Dayton native picks SEC school for final year in college basketball

Shawn Phillips Jr. has one season of eligibility remaining
Arizona State's Shawn Phillips Jr. reaches for the ball as Kansas State's Ugonna Onyenso (34) watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Arizona State's Shawn Phillips Jr. reaches for the ball as Kansas State's Ugonna Onyenso (34) watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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April 13, 2025
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Shawn Phillips Jr., the former Belmont High School student who completed his high school career in Arizona, will play his final season of college basketball in the Southeast Conference, where he started his career.

Phillips will transfer from Arizona State, where he spent the last two seasons, to Missouri, he announced Sunday. He picked Missouri from a list of five schools that included Cincinnati, Kansas, Memphis and Villanova.

Phillips, a 7-foot forward, averaged 5.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in 31 games last season as a junior at Arizona State. He averaged 5.5 points and 3.3 rebounds as a sophomore.

Phillips played his freshman season at LSU, averaged 1.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 20 games. He first entered the transfer portal in April 2023.

Phillips was one of eight Arizona State players in the portal. He’s one of four transfers joining the Missouri roster. Missouri finished 22-12 last season and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Phillips attended Belmont until transferring to Ypsi Prep Academy in Michigan in 2020. He then attended Dream City Christian in Glendale, Ariz., for his senior year.

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