Gary Phillips (basketball)

Gary Phillips

Phillips with the San Francisco Warriors in 1964
Personal information
Born	(1939-12-07) December 7, 1939 Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Quincy (Quincy, Illinois)
College	Houston (1958–1961)
NBA draft	1961: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1961–1966
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	21, 34, 7
Career history
1961–1962	Boston Celtics
1962–1966	San Francisco Warriors
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1962) First-team All-American – USBWA (1961) 3× First-team All-MVC (1959–1961)
Career statistics
Points	2,319 (6.7 ppg)
Rebounds	903 (2.6 rpg)
Assists	665 (1.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Gary A. Phillips (born December 7, 1939) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'3" (1.90 m) guard, Phillips starred at the University of Houston during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was the University of Houston's first All-America basketball player who earned Second-Team All-America honors in 1959–60 and First-Team honors in 1960–61. A two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, Phillips ended his college career having scored 1,452 points.

He played five seasons (1961–1966) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics and San Francisco Warriors.

Career statistics

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
†	Won an NBA championship

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1961–62†	Boston	67	10.6	.355	.581	1.6	1.0	4.0
1962–63	San Francisco	75	24.0	.398	.638	3.0	1.8	8.1
1963–64	San Francisco	66	30.5	.370	.670	3.8	3.1	10.0
1964–65	San Francisco	73	21.1	.358	.603	2.6	2.0	7.1
1965–66	San Francisco	67	12.9	.350	.621	2.0	1.7	4.0
Career		348	19.9	.370	.629	2.6	1.9	6.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1962†	Boston	6	5.3	.063	.727	.5	.2	1.7
1964	San Francisco	11	23.3	.361	.650	2.2	1.8	8.7
Career		17	16.9	.319	.667	1.6	1.2	6.2

External links

• Career statistics