Bobby Hurley and the Arizona State men’s basketball program have landed LSU forward transfer Shawn Phillips. Joe Tipton of On3 was the first to report the decision.
Phillips, a 7-foot-0, 245-pound forward out of Dayton, Ohio left LSU after just spending one year with the Tigers. In that lone season, Phillips played in 20 games, averaging 1.4 points, 2.2 points, and 0.2 assists per game while averaging 7.4 minutes a night.
Phillips was a four-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting cycle ranked as high as 54th by Rivals as well as being ranked as the 10th-best center in the cycle by the longtime recruiting site. Phillips originally committed and signed with North Carolina State before eventually requesting a release from his letter of intent and signing with LSU.
While he is a native of Ohio, Phillips played his high school basketball at Dream City Christian in Glendale, Arizona – which is just about a 35-minute drive to Arizona State which is located in Phoenix.
Phillips will join an Arizona State program that was a No. 11 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, beating No. 11 Nevada in the First Four 98-73 before narrowly losing in the Round of 64 to No. 6 TCU 72-70. Overall, the Sun Devils went 23-13 in the regular season including 11-9 in Pac-12 play, where they finished fifth.
He’ll join a front court for the Sun Devils that currently consists of rising junior Jamiya Neal. Neal, originally entered the transfer portal this offseason before deciding to return to the Sun Devils. The door also remains open for Warren Washington to return to the program. The 7-foot-0 Washington entered the NBA Draft this offseason but is maintaining his eligibility along the way.