Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip
The Illio, 1947
Personal information
Born(1922-03-07)March 7, 1922
Granite City, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 2001(2001-04-29) (aged 79)
Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolGranite City (Granite City, Illinois)
CollegeIllinois (1941–1943, 1946–1947)
NBA draft1947: 5th round, 47th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career1947–1958
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number19, 7, 4, 14, 17
Career history
As player:
19471950Chicago Stags
19501952Philadelphia Warriors
19521956Fort Wayne Pistons
19561958Boston Celtics
As coach:
1958St. Louis Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points6,384 (9.1 ppg)
Rebound2,395 (4.4 rpg)
Assists3,759 (5.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Andrew Michael "Handy Andy"[1] Phillip (March 7, 1922 – April 29, 2001) was an American professional basketball player.[2] Born in Granite City, Illinois, Phillip had an 11-year career and played for the Chicago Stags of the Basketball Association of America and the Philadelphia Warriors, Fort Wayne Pistons and Boston Celtics, of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

  1. ^ "Sport: Whiz Kids". Time. March 15, 1943. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008.
  2. ^ Andy Phillip Stats. Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 9, 2017.

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