Julian Phillips (born November 5, 2003) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for

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Early life and high school

Phillips was born in

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and moved to

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in the third grade after his parents, who were serving in the U.S. Army, were stationed at Fort Jackson. He initially attended Blythewood High School in

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. Phillips transferred to Link Prep in

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after his junior year. He played in the 2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year. Phillips was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top 20 players in the 2022 class, according to major recruiting services. He originally committed to play college basketball at

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over offers from

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and

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at the beginning of his senior season and signed a

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(NLI) during the early signing period. After LSU head coach

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was fired, Phillips requested and was granted a release from his NLI and reopened his recruitment. He ultimately committed to play at Tennessee after considering offers from

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and Auburn. Phillips also considered playing professionally in the

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College career

Phillips entered his freshman season at Tennessee as the Volunteers' starting

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. He was named to the 2022

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All-Tournament team after averaging a team-leading 13.3 points per game. Phillips played in 32 games with 25 starts as a freshman and averaged 8.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. After the season, Phillips declared for the

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while maintaining his eligibility. After taking part in the NBA draft combine and receiving positive feedback, he decided to remain in the draft.

Professional career

Phillips was selected with the 35th overall pick in the

by the

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, and was soon traded to the

via the

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Career statistics

NBA

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References

External links

Tennessee Volunteers bio
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