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Phillip Russell 202223

Phillip Russell

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/9/2023
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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Phillip Russell started the week by scoring 37 points in a 99-98 win over Little Rock (Feb. 2) to tie SEMO's NCAA Division I single-game scoring record for the second time this year. Russell made 9-of-16 field goals, made four 3-pointers and made 15-of-18 free throws to go along with a career-high 10 assists against the Trojans. Two days later, he scored 29 points, including 22 in the second half at Tennessee Tech (Feb. 4). Russell had eight assists, buried four 3-pointers and made 9-of-10 field goals. In addition, he made three free throws to tie the game with five seconds left against the Golden Eagles. 

Russell moved to first in the OVC in scoring with 19.2 points per game. He also leads the league with 5.3 assists per contest. Russell is one of only six players in the nation to score 37 points in two games this season.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/10/2018 Daniel Santacaterina Football
9/3/2018 Zach Hall Football
9/3/2018 Sydney O'Brien Cross Country
8/27/2018 Haley Bilbruck Volleyball
8/27/2018 Morgan McCourt Women's Soccer
8/20/2018 Katie Lever Women's Soccer
8/20/2018 Esmie Gonzales Women's Soccer
5/29/2018 Richard Vinson Track and Field
5/29/2018 Jonno Engelking Track and Field
5/21/2018 Carlos Vega Baseball
5/21/2018 Ryan Losman Baseball
5/14/2018 Logan Blomquist Track and Field
5/14/2018 Angie Sumner Track and Field
5/7/2018 Kendall Long Track and Field
5/7/2018 Jonno Engelking Track and Field
4/30/2018 Cody Creed Baseball
4/30/2018 Haley Thogmartin Softball
4/23/2018 Aaron Stretch Baseball
4/23/2018 Parker Bandy Softball
4/16/2018 Carlos Vega Baseball
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