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Honors & Awards:
•All-NSIC First Team (2023-24)
•All-NSIC Second Team (2022-23)
•NSIC South Player of the Week (12/20/21)
•NSIC South Player of the Week (11/22/21)
2023-24: Started all 32 games ... All-NSIC first team honoree ... led team in scoring (15.2), rebounding (6.6), blocked shots (42) and field goal pct. (56.9) ... made season-high 10 field goals in three games, including scoring a season-high 25 points vs. MSU Moorhead (2/24) ... recorded double-doubles at Wayne State (11/21) and vs. Minnesota Duluth (12/9) ... in NSIC play, led the conference in field goal pct. (58.7), while ranking third in blocked shots (33), eighth in field goals made (145), ninth in rebounds (6.8), 10
th in scoring (16.4) and 15
th in free throw pct. (74.3).
2022-23: Started all 28 games ... All-NSIC second team ... averaged 13.3 ppg and led SMSU in rebounding (7.0), field goal pct. (55.1) and blocked shots (38) ... ranked fourth in 3-point field goals made (25) ... led SMSU with four double-doubles ... scored 20 or more points five times, including scoring a season-high 28 on 12 of 17 shooting with three 3-pointers versus Upper Iowa (2/10) ...scored 22 points at Concordia-St. Paul (2/4) ... scored 20 points on 7 of 9 shooting vs. Minnesota Duluth (1/21) ... scored 22 points on 10 of 13 shooting at UMary (1/6) ... grabbed career-high 15 rebounds at Wayne State (12/3) ... ranked second in the conference in field goal pct. (57.1), second in blocked shots (31), eighth in rebounds (6.9) and 16th in field goals made (116) ... scored 1,000th career point vs. Winona State (2/11).
2021-22: Started all 27 games ... averaged 12.7 ppg and 6.4 rpg ... ranked second on the team with 142 field goals made ... shot 51.4 percent from the field ... lead the team with 37 blocked shots ... recorded five double-doubles ... scored a season-high 25 points on 12 of 16 shooting vs. Concordia-St. Paul (12/17) ... scored 24 points vs. Northern State (1/14) with six rebounds ... scored double figures in 17 games with five 20-point games ... grabbed five or more rebounds in 18 games ... had four 3-pointers and scored 22 points at Sioux Falls (11/23) ... ranked third in the NSIC in blocked shots (1.4) ... ranked ninth in the NSIC in field goal pct. (50.5) ... ranked 20th in the NSIC in rebounding (6.1).
2020-21: Played in all 11 games with 10 starts ... averaged 11.1 ppg and 4.6 rpg ... shot 62 percent (51 of 82) from the field ... led team with 12 blocked shots ... scored a season-high 22 points vs. Sioux Falls on 8 of 9 shooting (2/21) ... scored double figures in six games ... scored 18 points at Minot State (1/3) and at Augustana (2/7) ... grabbed five or more rebounds in five games.
2019-20: Appeared in all 29 games with three starts ... averaged 7.2 ppg and 3.8 rpg ... shot a team-high 63.3 percent from the field ranking third in team single-season history ... reached double figures in scoring in final six games ... shot 36 of 50 from the field in final six games ... season-high 18 points on 8 of 9 shooting at Minot State (1/17) ... also scored 18 points on 8 of 11 shooting at Northern State (2/26) ... scored 18 points vs. Wayne State (2/21) on 8 of 11 from the field ... season-high 10 rebounds at Bemidji State (2/1) ... season-high five blocked shots vs. Concordia (1/10).
2018-19: Sat out season as a redshirt.
High School: 2018 graduate of Anoka HS ... played for coach Jeff Wall ... ... four-year letter winner ... averaged 17 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.6 blocks per game as a senior ... named all-conference as a senior ... team captain and team MVP ... shot 61 percent from the field and scored career game-highs of 28 points and 18 rebounds during senior year ... was selected to play in the MCBA All-Star series ... closed his career averaging 16.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
Personal: Born Feb. 2, 2000 ... son of Lori and Dan Phipps ... business management undergrad, currently pursuing his MBA.
