Bobby Phills
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 20, 1969 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Died | January 12, 2000 (aged 30) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Southern Laboratory School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| College | Southern (1987–1991) |
| NBA draft | 1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 1991–2000 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 14, 13 |
| Career history | |
| 1991–1993 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1993 | Banco Natwest Zaragoza |
| 1992–1997 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1997–2000 | Charlotte Hornets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 5,153 (11.0 ppg) |
| Assists | 1,246 (2.7 apg) |
| Steals | 592 (1.3 spg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Bobby Ray Phills II (December 20, 1969 – January 12, 2000) was an American professional basketball player. He played shooting guard and small forward for the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets.
A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Phills attended Baton Rouge's Southern University. He was a memeber of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1991 NBA draft (45th overall).
After being cut in December 1991 without playing a game for the Bucks, Phills had a stint with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association before being signed by the Cavaliers and rejoining the NBA late in the 1991–92 season. Over his nine-year career, he averaged 11.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. He was known as a defensive stopper, averaging 1.3 steals per game for his career, and an excellent perimeter shooter, with a 39.0% career three-point shooting percentage.
Phills attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He led the NCAA in three-point field goals per game (4.39) his senior year.
Though he made a name for himself as a shooter during his college career, Phills became known as a tenacious wing defender in the NBA. At 6' 5" and 220 pounds, he was said to more resemble an NFL linebacker than a basketball player. In 1996, Michael Jordan remarked that Phills was the toughest defender he had ever faced.
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