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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
11/20/2017 Tesia Thompson Women's Basketball
11/13/2017 Haley Bilbruck Volleyball
11/13/2017 Denzel Mahoney Men's Basketball
11/6/2017 Ally Dion Volleyball
11/6/2017 Justin Swift Football
10/30/2017 Maddi Karstens Women's Soccer
10/30/2017 Kindra Lierz Women's Soccer
10/23/2017 Nzingha Clarke Volleyball
10/23/2017 Jesse Hosket Football
10/16/2017 Jake Reynolds Football
10/16/2017 Esmie Gonzales Women's Soccer
10/10/2017 Esmie Gonzales Women's Soccer
10/10/2017 Ally Dion Volleyball
10/2/2017 Marquis Terry Football
10/2/2017 Nzingha Clarke Volleyball
9/25/2017 Kindra Lierz Women's Soccer
9/25/2017 Krista Berns Volleyball
9/18/2017 Lexi Grote Women's Soccer
9/18/2017 Marquis Terry Football
9/12/2017 Kaitlyn Shea Cross Country
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