas ink Tarik Phillip". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  14. Adams, Luke (August 15, 2019). "Wizards Waive Tarik Phillip". HoopsRumors.com.
  15. "Phillip's double-double lands him Player of the Week award". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  16. "Tarik Phillip joins Hapoel Jerusalem". Sportando. August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  17. "Tarik Phillip selected the top British player playing abroad in last week's games". Eurobasket. October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  18. "Phillip left H.Jerusalem". Eurobasket. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  19. "Tofas welcome back Phillip". Eurobasket. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  20. "Great Britain announce roster for FIBA World Cup qualifiers". EuroSport.com. February 7, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  21. "British Quarterback Addition to TOFAŞ". EuroHoops.net (in Turkish). August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
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