2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Academic Honors
• Currently majoring in Human Development
2021-22
Played in 22 games averaging 7.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, shooting 44 percent from the floor and 33.8 percent from 3-point range… Matched a career-high 169 points total for the season, grabbing 74 rebounds and dishing out 20 assists along with 35 steals and seven blocks…
Returned to the court after missing last year due to injury with 15 points and five steals in 22 minutes against Brewton-Parker… Scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Northeastern… Earned start and scored eight points with four steals against William & Mary… Garnered second straight start and played a career-high 36 minutes at High Point… Knocked down five 3-pointers at Mercer scoring 19 points… Tied a career-high 20 points with four 3-pointers against Toccoa Falls… Earned a start at Coastal Carolina and just missed a double-double with 10 points and seven rebounds in just 24 minutes of action…
2020-21
Missed season due to injury.
2019-20
Played in 30 games while making a pair of starts and averaging 8.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game . . . Averaged 22.8 minutes per game while shooting 47.1 percent from the floor, 41.1 percent from 3-point range, and 72.7 percent from the free throw line . . . Swiped 37 steals, third-most on the team, while blocking 25 shots and dishing out 23 assists.
Came off the bench to score 17 points including three 3-pointers while pulling down five rebounds in season opener against Brewton-Parker . . . Blocked a career-high three shots and finished with seven points at No. 2 Duke . . . Finished with 12 points going 4-of-6 from the floor with four rebounds against Texas State . . . Scored nine points and swiped a career-high six steals at Coastal Carolina . . . Scored 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting including four 3-pointers at Arkansas State . . . Finished with 17 points on 7-of-11 field goals against Louisiana . . . Just missed a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds at Georgia Southern . . . Scored 16 points while making four 3-pointers against Appalachian State . . . Matched a career-high with 20 points against Coastal Carolina . . . Just missed a double-double with 11 points and seven rebounds against Georgia Southern . . . Garnered first start of the season in regular season finale against Little Rock finishing with 11 points . . . Started Sun Belt Conference Tournament Quarterfinal against Georgia Southern.
2018-19
As a freshman averaged 5.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while playing in 33 games and making one start . . . Shot 54.6 percent from the floor and 35.3 percent from 3-point range while averaging 13.1 minutes per game . . . Swiped 24 steals and dished out 16 assists.
Scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds in 20 minutes of action at Montana . . . Just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds against St. Bonaventure in the opener of the Cayman Islands Classic . . . Knocked down his first 3-pointer and finished with seven points on 3-of-3 shooting with four rebounds at Tulane . . . Scored a career-high 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting against Middle Georgia State while going 5-of-6 from the free throw line with four rebounds . . . Provided a spark off the bench with seven points and four rebounds against Louisiana . . . Grabbed eight rebounds in just 18 minutes against UL Monroe . . . Finished with six points and three offensive boards at UL Monroe . . . Made first career start finishing with 14 points on 4-of-5 field goals with six rebounds at Louisiana . . . Scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting at Coastal Carolina . . . Finished with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting with five rebounds against Little Rock.
Prep
A 4-Star prospect who was ranked as high as the fifth-best player in the state of Georgia . . . Ranked among the top 100 players in the country by 247sports.com . . . Averaged 20 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals per game as a junior at Warner Robins High School . . . Earned All-State First Team, All-Region, All-County, and Region 5-A Player of the Year . . . Led Warner Robins to the 2018 AAAAA State Championship.
Personal
Nelson Lamar Phillips Jr. was born on December 15, 1998, in Warner Robins, Ga. . . . Son of Nelson Phillips Sr. and Antoinette Jones . . . Middle child of five siblings.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018-19Freshman
Guard
6'4"
175 lbs
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2019-20Sophomore
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6'4"
185 lbs
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2020-21Junior
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6'3"
180 lbs
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2021-22Redshirt Junior
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6'4"
180 lbs
