Ta'Shia Phillips

Ta'Shia Phillips

Personal information
Born	(1989-01-24) January 24, 1989 (age 36) Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school	Brebeuf Prep (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College	Xavier (2007–2011)
WNBA draft	2011: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted by	Atlanta Dream
Playing career	2011–2018
Position	Center
Career history
2011	Washington Mystics
2011	New York Liberty
Career highlights
Third-team All-American – AP (2011) 2x A-10 Defensive Player of the Year (2010, 2011) A-10 Player of the Year (2009) 3x First-team All-A-10 (2009–2011) 3x A-10 All-Defensive Team (2009–2011) A-10 Freshman of the Year (2008) A-10 All-Freshman Team (2008) McDonald's All-American (2007)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Representing   United States World University Games 2009 Belgrade Team

Ta'Shia Phillips (born January 24, 1989) is a former professional basketball player who most recently played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.

USA Basketball

Phillips was named a member of the team representing the US at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Phillips averaged 4.9 points per game. ^[1]

Professional career

Phillips was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA draft (8th overall) by the Atlanta Dream. ^[2]

Coaching career

In 2018 Phillips was hired as an assistant coach at the University of Indianapolis.

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

WNBA regular season statistics ^[3]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2011	Washington	10	0	5.4	53.8	—	50.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.9
	New York	5	0	3.6	50.0	—	50.0	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6
Career	1 year, 2 teams	15	0	4.8	53.3	—	50.0	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	1.5

College

NCAA statistics ^[4]

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Xavier	33	463	59.4	–	52.7	11.2	1.1	0.6	1.1	14.0
2008–09		32	445	61.3	–	55.8	12.1	1.2	0.7	1.7	13.9
2009–10		34	472	62.1	–	60.7	11.7	1.1	0.6	2.0	13.9
2010–11		32	515	60.5	–	62.4	12.4	0.8	0.6	1.6	16.1
Career		131	1895	60.8	0.0	57.9	11.8	1.1	0.6	1.6	14.5

References

1. "Twenty-Fifth World University Games – 2009". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
2. "2011 Draft Board". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 18 Oct 2015.
3. "Ta'Shia Phillips WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
4. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 18 October 2015.