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  Ta'Shia Phillips

Ta'Shia Phillips

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.

High School:
Brebeuf Jesuit

Height:
6-6

Position:
Center


At Xavier: The Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, Phillips established a new single-season rebounding record at Xavier and led the A-10 with 371 boards ... Her 11.2 rebounds per game marked the fifth-highest average in the nation ... Earned a spot on the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team and tied Amber Harris' record total of 12 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week selections ... Finished the year with 18 double-doubles to lead all freshmen nationally ... Her 14.0 points per game was 10th in the league ... Voted as the 2008 Atlantic 10 Championship's Most Outstanding Performer after averaging 14.7 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per game en route to leading the Musketeers to their second-straight title.

As a Freshman 2007-08: Saw action in 33 games and earned starting assignments in the last 32 contests ... Led the conference with a school-record 371 rebounds ... Tops in the league in both offensive (4.3) and defensive (6.9) rebounds per game ... 10th in the Atlantic 10 at 14.0 points per game. Her 463 points were the third-most ever scored by a Xavier freshman behind only all-time leading scorer Tara Boothe (479 in 2002-03) and teammate Amber Harris (553 in 2006-07) ... Boasted the second-best field goal percentage (59.4 percent) in the Atlantic 10. Her 59.4 percent effort from the floor was also the sixth best single-season field goal percentage in Xavier history ... Finished 12th in the league in blocks per game and her 35 blocks marked the seventh-highest single-season total in school history ... Connected on 192 field goals, marking the eight-highest single-season total in XU history ... Scored in double-figures 25 times and corralled at least 10 rebounds on 22 occasions. Phillips snared nine boards in an additional five games ... Broke Amber Harris' single-season rebounding record when she snatched her eighth carom of the night in a 16-point, nine-rebound effort at Dayton on February 27 ... Named to the National City Xavier Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 16.3 points per game and 16.0 rebounds per game in the three-game tournament, including a 26-point, 20-rebound effort vs. McNeese State on November 24. Those 20 rebounds established a new single-game record ... As an encore, Phillips matched her own record with 20 more rebounds at Louisville on December 9 ... Scored 20 or more points on five occasions, including the aforementioned career best of 26 vs. McNeese State ... Led the league with 18 double-doubles. Her 18 double-doubles were the most by any freshman in the country ... Notched her first collegiate double-double with a 25-point, 12-rebound effort against Valparaiso on November 18 ... Scored 21 points, hauled in 14 rebounds and a career-high five shots against Charlotte on February 17 ... Shot 50 percent or better in 23 games.


2008 Postseason: Averaged 13.3 points and 10.8 rebounds per game in XU's four postseason contests ... Averaged 14.7 points per game in XU's three-game run to the Atlantic 10 Championship. Phillips notched her 18th double-double of the season with a 10-point, 13-rebound effort in the A-10 Championship Final victory over Temple on March 10 ... Tallied a game-high 16 rebounds in the NCAA First Round contest against Nebraska on March 23.

Before Xavier: Averaged 21.6 points per game, 15.3 rebounds per game and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 75.4 percent from the floor during her senior season at Brebeuf Jesuit ... Finished her prep career with 1,939 points and 1,308 rebounds ... Led the squad to the Class 3A State Championship in 2004 and 2007 ... Selected as a member of the McDonald's All-American Team and as Indiana's "Miss Basketball" following her senior season ... A Parade Magazine Second Team All-American honoree in 2007 and a Third Team selection following both the 2005 and 2005 campaign ... Also earned mention on the All-USA Today Girls First Team in 2007 ... The 2007 Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year ... Honored as an All-Area pick in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... Rated as the No. 2 recruit nationally by Blue Star, as the No. 23 recruit nationally by the All-Star Girls Report and as the No. 25 recruit in the country by Scout.com.

Personal: Parents Clifton and Brenda, brother JaMarious ... Majoring in entrepreneurial studies ... Born January 24, 1989 in Indianapolis, Ind.

CAREER HIGHS
Points26vs. McNeese State (November 24, 2007)
Field Goals Made11Twice
Field Goals Attempted16vs. Dayton (February 27, 2008)
3-Pt Field Goals MadeNA
3-Pt Field Goals AttemptedNA
Free Throws Made9vs. East Tennessee State (December 16, 2007)
Free Throws Attempted13vs. McNeese State (November 24, 2007)
Rebounds20Twice
Assists3Three Times
Blocks5vs. Charlotte (February 17, 2008)
Steals2Five Times
CAREER STATISTICS
YearGP-GSMinFG-APct3FG-APctFT-APctRbs-AvgPFATOSPts-Avg
2007-0833-3228.2192-323.5940-0.00079-150.527371-11.283369421463-14.0
TOTAL33-3228.2192-323.5940-0.00079-150.527371-11.283369421463-14.0

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