Phil Rollins
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1934 St. Louis Hawks |
| 1960–1961 | New York Knicks |
| 1961–1963 | Pittsburgh Rens |
| 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 Rollins (January 19, 1934 – February 8, 2021) was an American professional basketball player.[1]
Biography
Rollins was selected in 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
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
| 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
- ^ Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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