Career Stats
His 771 career points put him 229 away from reaching 1,000 for his career • His career field goal percentage of .593 (309-of-521) currently stands third in program history.
Awards
Missouri Valley Conference Second Team (2018)
Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team (2018)
Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team (2017)
Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 30, 2017)
2017-18
Named Second Team All-MVC at the end of the season • Named to the MVC All-Tournament Team • Played in 29 games during the year with 27 starts • Averaged 15.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game • Made 181-of-304 shots during the season, a percentage of .595 • His season field goal percentage ranks eighth in school history • His career field goal percentage of .593 currently stands in third place in program history • Scored in double-figures 25 times during the year, including five games of 20+ points • Had two games during the season in which he made 11-of-12 shots from the field, tied for the 14th-best single-game shooting percentage in the country • Scored a career-high 24 points in the season opener against Florida Gulf Coast, and made 11-of-18 field goals • Recorded a double-double against South Carolina, scoring 14 points with 10 rebounds • Had a double-double against Charleston Southern on Nov. 25 with 13 points and 13 rebounds • Had a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double at Ole Miss on Dec. 16 • Scored 23 points at home against Missouri State on Jan. 7 • Made 11-of-12 field goals, scoring 24 points at Southern Illinois on Jan. 13 while also grabbing 10 rebounds for the double-double • Four games later again made 11-of-12 shots from the field against Valparaiso on Jan. 27 • At home against Evansville on Feb. 3 he had a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double • Scored 16 points with 11 rebounds on Feb. 21 against Drake • In the first round of the MVC Tournament he had a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double • Set a new career-high with 26 points in an overtime win over Southern Illinois in the MVC Tournament semifinal, including scoring the team's first 11 points of the overtime period • In the season finale against Loyola in the MVC Tournament Championship Game, he scored 12 points with 12 rebounds.
2016-17
Named to the MVC All-Newcomer Team • Played in all 35 games with 34 starts • Led the team and ranked second in the MVC in field goal shooting percentage (59.0 percent) • Ranked fourth on the team in scoring (9.1 ppg) • Ranked second on the team and seventh in the MVC in rebounding (6.3 rpg) • Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (1.1 bpg) • Collected double-digit rebounds in a team-high seven games • Recorded a team-high 32 dunks • Ranked second on the team with three double-doubles • Scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the NIT first-round win over UC Irvine (March 15) • Collected 11 rebounds with six points in the State Farm MVC Tournament semifinal win over Southern Illinois (March 4) • Scored seven points with four rebounds in the win at Northern Iowa to clinch a share of the MVC regular-season title (Feb. 25) • Recorded a career-high 15 rebounds with 11 points in the Senior Night win over Southern Illinois (Feb. 22) • Scored 11 points in the win over Bradley (Feb. 11) • Recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Northern Iowa (Feb. 1) • Named MVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 30) after recording his first-career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Evansville (Jan. 29) • Netted 19 points on 5-for-6 shooting in the win over Indiana State (Jan. 25) • Collected 10 rebounds and scored nine points in the win at Bradley (Jan. 18) • Grabbed eight rebounds in the win over Wichita State (Jan. 14) • Collected 11 rebounds and scored seven points in the win at Indiana State (Jan. 7) • Scored nine points with seven rebounds in the win at Loyola Chicago (Jan. 1) • Netted a team-high 17 points with five rebounds and four blocks in the win over Evansville (Dec. 29) • Scored 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting in the win at Hawai'i (Dec. 22) • Scored 10 points with five rebounds in the win over Saint Joseph's (Dec. 18) • Was one of five Redbirds to reach double figures by scoring 12 points, with eight rebounds, in the win over UT Martin (Dec. 10) • Collected 10 rebounds in the win over New Mexico (Dec. 3) • Netted 11 points with seven rebounds in the win over IUPUI (Nov. 30) • Scored a career-high 22 points on 9-for-16 shooting from the field, plus grabbed six rebounds, in the win over Ferris State (Nov. 27) • Contributed 10 points with four rebounds in the win over Fort Wayne (Nov. 16) • Started in his first game as a Redbird, scoring eight points at Murray State (Nov. 11).
Prior to Illinois State
Averaged 11.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a freshman at Western Nebraska College during the 2015-16 season • Earned a spot on the 2016 NJCAA Region IX All-Tournament Team • Played in 30 games with 20 starts at WNCC in 2015-16 • Shot 146-for-234 (62.4 percent) from the field and scored in double figures 20 times • Also recorded 23 blocks, 21 assists and 17 steals • Graduated from Franklin High School where he averaged 17.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game as a senior.
Personal
Born April 15, 1997 • Son of Jackie and Phillip Sr. • Has two siblings • Major: Communication
