Saul Phillips (basketball)

Saul Phillips
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Ohio
Conference	MAC
Record	67–60 (.528)
Biographical details
Born	October 11, 1972 (age 52); Reedsburg, Wisconsin
Playing career
1991–1995	Wisconsin–Platteville
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997	Wayne State (NE) (asst.)
1997–1999	Lake Superior State (asst.)
1999–2001	Milwaukee (asst.)
2001–2004	Wisconsin (operations)
2004–2007	North Dakota State (asst.)
2007–2014	North Dakota State
2014–present	Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall	201–143 (.584)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2× Summit League Tournament (2009, 2014); 2× Summit League regular season (2009, 2014)
Awards
	2× Summit League Coach of the Year (2009, 2014)

Saul Edward Phillips (born October 10, 1972^[2]) is an American college basketball head coach for the Ohio Bobcats. Phillips is a graduate of University of Wisconsin–Platteville.

Coaching career

North Dakota State University

Saul Phillips got his start at NDSU as an assistant coach under Tim Miles in 2004. When Miles left the school to coach Colorado State in 2007, Phillips was promoted to head coach.^[3]

In 2009 Phillips led the North Dakota State Bison to win the Summit League tournament championship and became the first team since Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana–Lafayette) in 1972 to advance to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in their first year of eligibility. On January 17, 2013; Saul Phillips notched his 100th win with the Bison.

Phillips reached the NCAA tournament once again in 2014 after winning the Summit League tournament. Seeded 12th in the NCAA Tournament, the Bison upset 5th seeded Oklahoma in the second round 80-75,^[4] then lost to 4th seeded San Diego State 44-63^[5] in the third round. He is currently 4th on the all-time wins list in NDSU men's basketball history.

Ohio University

On April 6, 2014; Saul Phillips agreed to become the 18th head coach of the Ohio Bobcats.^[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
North Dakota State Bison (The Summit League) (2007–2014)
2007–08	North Dakota State	16–13	10–8	4th
2008–09	North Dakota State	26–7	16–2	1st	NCAA Round of 64
2009–10	North Dakota State	11–18	8–10	6th
2010–11	North Dakota State	14–15	8–10	7th
2011–12	North Dakota State	17–14	9–9	3rd
2012–13	North Dakota State	24–10	12–4	3rd	CBI First Round
2013–14	North Dakota State	26–6	12–2	1st	NCAA Round of 32
North Dakota State:		134–83 (.615)	75–45 (.625)
Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (2014–present)
2014–15	Ohio	10–20	5–13	6th (East)
2015–16	Ohio	23–12	11–7	2nd (East)	CBI Semifinals
2016–17	Ohio	20–11	11–7	2nd (East)
2017–18	Ohio	14–17	7–11	T–4th (East)
Ohio:		67–60 (.528)	34–38 (.472)
Total:		201–143 (.584)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

External links

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[1] ttp://gobison.com/news/2014/3/6/MBB_0306142835.aspx

[2] ttp://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach

[3] ttp://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040614aaa.html

[4] ttp://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?id=400546923

[5] ttp://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?id=400548509

[6] ttp://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040614aaa.html

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