2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Phil Turner
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Grenada, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Grenada HS
2008-09 (Sophomore):
- Started the last 27 games and was third at the foul line with a 78.1 percent accuracy (57 of 73).
- In the last 90 seconds against Tennessee in SECT finals, score seven points to help MSU win the title.
- In the SECT, averaged 8.3 points and 8.3 rebounds. Also dished out six assists, had three blocks and collected three steals.
- Averaged 8.5 points and 5.5 rebounds for the year.
- Scored a career-high 18 points at Kentucky and made four 3-pointers.
- Had career-high in rebounds (14) and steals (6) against South Carolina.
- Had 123 rebounds in last 15 games and had 10 or more in five games.
- In first start against South Alabama, had 10 points and two rebounds to go along with four assists and two steals.
- In first SEC home game against Alabama, responded with a 17-point performance.
- In consecutive games at Kentucky and vs. Arkansas, had four 3-pointers each night.
2007-08 (Freshman):
- Averaged 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds and saw an average of 16.6 minutes played per game in 30 appearances, including 11 mid-season starts.
- Ranked fourth on the team with 26 steals and also with 24 made 3-pointers.
- Did not see action in four of MSU's last six regular-season contests, in addition to totaling only 24 composite minutes of action over his last seven appearances of the season.
- Tallied a season-high 17 points (6-9 FGs & 4-6 treys), along with four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block, at South Alabama in his first MSU start.
- Had first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in home win over Missouri.
- Came off the bench to play all five minutes of overtime and hit a clutch 3-pointer at South Carolina.
- Scored in double-digits four times, including 11 at home versus Kentucky.
- Had 10 rebounds vs. Missouri.
High School:
Three-year letterman and two-time all-division performer as a two-year starter at Grenada High School. ... Averaged a team-leading 20.3 points, along with 6.5 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.1 assists, as a 2005-06 second-team all-state selection by The Clarion-Ledger. ... Earned Grenada's best offensive player and best free-throw percentage (76.8%) honors as a senior after helping lead coach Todd Hutchinson's 24-11 Chargers to the school's first Class 5A state tournament appearance since 1987 and a season-ending No. 10 state ranking in The Clarion-Ledger's final Boys Basketball Super 10 team rankings. ... Selected to the 2006 Class 5A state all-tournament team on the strength of a career-best, 35-point effort in a victory against South Panola during the North Mississippi playoffs. ... Eclipsed the 20-point mark 14 times during the 2005-06 campaign. ... Scored 26 and 30 points in wins against Tupelo and ninth-ranked Starkville, respectively, to pace Grenada to the Region 2-5A championship as a senior. ... Other top scoring efforts in 2005-06 included 34 points (14-16 FTs) against Grissom (Ala.) and 26 points (13-17 FTs & 10 rebs) in an early-season outing versus South Panola. ... Averaged a team-leading 14.5 points and also 5.8 rebounds per contest as a junior at Grenada. ... Chosen the Chargers' best offensive player and collected the team's best free-throw percentage (77.3%) honor in 2004-05. ... Tallied a season-high 26 points, including a career-most five 3-pointers, against Greenville Weston during his junior campaign. ... Also participated in track and field at Grenada.
Personal:
Philip G. Turner was born October 27, 1987, in San Diego, Calif. ... Majoring in educational psychology. ... The son of Alex and Audrey Turner.
