Phil Smyth

NBL Player Infobox
name = Phil Smyth


nickname =
position = Guard
height = 183cm
weight = 76kg
nationality = Australia
birth_date = Birth date and age|1958|5|11|mf=y
birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia
first_nbl_game = 1982
last_nbl_game = 1995
junior_association =
college =
previous_clubs = St Kilda Saints 1982
Canberra Cannons 1983-1992
Adelaide 36ers 1993-1994
Sydney Kings 1995
championships = As Player: 1983, 1984, 1988
As Coach: 1998, 1999, 2003
career_highlights = Current Head Coach of the Adelaide 36ers
Defensive Player of the Year (1982, 1983, 1988, 1989)
NBL's First Team (6 times)
Grand Final MVP (1988)
NBL's 20th Anniversary Team (1998)
NBL's 25th Anniversary Team (2003/04)
Olympic Squad Member (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)

Philip John Smyth AM (born May 11, 1958 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian former basketball player and current head coach of the National Basketball League's Adelaide 36ers.

Smyth played over 350 NBL games for the St Kilda Saints (1982), Canberra Cannons (1983-1992), the Adelaide 36ers (1993-1994) and the Sydney Kings (1995), and won three NBL titles.

External links

* [http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=36ers_newsdisplay&aid=231 NBL biography]