Porsha Phillips

Porsha Phillips

Personal information
Born	(1988-01-13) January 13, 1988 (age 37) Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school	Redan (Stone Mountain, Georgia)
College	LSU (2006–2007) Georgia (2008–2011)
WNBA draft	2011: 3rd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars
Playing career	2011–2012
Position	Forward
Career history
2011	San Antonio Silver Stars
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (2011)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Porsha Phillips (born January 13, 1988) is an American professional women's basketball player, formerly with the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Porsha Phillips finished her basketball career in Israel, playing for Ramat Hasharon Club.

Porsha Phillips played for Redan High School in her hometown of Stone Mountain, Georgia. While at Redan, Phillips averaged 18.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocked shots as a senior to earn elite status as a Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), USA Today, Parade and McDonald's All-American. All four organizations honor the top high school players in the country.

For her career Phillips led Redan and head coach Rhonda Malone to a 104–27 record, including two state runner-up finishes. She posted 1,624 points and 837 rebounds during her career as well.

Phillips, a three-time DeKalb County Player of the Year, was ranked as the eighth overall recruit in the country by Blue Star Girls Report and 15th overall, and the second highest ranked forward by Roundball Journal.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2011	San Antonio	31	1	8.3	39.0	0.0	47.4	1.9	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.3	1.8
Career	1 year, 1 team	31	1	8.3	39.0	0.0	47.4	1.9	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.3	1.8

College

Source ^[1]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	LSU	38	143	32.0	15.6	66.7	2.9	0.7	0.7	0.9	3.8
2008–09	Georgia	32	335	45.1	25.0	75.0	6.1	1.4	1.3	1.2	10.5
2009–10	Georgia	34	295	36.5	16.7	64.4	8.2	0.9	1.3	1.6	8.7
2010–11	Georgia	34	366	39.6	23.5	80.7	10.7	1.6	1.4	1.5	10.8
Career	Combined	138	1139	38.9	19.1	73.1	6.9	1.1	1.2	1.3	8.3

WNBA

Phillips attended Redan High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia and graduated 2006. After, she attended Louisiana State University before transferring to the University of Georgia and played for the Lady Bulldogs. ^[2] Phillips was selected in the third round of the 2011 WNBA draft (30th overall) by the San Antonio Silver Stars. ^[3] Her brother is former Boston Red Sox second baseman Brandon Phillips, who became the first Red Sox player to wear the number zero.

References

1. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
2. "Player Bio: Porsha Phillips – The University of Georgia Bulldogs". Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
3. "2011 Draft Board". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.