Longwood University Athletics

2019-20: One of the top point guards in the Big South…possesses deep shooting range and a penchant for hitting big shots in big situations…crafty and careful with the ball…knocks down free throws at an elite clip…catalyst for a Longwood offense that set the program’s three-point record in 2018-19…has played for head coach Griff Aldrich for more than a decade, dating back to the AAU basketball circuit in Houston.
 
2018-19: Named Big South Newcomer of the Year by Three-Man-Weave.com…named All-Big South honorable mention by league coaches and media…led the Big South and set a single-season school record with a .890 (105-of-118) free throw percentage…top five in the conference in assists per game (3.8) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6)…of his 129 assists, 93 led to Longwood three-pointers…finished fifth on Longwood’s single-season Division I leaderboard with 129 assists…including his team-high 74 three-pointers, contributed to 50.2 percent of Longwood’s school-record 333 treys…led Longwood with 14.0 points per game…shot .344 (74-of-15) from three-point range and .404 (148-of-366) from the floor…ranked 10th in the conference with 2.2 made three-pointers per game…also the fifth-best rebounding guard at 4.7 boards per game…started every game and led the team with 31.3 minutes per game…scored in double figures in 26 of his 34 games, including five 20-point games…hit at least one three-pointer in all but two games…knocked down at least three treys 12 times…posted three double-doubles, all of the points-rebounds variety…sparked Longwood’s first-ever Division I postseason win against Southern Miss, posting 19 points and seven assists…dished at least three assists 19 times, leading Longwood to a 12-7 record in those games…led the team in scoring 11 times, in rebounding 11 times and in assists 25 times – all team highs.

2017-18 (Trinity Valley Community College): Impact combo guard at Trinity Valley, appearing in all 33 games while drawing 16 starts…averaged 9.0 points, 4.2 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game… the team’s top three-point shooter, hitting .441 (56-of-127) of his treys while leading the team with 56 made...top two on the team in three-point percentage, made three-pointers, assists, assist-to-turnover ratio and steals…amassed a team-leading 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio, posting 137 assists compared to just 50 turnovers…racked up 41 steals, second most on the team…also shot .458 (97-of-212) from the floor and .873 (48-of-55) from the charity stripe…scored in double figures 13 times, including six of his final nine games.
 
2016-17 (Trinity Valley Community College): Played in all 31 games as a freshman, averaging 3.0 points, 2.3 assists and 1.3 rebounds per game…scored in double figures for the first time in his collegiate career against Lee College on Jan. 9, scoring 12 points.
 
High School: Played at Texas powerhouse Jack Yates High School...prep career culminated in breakout senior season that saw him average 20.0 points, 11.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game…captained the team that year, leading the Lions to the state championship tournament…set a state tournament record that year by hitting nine three-pointers in a single playoff game…averaged double-digit scoring in every year of high school, including a junior season that saw him post 17.0 points and 7.0 assists per game…played AAU basketball for Longwood head coach Griff Aldrich.
 
Personal: Son of Lorenzo Phillips and Nicole Harris…born Lorenzo Cole Phillips, and goes by Shabooty…aspirations after college are to become a college basketball coach…majoring in sociology…favorite athletes Chris Paul and Kobe Bryant.