Philip Gregory Hubbard (born December 13, 1956) is an American former professional

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player and coach. He won a gold medal in the

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and after graduating from the

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, played for the

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and

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of the

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(NBA) from 1979 to 1989. Hubbard later served as an assistant coach for the

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from 2003–2009 and as the head coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders in 2014–15.

High school career

Hubbard played high school basketball at

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. He was named Ohio player of the year in 1975 while at McKinley.

College career

He played college basketball for the

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under Coach Johnny Orr. As a freshman at Michigan, he helped lead the Wolverines to the 1976 NCAA Championship Game against

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. Hubbard averaged 15.1 points and 11.0 rebounds, playing alongside

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as the Wolverines had the second-place finish at the 1976 NCAA Championship. Phil Hubbard 1976

Hubbard was an All-American in 1977, leading the Wolverines (26–4) to the Big Ten championship. Hubbard averaged 19.5 points and 13.0 rebounds. His 389 total rebounds in the 1976–77 season remains the single season record at Michigan. A serious knee injury, suffered in the World University Games, required surgery and forced Hubbard to miss his entire junior year at Michigan, The knee injury would affect the rest of his career. In 88 career games at Michigan (1975–1979), Hubbard averaged a

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of 16.5 points and 11.1 rebounds on 53% shooting from the floor and 63% from the line.

1976 Olympic Team

Hubbard was a member of the

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, the

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that won the gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games under Coach

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. Hubbard averaged 4.7 points and 3.8 rebounds on 52% shooting from the floor and 100% from the line during the Olympics. Hubbard had 10 points in the gold medal game against Yugoslavia.

NBA career

Detroit (1979–1982)

Hubbard was selected by the

in the 1st round (15th overall) in the 1979 NBA Draft. Despite having a year of NCAA eligibility remaining due to his injury, Hubbard had declared himself for the NBA Draft. Hubbard played in 196 games with the Pistons over 3 seasons, averaging 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23 minutes.

Cleveland Cavaliers (1982–1989)

On February 16, 1982, Hubbard was traded by the Detroit Pistons with

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, a 1982 1st round draft pick ( John Bagley was later selected) and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (

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was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for

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and Bill Laimbeer. In 8 seasons and 469 games with the Cavaliers, Hubbard averaged 10.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 24 minutes. Overall, Hubbard averaged 10.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 665 career NBA games.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Coaching career

After first serving as an NBA scout after his playing career ended, Hubbard became an assistant coach in the NBA. From 1997–2009 Hubbard was an assistant coach with the

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(1997–2000),

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(2000–2003) and

(2003–2009). From 2011–2014, Hubbard coached in the

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as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles D-Fenders and

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and before becoming Head Coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders/

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in 2014–2015. In 2015, Hubbard was hired as an assistant coach for

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in the

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Personal

Hubbard graduated in 1979 from Michigan with a degree in Education. Hubbard's son, Maurice, played college basketball for Ball State and USC Aiken and played high school basketball at

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, a suburb of

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Hubbard's daughter, Whitney, is a graduate of

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and played high school volleyball also for

Honors

* In 1992, Hubbard was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor. * Hubbard's #35 jersey was retired by the University of Michigan in 2004. * Hubbard was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

References

External links

Basketball-Reference.com Profile

NBA.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hubbard, Phil 1956 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Ohio Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Canton, Ohio Centers (basketball) Cleveland Cavaliers players Detroit Pistons draft picks Detroit Pistons players Los Angeles D-Fenders coaches Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball Power forwards (basketball) United States men's national basketball team players Washington Wizards assistant coaches