[4] At first, he was told he was too small to be a basketball player, but he quickly proved he could play, despite his stature, and ended up becoming one of the first four-year varsity starters in school history.

[5] Phillips, however, still averaged approximately 25 points, seven assists and four steals per game, en route to being named Oakland County's best player.

[3][8] Just like the season before, when they scored a major upset to open the tournament, Detroit then found itself on the losing end in the round of 32, this time at the hands of 4th-seeded Ohio State.

[7] His average led the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, while his 735 total points scored is still the fourth-highest single season mark in school history.

On the year, Phillips set still-standing single season school-records of 785 total points scored, and a 91.6% accuracy from the free throw line.

[7] Additionally, he finished with the fourth-highest free throw percentage in all of NCAA Division I. Phillips also set many school top ten records that season, including a career-high of 41 points scored against UW–Green Bay, in January.

[7] The Midwestern Collegiate Conference honored him with a third consecutive All-MCC First Team selection, as well as his second straight MCC Player of the Year award.

His stops included leagues in Australia, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.