Michael Charles Phillips (March 24, 1956 – April 25, 2015) was an American professional basketball player.

Phillips attended and played basketball at Manchester High School, in New Franklin, Ohio, from 1970 to 1974.

[2] In his senior season, Phillips averaged more than 10 points per game on the Wildcats' 1978 national championship team.

[3] Phillips died after falling down a flight of stairs at his Madisonville, Kentucky, home, on April 25, 2015.

[4] The 59-year-old Phillips was home alone, and the Hopkins County coroner's investigation found no evidence of criminality in the event.