Rashad Phillips
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 5, 1978 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 162 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ferndale (Ferndale, Michigan) |
| College | Detroit (1997–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2001–2009 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | Mobile Revelers |
| 2002 | Aironi Novara |
| 2002–2004 | ALM Évreux Basket |
| 2004–2005 | Tekelspor |
| 2005–2006 | Makedonikos B.C. |
| 2006 | Dakota Wizards |
| 2006 | İstanbulspor |
| 2007 | Porto |
| 2007 | SK Valmiera |
| 2007 | Perth Wildcats |
| 2008–2009 | Al Ansar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Rashad Keith Phillips (born May 5, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. In eight years playing professionally, Phillips competed in more than eight different countries for more than ten different teams. He is 5'10" tall, weighs 162 pounds and played the point guard position. Since retiring from basketball he has started and continues to run "Skills Unlimited", a training and mentoring program for children that uses basketball as a vehicle to help them overcome their obstacles.
Phillips, a native of the North Central section of Detroit, Michigan, grew up in a rough neighborhood. His father, Virgil, wanted to keep him off the streets, so he created a program called REACH (an acronym for religion, education, athletics, character and hope) where Rashad and others could go to play basketball and stay out of trouble. Later, when he was a senior at college, Phillips said, "I thank God every day for giving me a father who did the things he did for me... I've seen a lot of people fall victim to the streets, but that was never an option for me. I always had a gym to go to. What my father has done has saved so many lives."
In the fall of 1992, Rashad Phillips entered Ferndale High School in Ferndale, Michigan as a 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) freshman. At first he was told he was too small to be a basketball player, but he quickly proved he could play despite his stature and ended up becoming one of the first four-year varsity starters in school history. By the time Phillips was a senior in 1995–96 he had only grown to 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m). Phillips, however, still averaged approximately 25 points, seven assists and four steals per game en route to being named Oakland County's best player. He was also invited to play in the Magic Roundball Classic, an annual all-star high school basketball game where the best players in the country are selected to participate, as an alternate and played for the West in place of an injured Mateen Cleaves. The game was held at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit and Phillips earned the West's Most Valuable Player award. Bryant was the number one high school recruit at the time and would be a first-round draft choice in the 1996 NBA Draft just three months later. Phillips' performance caused him to become a heavily recruited prospect, but by then he had already committed to play at the University of Detroit Mercy.
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