Krista Lynn Phillips (born May 18, 1988) is a Canadian former

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, who last played for the

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of the Australian WNBL.

Career

Michigan Wolverines

In her junior year at

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, 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).

Michigan statistics

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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

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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

of Australia's WNBL for the 2011/12 season. One of her teammates was LA Sparks

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Olympic Games

Krista was part of Team Canada during the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career stats

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Personal

Her sister Sara, was a junior on the

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's volleyball team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Krista 1988 births Living people Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canadian expatriate basketball people in Australia Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian women's basketball players Centers (basketball) Michigan Wolverines women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada Sportspeople from Saskatoon Canada women's national basketball team players