Michael Phillip - 2015-16 Men's Basketball - LIU Post


#23 Michael Phillip

Position: Forward
Height: 6-9
Class: Senior
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Previous School: Westinghouse

2015-16: Started 15 of the 27 games he appeared in ... led the team and ranked third in the ECC in blocks (53) ... slotted third on the team in rebounding (5.6 rpg) ... fifth in field-goal percentage (.476) ... had seven points, seven rebounds and five blocks in a season-opening 71-55 win over U. Sciences (Nov. 14) ... added eight points and six rebounds in a 79-72 triumph versus Goldey-Beacom (Nov. 15) ... scored 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting and added nine rebounds in a 95-81 victory at Bloomfield (Nov. 24) ... pulled down 12 rebounds in a 64-62 win over Dowling (Dec. 12) ... registered a double-double (11 rebounds, 10 points) in a 72-60 victory against Franklin Pierce (Dec. 17) ... swatted away six blocks versus Merrimack (Dec. 30) ... grabbed 10 rebounds in an 80-73 win over NYIT (Feb. 16) ... hauled in eight rebounds in a double-overtime contest against UDC (Feb. 27) ... compiled 10 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks against St. Thomas Aquinas in the ECC Tournament semifinals (Mar. 5).

Prior to LIU Post: Transfer from Florida International University, where he appeared in all 33 games and shot 53.8 percent from the field ... Played varsity basketball at George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Personal: Has three siblings, Kevin, Jenniel and Stephan ... son of Kenwyn and Gillian Phillip ... enjoys writing poetry and listening to music ... brother, Kevin, played collegiate basketball at Drexel University from 2008-12 ... his favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... the person he admires most is his father ... majoring in sociology.

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