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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
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
Troy vs. LaGrange (Full Highlights)
Saturday, December 06
Players Postgame Press Conference (LaGrange)
Saturday, December 06
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (LaGrange)
Saturday, December 06
Postgame Press Conference (James Madison)
Saturday, December 06
