Randy Phillips begins his first season as an assistant coach with Bryant men's basketball in 2026-27.
Phillips comes to Smithfield after spending the last five seasons on staff at UNC Greensboro. He will serve as a defensive assistant and will help in recruiting.
Phillips served as the program director with the Spartans where he oversaw all managers and graduate assistants. He was in charge of all basketball facilities (locker room and lounge), practice preparation, and all food/snack related matters. In addition, he assisted the Director of Basketball Operations and the Director or Recruiting.
UNCG enjoyed success in Phillips’ time, posting three-straight 20-win seasons. The Spartans earned a CBI bid in 2021-22 and went 14-4 in the SoCON in 2022-23.
After graduating from Radford in 2018, Phillips played professionally in Canada, France, and Switzerland. He most recently played for JSA Bordeaux in France. He averaged 11.4 points per game while playing for the London Lightning. His time with the London Lightning featured a 32-point performance against the Sudbury Five. He also scored 28 points twice.
As a senior at Radford, Phillips played in 36 games and made 34 starts. He set career highs in minutes played per game (22.8), points per game (6.8), rebounds per game (5.6), blocks (35), assists (26), steals (17), shooting percentage (.544), and free throw percentage (.608). Phillips led the Big South with 2.9 offensive rebounds per game.
During his junior year, he was one of two Highlanders to start all 32 games. Phillips was second on the team with 4.9 rebounds per game. He was second on team with 84 offensive rebounds and ranked third in Big South with 2.6 per contest. Phillips scored in double figures five times, including a season-high 12 points against Georgia Southern. He also posted two double-doubles while equaling a season-high of 12 rebounds against Gardner-Webb and High Point.
