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| Born | (1969-03-06)March 6, 1969 (age 56) Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Edgewater (Orlando, Florida) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1999: 1st round, 8th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Orlando Miracle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1999–2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward /center | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Orlando Miracle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Houston Comets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tari L. Phillips (born March 6, 1969) is an American former professionalwomen's basketball player. Her cousinTayyiba Haneef-Park played for USA Volleyball.
Born inOrlando, Florida, Phillips attended theUniversity of Georgia during her first three college years, and helped itsLady Bulldogs team to theNCAA Regional Finals in 1987 and 1988. She transferred during her senior year to theUniversity of Central Florida, where she graduated in 1991.
She played for theSeattle Reign and theColorado Xplosion in theAmerican Basketball League (1996-1998). She made the ABL's Western Conference All-Star team in both 1997 and 1998, and was named the MVP of the 1997 All-Star Game.
After the ABL abruptly folded, Phillip was selected by her hometown team, theOrlando Miracle in the first round (eighth overall) of theWNBA draft on May 4, 1999.
After her WNBA rookie season in 1999, she was selected by thePortland Fire in the WNBA's Expansion Draft in December 1999, but she was later traded to theNew York Liberty just prior to the start of the WNBA's 2000 season. She played with the Liberty from 2000 to 2004. After the 2004 season ended, she became an unrestrictedfree agent and signed with theHouston Comets for the 2005 WNBA season. The Comets waived Phillips on July 2, 2007.
Phillips won aGold Medal withUSA Basketball during theBasketball World Championship in 2002. She was named to the team as a replacement for the injuredTina Thompson.
Phillips was named to the USA team for the 1993World University Games competition inBuffalo, New York. The team had a 6–2 record and won the bronze medal. Phillips was the leading scorer in several games including 25 points against Japan and 23 against China. Phillips was the overall leading scorer for the team, averaging 18.8 points per game and led the team in rebounding with 11.0 per game.[1]
Phillips was selected to represent the US at the 1995 USA Women's Pan American Games, however, only four teams committed to participate, so the event was cancelled.[2]
In 2002, Phillips was named to the national team which competed in the World Championships inZhangjiagang,Changzhou andNanjing, China. The team was coached byVan Chancellor. Phillips scored 3.3 points per game. The USA team won all nine games, including a close title game against Russia, which was a one-point game late in the game.[3]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Orlando | 32 | 0 | 10.5 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 48.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | New York | 31 | 30 | 31.5 | 46.7 | 25.0 | 65.4 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 13.8 |
| 2001 | New York | 32 | 32 | 32.8 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 58.4 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 15.3 |
| 2002 | New York | 32 | 31 | 31.5 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 67.5 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 14.1 |
| 2003 | New York | 33 | 32 | 31.3 | 39.7 | 20.0 | 64.9 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 11.3 |
| 2004 | New York | 13 | 13 | 23.9 | 34.7 | 0.0 | 45.7 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 6.7 |
| 2005 | Houston | 32 | 1 | 11.4 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 64.6 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | Houston | 21 | 2 | 10.6 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 65.5 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 2007 | Houston | 6 | 0 | 5.8 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Career | 9 years, 3 teams | 232 | 141 | 23.0 | 45.2 | 13.6 | 61.9 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 9.2 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | New York | 7 | 7 | 31.7 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 78.3 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 16.3 |
| 2001 | New York | 6 | 6 | 33.7 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 47.1 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 11.3 |
| 2002 | New York | 8 | 8 | 31.1 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 14.4 |
| 2005 | Houston | 5 | 0 | 10.6 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| Career | 4 years, 2 teams | 26 | 21 | 27.9 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 64.6 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 11.9 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | Georgia | 31 | - | - | 45.9 | 16.7 | 62.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | 9.0 |
| 1988–89 | Georgia | 2 | - | - | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 3.0 |
| 1989–90 | UCF | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||
| 1990–91 | UCF | 21 | - | - | 51.7 | 37.1 | 61.6 | 12.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | - | 25.3° |
| Career | 54 | - | - | 49.7 | 34.1 | 61.9 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | - | 15.1 | |
| Statistics retrieved fromSports-Reference.[4] | |||||||||||||
