Saul Phillips (basketball)

Saul Phillips
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Ohio
Conference MAC
Record 67–60 (.528)
Biographical details
Born (1972-10-11) October 11, 1972
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)[1]

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

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Dakota State Bison (The Summit League) (2007–2014)
2007–08 North Dakota State 16–1310–84th
2008–09 North Dakota State 26–716–21stNCAA Round of 64
2009–10 North Dakota State 11–188–106th
2010–11 North Dakota State 14–158–107th
2011–12 North Dakota State 17–149–93rd
2012–13 North Dakota State 24–1012–43rdCBI First Round
2013–14 North Dakota State 26–612–21stNCAA Round of 32
North Dakota State: 134–83 (.615)75–45 (.625)
Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (2014–present)
2014–15 Ohio 10–205–136th (East)
2015–16 Ohio 23–1211–72nd (East)CBI Semifinals
2016–17 Ohio 20–1111–72nd (East)
2017–18 Ohio 14–177–11T–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

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