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Phil Rollins
Personal information
Born (1934-01-19) January 19, 1934 (age 90)
Wickliffe, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolWickliffe (Wickliffe, Kentucky)
CollegeLouisville (1952–1956)
NBA draft1956: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career1958–1963
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Number20, 11, 12, 19, 3
Career history
1958Philadelphia Warriors
1958–1960Cincinnati Royals
1960St. Louis Hawks
1960–1961New York Knicks
1961–1963Pittsburgh Rens (ABL)
Career highlights and awards
  • NIT champion (1956)Kentucky High School Hall of Fame, University of Louisville Hall of Fame
Career NBA statistics
Points898 (5.1 ppg)
Rebounds405 (2.3 rpg)
Assists458 (2.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Phil Lee "Phil" Rollins (born January 19, 1934) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] Rollins was selected in the 1956 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors after a collegiate career at Louisville.[1] As a senior in 1955–56 he helped lead the Cardinals to a National Invitation Tournament championship.

In Rollins' five-year professional career, most of which was spent in the NBA (his final season was in the American Basketball League), he played for five different teams. In NBA games only, Rollins averaged 5.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.[1]

His brother, Ken, starred at the University of Kentucky before starting a professional basketball career. Ken was also a member of the 1948 NCAA and Olympic Gold Medal teams.

He married Barbara G. Hibbit(1935-1991), who was a cheerleader for the University of Louisville. They had 4 children;Brenda R. Rollins Miller, Vicki L. Rollins McCune, Kenneth W. Rollins and Debra L. Rollins. He has 4 grandchildren; Hannah McCune Schuler, Kyle McCune, Tanner Miller and Tyler Miller and 2 great- grandchildren; Remi Becker Miller and Emorie Lynn Schuler.


References

  1. ^ a b c Phil Rollins. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 20, 2013.

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