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Tarik Phillip

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Tarik Phillip
Phillip playing for the British national team in 2018
No. 22 – Trefl Sopot
PositionShooting guard
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1993-08-10) August 10, 1993 (age 31)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityBritish / American
Listed height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight87 kg (192 lb)
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
2020–2021Tofaş
2021–2022Reyer Venezia
2022San Pablo Burgos
2022–2024London Lions
2024–presentTrefl Sopot
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Tarik Phillip (born August 10, 1993) is a British-American professional basketball player for Trefl Sopot in the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for West Virginia.

Early life and high school

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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

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Independence CC

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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

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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

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Szolnoki (2017–2018)

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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)

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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)

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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] On February 24, 2019, Phillip posted 39 points in the 2nd half surpassing Pierre Jackson's 38 point half on February 4, 2014, as the NBA G League single-half record that still stood As of 3 March 2022.[11]

Washington Wizards (2019)

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The Washington Wizards announced that they had signed Phillip on April 9, 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 NBA season.[12] He played for the Wizards' Summer League team, averaging 5.7 points, 1 rebound, 1.2 assists and 1 steal over four games.[13]

Tofaş (2019–2020)

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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.[14][15] 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 an 84–71 win against Limoges CSP.[16]

Hapoel Jerusalem (2020)

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On August 9, 2020, Phillip signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League.[17] In his debut, he posted 21 points, 5 assists and 3 steals in a 103–96 win against Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[18] Phillip left the team on November 18.[19]

Return to Tofaş (2020–2021)

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

Reyer Venezia (2021–2022)

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On July 18, 2021, he signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian LBA. Reyer Venezia also plays in the EuroCup[21]

San Pablo Burgos (2022)

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On January 31, 2022, Phillip signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB.[22]

London Lions (2022–2024)

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On August 10, 2022, Phillip signed with the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). He was named to the BBL All-Defensive Team and the All-British Team of the Year at the end of the 2023–2024 season.[23][24]

Trefl Sopot (2024–present)

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On August 17, 2024, he signed with Trefl Sopot in the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[25]

International career

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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.[26] 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.[27] Phillip was named to Great Britain's roster for the EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers.[28]

References

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  1. ^ a b Casazza, Mike (28 April 2014). "WVU basketball: Tarik Phillip's talent isn't in question". WVGazetteMail.com. Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ^ Taylor, Allan (28 July 2015). "Tarik Phillip on point as Mountaineers seek to replace Staten". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ Poling, Phil (30 June 2017). "WVU Basketball: The Tarik Phillip Experience". FoxSports.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ Anderson, Chris (5 March 2017). "Phillip Named Sixth Man of the Year". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Tarik Phillip is a newcomer at Szolnok". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. ^ Garcia Rosado, Pedro (13 February 2018). "Tarik Phillip (ex Szolnok) joins CB Clavijo". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. ^ "The Clavijo is reinforced with Tarik Phillip". NueveCuatroUno.com (in Spanish). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. ^ Hunter, Greg (2 May 2018). "Former Mountaineers wrapping up seasons all over the world". WVNews.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  9. ^ Bakken, Bob (31 October 2018). "Hustle season starts Saturday". DeSoto Times-Tribune. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Tarik Phillip G-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Breaking Down Nik Stauskas' Wild Two-Game Stretch". NBA.com. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Wizards sign Jordan McRae to standard NBA contract Team also signs Tarik Phillip". NBA.com. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  13. ^ Broom, Kevin (2 August 2019). "Evaluating the Wizards' individual player production during NBA Summer League". BulletsForever.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  14. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (13 August 2019). "Tofas ink Tarik Phillip". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  15. ^ Adams, Luke (15 August 2019). "Wizards Waive Tarik Phillip". HoopsRumors.com.
  16. ^ "Phillip's double-double lands him Player of the Week award". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  17. ^ Skerletic, Dario (9 August 2020). "Tarik Phillip joins Hapoel Jerusalem". Sportando. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Tarik Phillip selected the top British player playing abroad in last week's games". Eurobasket. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Phillip left H.Jerusalem". Eurobasket. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Tofas welcome back Phillip". Eurobasket. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  21. ^ "COLPO REYER: Tarik Phillip è la point guard orogranata". reyer.it (in Italian). 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Tarik Phillip se incorpora a la plantilla burgalesa". sanpabloburgos.com (in Spanish). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Familiar faces and new names headline League's All-Defensive Team of the Year". BritishBasketballLeague.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Cheshire Phoenix star headlines All-British Team of the Year alongside four GB internationals". BritishBasketballLeague.com. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  25. ^ Skerletic, Dario (17 August 2024). "Trefl Sopot signs Tarik Phillip". Sportando. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Great Britain announce roster for FIBA World Cup qualifiers". EuroSport.com. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  27. ^ "British Quarterback Addition to TOFAŞ". EuroHoops.net (in Turkish). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  28. ^ "Basketball: Great Britain men's and women's teams fixtures and results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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