Phil Booth (basketball)

Phil Booth
Sidelined guys during 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team huddle, including Booth (right)
No. 5 – Villanova Wildcats
Position Guard
League Big East Conference
Personal information
Born (1995-12-31) December 31, 1995
Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Mount Saint Joseph
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College Villanova (2014–present)
Career highlights and awards

Phil Booth (born December 31, 1995) is a college basketball player for the Villanova Wildcats.

High school career

Booth played high school basketball at Mount Saint Joseph in Baltimore. While there, Booth was selected as the 2013-14 Baltimore Prep Player of the Year. He was also a first team All-Catholic league selection.[1] Phil holds the record for most points at Mount Saint Joseph High School.

College career

Booth entered Villanova as a freshman during the 2014-15 season. He immediately contributed to team, and at the end of the seasons was named the Philadelphia Big Five rookie of the year.[1]

During his sophomore year, Booth continued to contribute during the 2015-16 season in important situations. He scored a team high 20 points in the National Championship game victory over North Carolina. He hit two free throws with 35 seconds left in the game.[2] Booth averaged 7.0 points per game that season.

In his junior year, he was limited to three games and was forced to redshirt due to lingering knee pain.[3]

Booth suffered further injury as a redshirt junior, as he fractured his right hand in a game against Providence on January 23, 2018.[4] He returned on February 21 in a 93-62 win over DePaul and scored 14 points off the bench.[5] After the injury Booth acknowledged that his offensive rhythm was disrupted by the injury so he shot less but remained a starter. In his redshirt junior season Booth won the championship with Villanova for the second time in his career.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Villanova.com Phil Booth Bio - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". www.villanova.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. ↑ Jensen, Mike (5 April 2016). "'Nova's Phil Booth at his best in title game". Philly.com. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Frank, Reuben (20 March 2017). "Villanova future unclear for Brunson, but Booth expected back at 100 percent". NBC Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Toohey, Terry (January 25, 2018). "Phil Booth is latest Villanova player handed an injury setback". The Times-Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Juliano, Joe (23 February 2018). "With Phil Booth back for Villanova, Jay Wright to work on rotation". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Ford, Bob (3 April 2018). "Phil Booth's national-championship journey, from leading scorer in '16 to facilitator in '18". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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