American basketball player

Phil Lee Rollins (January 19, 1934 – February 8, 2021) was an American professional basketball player.

Biography

Rollins was selected in the 1956 NBA draft by the Philadelphia Warriors after a collegiate career at Louisville. As a senior in 1955–56 he helped lead the Cardinals to a National Invitation Tournament championship.

In Rollins' five-year professional career, most of which was spent in the National Basketball *ociation (NBA) (his final season was in the American Basketball League), he played for five different teams. In NBA games only, Rollins averaged 5.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.6 *ists per game.

His brother, Ken, starred at the University of Kentucky before starting a professional basketball career. Ken was also a member of the 1948 NCAA and Olympic Gold Medal teams.

He died on February 8, 2021, twenty days after his 87th birthday.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com::and:Basketball-Reference.com: