Porsha Phillips
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Porsha Phillips
| nationality = American
| league =
| team =
| number =
| position = Forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 173
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|01|13}}
| birth_place = Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
| high_school = Redan (Stone Mountain, Georgia)
| college = *LSU (2006–2007)
- Georgia (2008–2011)
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 2011
| draft_round = 3
| draft_pick = 30
| draft_team = San Antonio Silver Stars
| career_start = 2011
| career_end = 2012
| years1 = 2011
| team1 = San Antonio Silver Stars
| highlights = * First-team All-SEC (2011)
| wnba_profile = porsha_phillips
}}
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
{{WNBA player statistics legend}}
=WNBA=
==Regular season==
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2011
| align="left" | San Antonio
|31||1||8.3||39.0||0.0||47.4||1.9||0.3||0.2||0.4||0.3 ||1.8
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 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
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=College=
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
class="wikitable"
!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
|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/phillips_porsha00.html|title=Player Bio: Porsha Phillips – The University of Georgia Bulldogs| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101230211158/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/phillips_porsha00.html| archive-date=December 30, 2010|url-status=live|accessdate=January 19, 2012}} Phillips was selected in the third round of the 2011 WNBA draft (30th overall) by the San Antonio Silver Stars. Her brother is former Boston Red Sox second baseman Brandon Phillips, who became the first Red Sox player to wear the number zero.
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Category:American women's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball players
Category:LSU Tigers women's basketball players
Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans
Category:Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball)
Category:Sportspeople from Stone Mountain, Georgia
Category:San Antonio Silver Stars draft picks
Category:San Antonio Stars players
Category:Forwards (basketball)
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