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2022-23 Basketball (M) Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Nelson Phillips
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Warner Robins, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Georgia State
Bio
Fifth-Year (2022-23)
• Played in all 33 games, starting in 17 on 24.7 minutes
• Tied NCAA record for steals in a game with 13 against SUNO on Nov. 23
• Averaged career-highs in points (11.3), rebounds (5.8), steals (2.1), assists (2.0) and free throw percentage (.747)
• Amassed a career-high 23 points over Louisiana on Feb. 11 on 8-of-12 shooting
• Ended season (Feb. 9 – March 4) with an eight-game streak of scoring in double figures, including four games with 20-plus points (Louisiana – 23, at Arkansas St. – 22, at Marshall – 22, James Madison – 20)
• Awarded Zootown Classic All-Tournament Team on 11 points, five rebounds and 1.3 assists
• Swiped away team-high 68 steals to rank second in the league with 2.1 per game – recorded 2-plus steals in a team-high 16 games, with 11 being 3-plus
• Recorded first career double-double against SUNO on Nov. 23 with a 22-point, 13-steal performance – ended the season with three (at App State – 12 points, 11 rebounds, Arkansas State – 13 points, 14 rebounds)
• Dominated in the Sun Belt Tournament, averaging 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.5 assists on 44.8 percent from the field and 1.000 from the line
• Put on a memorable performance against SUNO on Nov. 23, ending the night with 22 points, 13 steals, eight rebounds and a career-high eight assists while shooting 8-of-13 from the field
• Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in the Sun Belt Tournament against Arkansas State on March 2
Georgia State (2018-2022)
Senior (2021-22)
• Returned from injury with a 15-point, five steal performance against Brewton-Parker
• Participated in 22 games with 11 starts
• Finished the season with 7.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals on 44 percent shooting from the field
• Played a career-high 36 minutes at High Point
• Tied a career-high 20 points with four 3-pointers against Toccoa Falls
Junior (2020-21)
• Missed 2020-21 season due to injury
Sophomore (2019-2020)
• Played 30 games with two starts
• Shot a 47.1/41.1/72.7 shooting split in 22.8 minutes
• Averaged 8.1 points and 3.8 rebounds while swiping 37 steals – third most on GSU
• Blocked a career-high three shots against No. 2 ranked Duke
• Matched a career-high with 20 points against Coastal Carolina
Freshman (2018-19)
• Garnered first career start at Louisiana, finishing with 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and six rebounds
• As a freshman, averaged 5.1 points and 3.3 rebounds in 33 games
• Shot 54.6 percent from the field and 35.3 percent from behind the arc
• Set a career-high 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting against Middle Georgia St.
High School
• Led Warner Robins to the 2018 5A State Championship
• Earned All-State First Team, All-Region, All-County and Region 5A Player of the Year
• Averaged 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals as a junior at Warner Robins HS
• A standout at Warner Robins with a 4-star rating and ranked as the fifth-best player in the state of Georgia
• Ranked in the top-100 by 247sports.com
Personal
• Born on Dec. 15, 1998, in Warner Robins, Ga.
• Son of Nelson Phillips Sr. and Antionette Jones
• Brother to five siblings
• Played in all 33 games, starting in 17 on 24.7 minutes
• Tied NCAA record for steals in a game with 13 against SUNO on Nov. 23
• Averaged career-highs in points (11.3), rebounds (5.8), steals (2.1), assists (2.0) and free throw percentage (.747)
• Amassed a career-high 23 points over Louisiana on Feb. 11 on 8-of-12 shooting
• Ended season (Feb. 9 – March 4) with an eight-game streak of scoring in double figures, including four games with 20-plus points (Louisiana – 23, at Arkansas St. – 22, at Marshall – 22, James Madison – 20)
• Awarded Zootown Classic All-Tournament Team on 11 points, five rebounds and 1.3 assists
• Swiped away team-high 68 steals to rank second in the league with 2.1 per game – recorded 2-plus steals in a team-high 16 games, with 11 being 3-plus
• Recorded first career double-double against SUNO on Nov. 23 with a 22-point, 13-steal performance – ended the season with three (at App State – 12 points, 11 rebounds, Arkansas State – 13 points, 14 rebounds)
• Dominated in the Sun Belt Tournament, averaging 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.5 assists on 44.8 percent from the field and 1.000 from the line
• Put on a memorable performance against SUNO on Nov. 23, ending the night with 22 points, 13 steals, eight rebounds and a career-high eight assists while shooting 8-of-13 from the field
• Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in the Sun Belt Tournament against Arkansas State on March 2
Georgia State (2018-2022)
Senior (2021-22)
• Returned from injury with a 15-point, five steal performance against Brewton-Parker
• Participated in 22 games with 11 starts
• Finished the season with 7.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals on 44 percent shooting from the field
• Played a career-high 36 minutes at High Point
• Tied a career-high 20 points with four 3-pointers against Toccoa Falls
Junior (2020-21)
• Missed 2020-21 season due to injury
Sophomore (2019-2020)
• Played 30 games with two starts
• Shot a 47.1/41.1/72.7 shooting split in 22.8 minutes
• Averaged 8.1 points and 3.8 rebounds while swiping 37 steals – third most on GSU
• Blocked a career-high three shots against No. 2 ranked Duke
• Matched a career-high with 20 points against Coastal Carolina
Freshman (2018-19)
• Garnered first career start at Louisiana, finishing with 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and six rebounds
• As a freshman, averaged 5.1 points and 3.3 rebounds in 33 games
• Shot 54.6 percent from the field and 35.3 percent from behind the arc
• Set a career-high 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting against Middle Georgia St.
High School
• Led Warner Robins to the 2018 5A State Championship
• Earned All-State First Team, All-Region, All-County and Region 5A Player of the Year
• Averaged 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals as a junior at Warner Robins HS
• A standout at Warner Robins with a 4-star rating and ranked as the fifth-best player in the state of Georgia
• Ranked in the top-100 by 247sports.com
Personal
• Born on Dec. 15, 1998, in Warner Robins, Ga.
• Son of Nelson Phillips Sr. and Antionette Jones
• Brother to five siblings
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