Bobby Phills

Bobby Phills
Personal information
Born(1969-12-20)December 20, 1969
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJanuary 12, 2000(2000-01-12) (aged 30)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouthern Laboratory School
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
CollegeSouthern (1987–1991)
NBA draft1991: 2nd round, 45th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1991–2000
PositionShooting guard
Number14, 13
Career history
1991–1993Sioux Falls Skyforce
1992Cleveland Cavaliers
1993Banco Natwest Zaragoza
19921997Cleveland Cavaliers
19972000Charlotte Hornets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points5,153 (11.0 ppg)
Assists1,246 (2.7 apg)
Steals592 (1.3 spg)
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Bobby Ray Phills Jr. (December 20, 1969 – January 12, 2000) was an American professional basketball player. He played shooting guard and small forward for the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets.

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Phills attended Baton Rouge's Southern University. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha.[1] He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1991 NBA draft (45th overall).

After being cut in December 1991 without playing a game for the Bucks, Phills had a stint with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association before being signed by the Cavaliers and rejoining the NBA late in the 1991–92 season. Over his nine-year career, he averaged 11.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. He was known as a defensive stopper,[2] averaging 1.9 steals per game for his career, and an excellent perimeter shooter, with a 39.0% career three-point shooting percentage. In 2000, he was killed in an automobile accident.

  1. ^ "Yale's Trey Phills Looks to Emulate His Dad, Ex-NBA Guard Bobby Phills, Who Died in 2000".
  2. ^ Hornets guard Bobby Phills killed in car wreck, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, January 13, 2000.