Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip
	The Illio, 1947
Personal information
Born	March 7, 1922; Granite City, Illinois, U.S.
Died	April 29, 2001 (aged 79); Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Granite City (Granite City, Illinois)
College	Illinois (1941–1943, 1946–1947)
NBA draft	1947: 5th round, 47th overall pick
	Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career	1947–1958
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	19, 7, 4, 14, 17
Career history
As player:
1947–1950	Chicago Stags
1950–1952	Philadelphia Warriors
1952–1956	Fort Wayne Pistons
1956–1958	Boston Celtics
As coach:
1958	St. Louis Hawks
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (1957); 5× NBA All-Star (1951–1955); 2× All-NBA Second Team (1952, 1953); 2× NBA assists leader (1951, 1952); Sporting News Player of the Year (1943); 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1942, 1943); Consensus second-team All-American (1947);
Career statistics
Points	6,384 (9.1 ppg)
Rebound	2,395 (4.4 rpg)
Assists	3,759 (5.4 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006

Andrew Michael "Handy Andy" Phillip (March 7, 1922 – April 29, 2001) was an American professional basketball player. Born in Granite City, Illinois, Phillip had an 11-year career and played for the Chicago Stags of the Basketball Association of America and the Philadelphia Warriors, Fort Wayne Pistons and Boston Celtics, of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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