Krista Phillips Explained

Krista Phillips
Position:Center
Number:25
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Nationality:Canadian
Birth Date:18 May 1988
Birth Place:Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Highschool:Aden Bowman Collegiate
(Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
College:Michigan (2006–2010)
Draft Year:2010
Draft League:WNBA

Krista Lynn Phillips (born May 18, 1988) is a Canadian former basketball centre, who last played for the Dandenong Rangers of the Australian WNBL.

Career

Michigan Wolverines

In her junior year at University of Michigan, Phillips earned her third varsity letter. She played in all 30 games with seven starts and averaged 18.9 minutes per game. She ranked second on the team in blocks with 28 (0.89 per game) and scored in double figures in six games. During the season, she posted her 100th career block; and became one of six Wolverines with 100-plus career blocks. At season’s end, she ranked 19th in the Big Ten in rebounding, averaging 5.2 rebounds per game. Some of the highlights of her season included:

Michigan statistics

Source[7]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006-07Michigan2923146.5%40.0%63.1%4.30.30.61.38.0
2007-08Michigan3334146.8%26.4%59.5%5.81.00.61.410.3
2008-09Michigan3017642.1%20.8%65.6%5.21.00.51.05.9
2009-10Michigan3534243.5%42.1%61.4%6.71.20.81.89.8
Career127109044.9%32.9%61.8%5.60.90.61.48.6

Team Canada

From 2001-2005, she was a four-year member of Team Saskatchewan. At the 2005 Canada Summer Games, she led Team Saskatchewan to a fifth-place finish.

WNBL

Phillips signed with the Dandenong Rangers of Australia's WNBL for the 2011/12 season. One of her teammates was LA Sparks guard Jenna O'Hea.

Olympic Games

Krista was part of Team Canada during the London 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

Career stats

Season Team Games Played Games Started Minutes Field GoalsThree PointsFree Throws'ReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints'
2006-07 29 2154786 6 53 126 10 37 17 231
2007-08 Michigan Wolverines 33 26726140 14 47 190 34 4619341
2008-09 Michigan Wolverines 30 756675 5 21 155 29 3114176
Michigan Wolverines
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Personal

Her sister Sara, was a junior on the University of Rhode Island's volleyball team.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mgoblue.com/basketball-w/article.aspx?id=156448 Mgoblue.com
  2. http://www.mgoblue.com/basketball-w/article.aspx?id=156966 Mgoblue.com
  3. http://www.mgoblue.com/basketball-w/article.aspx?id=158450 Mgoblue.com
  4. http://www.mgoblue.com/basketball-w/article.aspx?id=163748 Mgoblue.com
  5. http://www.mgoblue.com/basketball-w/article.aspx?id=165646 Mgoblue.com
  6. http://www.mgoblue.com/basketball-w/article.aspx?id=168156 Mgoblue.com
  7. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2021-06-09.
  8. Web site: Basketball.ca . Basketball.ca . July 24, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706165947/http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?id=2631&sid=1 . July 6, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
  9. Web site: Krista Phillips Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084416/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ph/krista-phillips-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 1 August 2017.
  10. http://www.mgoblue.com/basketball-w/playerbio.aspx?id=145904 Mgoblue.com