Prospect Spotlight: Daydor Phillips (2020)
Spring Lake Park is 11-2 and led by their core of seniors. One of those seniors is hardworking wing Daydor Phillips. Phillips came into the year with expectations as did his entire team. Daydor and the Panthers won 15 of…
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Continue ReadingSpring Lake Park is 11-2 and led by their core of seniors. One of those seniors is hardworking wing Daydor Phillips.
Phillips came into the year with expectations as did his entire team. Daydor and the Panthers won 15 of 27 games a year ago and brought back most of the team. Phillips averaged 7.2 points and 6.8 rebounds a game as a junior earning honorable mention in the Northwest Suburban Conference.
Both guys love the game of basketball and are true gym rats. They both have worked extremely hard over their 4 years at SLPHS to improve their games and along with classmates Gabe Myren and Jacob Say are main players in the resurgence of our program.
“Daydor is a player who doesn’t mind doing the dirty work,” Panthers Coach Grant Guzy said. “He can guard multiple positions but he has been the guy on our team this season who has had to guard the other teams bigs.
“He has held his own inside even though the opponent usually has a height advantage on him.”
Phillips is averaging 9.2 points, 8.1 rebounds (Panther leading rebounder), 1.7 assists, and 1.3 steals per game shooting 51.3 percent overall. Phillips is just 6-foot-3, a strong 6-foot-3 but 6-foot-3 and he is often battling bigger players around the basket. And succeeding.
“Daydor can score it inside and can get out and lead the break when he peals a defensive rebound off the glass and he can finish on the break,” Guzy explained. “He can also handle the basketball well and is an excellent passer.”
Phillips makes a great pair with teammate Blake Remme, the team’s leading scorer.
“They very athletic and can run and leap They love the open court and are a big part of our pressing, up tempo game. Both are great kids, do well in the classroom, and are positive role models for our younger players.”
Phillips is the type of worker that any college coach will love. And there are a lot of levels where he will make the practices of teams better, and help the team during games in whatever way possible.