Orlando Phillips

Orlando Phillips
Position	Centre / Power Forward
Height	209 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Nationality	United States
Born	California, United States
Junior Association	Pepperdine University
Debut	1989 (NBL)
Previous Clubs	Adelaide 36ers (NBL) 1989 Pau Orthez (Euroleague) 1992-93

Orlando Darryl Phillips (born 1960 in California, USA) is a retired American basketball player. He was a strong rebounding Center or Power Forward who also played in Australia and Europe during his career.

College career

The 6'10" (209 cm) tall Orlando Philips was a standout center for the Pepperdine University Waves, co-winning the 1983 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year award with Waves team mate Dane Suttle.

Professional career

Unfortunately little is known about the professional basketball career of Orlando Phillips. What is known is that in 1989 he played for the Adelaide 36ers in the Australian National Basketball League. Phillips played 25 games for the 36ers where he averaged 20.4 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.0 blocked shot and he shot the ball at 62.5% per game.^[1] Phillips had a slow start to the 1989 NBL season still recovering from a broken foot but his numbers increased through the season. He wore the number "00" for the 36ers and early in the NBL season before his form changed, the joke in Adelaide was that 00 stood for "Oh Oh".

Phillips also had a stint in the Euroleague with Pau Orthez in the 1992-93 season. He played 14 games for Orthez and averaged 12 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

References

1. ^ http://www.nbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/_temp_/adelaide_season_by_season_player_stats.pdf

External links

• Fibaeurope.com Profile

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Name	Phillips, Orlando
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Date of birth	1960
Place of birth	California, United States
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