Phil Lee Rollins (January 19, 1934 – February 8, 2021) was an American professional basketball player.[1]

Biography

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 National Basketball Association (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 died on February 8, 2021, twenty days after his 87th birthday.[2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1958–59 Philadelphia 23 10.9 .333 .622 1.3 1.9 3.7
1958–59 Cincinnati 21 21.0 .375 .778 4.1 2.8 6.8
1959–60 Cincinnati 72 17.2 .409 .606 2.5 3.2 5.5
1960–61 St. Louis 7 10.1 .450 .000 .4 1.6 2.6
1960–61 Cincinnati 14 6.1 .313 .714 .6 .8 1.8
1960–61 New York 40 16.5 .373 .688 2.1 2.5 5.8
Career 177 15.5 .385 .649 2.2 2.6 5.1

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Phil Rollins NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Harten, David (February 9, 2021). "Louisville basketball legend Phil Rollins, who led U of L to 1956 NIT championship, dies". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved February 9, 2021.


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