Krista Phillips
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Krista Lynn Phillips is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

 for the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

 Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines
The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which...

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Michigan Wolverines

In her junior year at Michigan, Phillips earned her third varsity letter. She played in all 30 games with seven starts and averaged 18.9 minutes per game. She ranked second on the team in blocks with 28 (0.89 per game) and scored in double figures in six games. During the season, she posted her 100th career block; and became one of six Wolverines with 100-plus career blocks. At season’s end, she ranked 19th in the Big Ten in rebounding, averaging 5.2 rebounds per game. Some of the highlights of her season included:
  • Tallied a season-high six blocks in the season-opener at Kentucky (November 15).
  • Played a season-best 35 minutes against Texas A&M (November 20).
  • Lone Wolverine to post double figure rebounds on the season with 10 against North Carolina State (December 5) and 11 at Purdue (February 26).
  • She scored a season-high 16 points against Iowa (January 26).
  • Was 5-of-5 from the floor against Penn State (February 9).
  • Posted a season-high 11 rebounds against Purdue (February 26).
  • Recorded Michigan’s lone double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Purdue (February 26).

Team Canada

  • She was a two-year member of Canada's Junior National Team (2005-06). At the 2006 FIBA Americas Under-18 World Championship Qualification Tournament in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she was part of a silver medal winning team. At the tournament, she averaged 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in four games.
  • At the 2005 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Tunisia, she averaged 8.7 points, a team-high 7.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in seven games. She was an alternate on Canada's 2004 Junior National Team.

From 2001-2005, she was a four-year member of Team Saskatchewan. At the 2005 Canada Summer Games, she led Team Saskatchewan to a fifth place finish.
  • Of note, she played with former Michigan Wolverine teammate Stephany Skrba on Canada's Junior National Team in 2005.

WNBL

Phillips signed with the Dandenong Rangers
Dandenong Rangers
The Dandenong Jayco Rangers are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Melbourne, Australia. Historically, they have been one of the more successful franchises in league history, but over recent years have struggled to make the playoffs, generally finishing 5th or below...

 of Australia
Australia
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's WNBL for the 2011/12 Season. Joining her in Dandenong is LA Sparks guard Jenna O'Hea
Jenna O'Hea
Jenna O'Hea is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Sparks in the Women's National Basketball Association and the Dandenong Rangers in the Women's National Basketball League. She is also a member of the Australia women's national basketball...

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Career stats

Season Team Games Played Games Started Minutes Field Goals Three Points Free Throws 'Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points'
2006-07 Michigan Wolverines 29 21 547 86 6 53 126 10 37 17 231
2007-08 Michigan Wolverines 33 26 726 140 14 47 190 34 46 19 341
2008-09 Michigan Wolverines 30 7 566 75 5 21 155 29 31 14 176
2009-10
2009–10 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
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Michigan Wolverines
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