Phil Bond
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| Born | July 27, 1954 Paducah, Kentucky | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | duPont Manual (Louisville, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Louisville (1973–1977) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1977: 3rd round, 62nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Phillip Damone Bond (born July 27, 1954) is a retired American basketball player.
Born in Paducah, Kentucky, Bond attended Manual High School in Louisville, where he graduated third in his class of 312 in 1972. He played collegiately for the University of Louisville.
In 1975 he started for Denny Crum's second team to reach the Final Four and was selected Most Valuable Player in the NCAA Midwest Region Tournament. He also played on the United States Pan American team that won a gold medal. He was an All-American in 1976 and broke Jim Price's assist record, which stood for 14 years. He also held U of L's single game assist record for 26 years. In addition, he was selected as an Academic All-American in 1976.
He was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 3rd round (62nd pick overall) of the 1977 NBA draft.
He played for the Rockets (1977–78) in the NBA for 7 games.
In 1983, Bond joined the staff of Metro United Way in Louisville, Kentucky. He is currently the chief financial officer of the organization.[1]
In 2013, his son, Jordan Bond, was a walk-on with the University of Louisville basketball team that won the men's NCAA national championship.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Metro United Way Executive Staff".
- ^ "Jordan Bond - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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