Ta'Shia Phillips
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Ta'Shia Phillips
| image =
| league =
| team =
| number =
| position = Center
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 198
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|01|24}}
| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana
| nationality = American
| high_school = Brebeuf Prep
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
| college = Xavier (2007–2011)
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 2011
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 8
| draft_team = Atlanta Dream
| career_start = 2011
| career_end = 2018
| years1 = 2011
| team1 = Washington Mystics
| years2 = 2011
| team2 = New York Liberty
| 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)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's Basketball}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|World University Games}}
{{MedalGold|2009 Belgrade | Team}}
| wnba_profile = tashia_phillips
| bbr_wnba = phillta02w
| letter = p
}}
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.
Professional career
Phillips was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA draft (8th overall) by the Atlanta Dream.
Coaching career
In 2018 Phillips was hired as an assistant coach at the University of Indianapolis.
Career statistics
{{WNBA player statistics legend}}
=WNBA=
{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=WNBA regular season statistics{{cite web |title=Ta'Shia Phillips WNBA Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/p/phillta02w.html |website=Basketball Reference |access-date=May 10, 2025}}}}
|-
| align="left" rowspan=2 | 2011
| align="left" | Washington
|10||0||5.4||53.8||—||50.0||1.6||0.0||0.0||0.3||0.3||1.9
|-
| align="left" | New York
|5||0||3.6||50.0||—||50.0||0.6||0.2||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 1 year, 2 teams
|15||0||4.8||53.3||—||50.0||1.3||0.1||0.0||0.2||0.2||1.5
{{S-end}}
=College=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Team !GP !Points !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !SPG !BPG !PPG |
| 2007–08
|rowspan=4| 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 |
| class="sortbottom"
|colspan=2 align=center|Career |131 |1895 |60.8 |0.0 |57.9 |11.8 |1.1 |0.6 |1.6 |14.5 |
References
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{{2011 WNBA draft}}
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Category:All-American college women's basketball players
Category:American women's basketball players
Category:Atlanta Dream draft picks
Category:Basketball players from Indianapolis
Category:New York Liberty players
Category:Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball)
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
Category:Xavier Musketeers women's basketball players
Category:Washington Mystics players
Category:Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
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