Phil Rollins
Personal information | |
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Born | Wickliffe, Kentucky | January 19, 1934
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Wickliffe (Wickliffe, Kentucky) |
College | Louisville (1952–1956) |
NBA draft | 1956: 2nd round, 15th overall pick |
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |
Playing career | 1958–1963 |
Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
Number | 20, 11, 12, 19, 3 |
Career history | |
1958 | Philadelphia Warriors |
1958–1960 | Cincinnati Royals |
1960 | St. Louis Hawks |
1960–1961 | New York Knicks |
1961–1963 | Pittsburgh Rens (ABL) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 898 (5.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 405 (2.3 rpg) |
Assists | 458 (2.6 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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
- ^ a b c Phil Rollins. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 20, 2013.
- 1934 births
- Living people
- American Basketball League (1961–63) players
- Basketball players from Kentucky
- Cincinnati Royals players
- Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players
- New York Knicks players
- People from Ballard County, Kentucky
- Philadelphia Warriors draft picks
- Philadelphia Warriors players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- St. Louis Hawks players
- University of Louisville stubs