2015-16 (FRESHMAN):
- One of two Tigers to start all 31 games of the 2015-16 campaign, averaging 7.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
- Recorded 107 assists, a mark that ranks as the third-best freshman total in program history (117 - Phil Pressey; 109 - Jimmy McKinney).
- Trended upward to close his first collegiate season, averaging 10.3 points per game over the final three games of 2015-16, including the first double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) of his career in the season finale vs. Florida (March 5).
- Twice pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds over Mizzou’s final three games, first doing so vs. Texas A&M (Feb. 27) before repeating against the Gators (March 5).
- Matched his season-high in assists (7) three times, including in the season finale vs. Florida (March 5).
- Compiled a team-leading 40 steals, with his 2.9 steal percentage ranking seventh-best in the Southeastern Conference (2.9 percent of Mizzou’s possessions that Phillips was on the court for, he recorded a steal).
- Ranked 13th in the conference overall and second out of freshmen in terms of assist rate (26.9), which is assists divided by the field goals made by teammates while on the court.
- Knocked down 29-of-90 three-point field goal attempts (32.2 percent), the fourth-highest deep range makes on the squad.
- Hit multiple three-pointers in seven games, including a season-best three on five separate occasions.
- Earned the start in his collegiate debut vs. Wofford (Nov. 13), recording 7 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds in 29 minutes.
- Rained in 3-of-4 from three-point land en route to 13 points vs. UMES (Nov. 14), playing 27 minutes in his second career start.
- Nearly willed Mizzou to a comeback vs. Northwestern (Nov. 23), scoring 13 of his 16 points (6-of-11 FG) after the break in the 67-62 result.
- Second-straight game in double digits with 14 (5-of-10 FG, 3-of-5 3PT, 1-of-2 FT) vs. Omaha (Dec. 9), hitting three three-pointers for the third time.
- 6 assists against 0 turnovers in the 81-50 win vs. Savannah State (Jan. 2), scoring 7 points (3-of-4 FG, 1-of-1 FT).
- Matched season-high with 16 points (5-of-14 FG, 1-of-4 3PT, 5-of-6 FT) vs. Arkansas (Jan. 12).
- Set season-high with 5 steals vs. Ole Miss (Feb. 3), scoring in double digits for the second-straight game with 14 points (3-of-3 3PT).
- 15 points (4-of-9 FG, 2-of-5 3PT, 5-of-6 FT) in the win vs. South Carolina (Feb. 16), with 7 rebounds and a season-high for free throws made (5) and attempted (6).
- Nearly a double-double effort vs. Texas A&M (Feb. 27), grabbing a season-high 10 rebounds to go along with 8 points.
- 13 points (5-of-11 FG, 1-of-4 3PT, 2-of-2 FT) on the road at LSU (March 1).
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Proven winner, leading national powerhouse Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) to an 88-4 record as the team’s starting point guard his last two seasons.
- Averaged an eye-popping 8.7 assists per game en route to setting Oak Hill’s career assist record as a senior during the 2014-15 season.
- Averaged 7.7 points and 4.2 steals per game while leading Oak Hill to a 47-1 season as a senior, with the squad also spending 10 weeks as the nation’s No. 1-ranked boys basketball team.
- Broke Oak Hill’s career assist record that was previously held by former North Carolina standout Jeff McInnis.
- Lone Oak Hill setback came in the championship game of the DICK’s Sporting Goods High School Nationals, a 70-61 result to No. 2-ranked Montverde Academy.
- Recorded team highs in points (15), rebounds (9), assists (5) and steals (5) in the nationally televised final (ESPN2) of the DICK’s Sporting Goods tournament.
PERSONAL:
- Son of Alice Knox and Ted Phillips, and born on Jan. 12, 1996, in Los Angeles, California.
- Athlete he most looks up to and models his game after is Chris Paul.
- Favorite TV show is ‘Friends’.
- Considered Mizzou the most in the recruiting process due to the Tigers coaching staff’s ongoing presence.
- Names NBA star Kobe Bryant as most influential person he has met.