Bobby Phills

Bobby Phills

Personal information
Born	(1969-12-20)December 20, 1969 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	January 12, 2000(2000-01-12) (aged 30) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Southern Laboratory School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College	Southern (1987–1991)
NBA draft	1991: 2nd round, 45th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career	1991–2000
Position	Shooting guard
Number	14, 13
Career history
1991–1993	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1992	Cleveland Cavaliers
1993	Banco Natwest Zaragoza
1992–1997	Cleveland Cavaliers
1997–2000	Charlotte Hornets
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1996) No. 13 retired by Charlotte Hornets First-team All-SWAC (1991) No. 34 retired by Southern Jaguars
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,153 (11.0 ppg)
Assists	1,246 (2.7 apg)
Steals	592 (1.3 spg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Bobby Ray Phills Jr. (December 20, 1969 – January 12, 2000) was an American professional basketball player. He played shooting guard and small forward for the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets.

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Phills attended Baton Rouge's Southern University. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha.^[1] He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1991 NBA draft (45th overall).

After being cut in December 1991 without playing a game for the Bucks, Phills had a stint with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association before being signed by the Cavaliers and rejoining the NBA late in the 1991–92 season. Over his nine-year career, he averaged 11.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. He was known as a defensive stopper,^[2] averaging 1.9 steals per game for his career, and an excellent perimeter shooter, with a 39.0% career three-point shooting percentage. In 2000, he was killed in an automobile accident.