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2024-2025 Women's Basketball Roster

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15 Daejah Phillips

15 Daejah Phillips

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Las Vegas, Nev.

Summary

Biography

2024-25 (Senior):
  • Appeared in 12 games with 10 starts
  • Averaged 9.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
  • Scored in double figures in five games.
  • Scored a season-high 19 points in the season opener at Portland (11/7/24).
  • Went 11 for 11 from the free-throw line against Portland, tied for the third most attempts without a miss in program history.
2023-24 (Junior):
All-Big West First Team
Big West Sixth Player of the Year
Big West Player of the Week (Feb. 5 and Feb. 26)
  • Appeared in 30 games with three starts
  • Second on the team with 10.8 points per game, third on the team with 4.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game
  • Led the team with 47 steals (1.6 per game) and 107 defensive rebounds (3.6 per game)
  • Became the 24th member of UH’s 1,000-point club with a 22-point performance against UC Santa Barbara (2/17/24).
  • Set a career high with 29 points on 12-for-14 shooting  at Long Beach State (Feb. 24)
  • Named to the Rainbow Wahine Showdown All-Tournament team (Nov. 26)
  • Tied her career high with 10 rebounds against Cal State Bakersfield (Jan. 4).
  • Passed the 900-point mark for her career with 15 against UC San Diego (Jan. 20)
  • Distributed a season-high seven assists at Cal Poly (Jan. 27)
2022-23 (Sophomore)
  • Earned all-Big West honorable mention.
  • Played in 31 games with 13 starts.
  • Started in 13 of her first 14 appearances of the season before coming off the bench the rest of the season.
  • Second on the team in scoring (11.1), assists (2.9), rebounds (3.9), steals (1.6), and minutes (30.4) per game.
  • Led in free throw percentage at 78.2 percent (104-of-133).
  • Scored a career-high 25 points at Portland (Nov. 9), the highest scoring output by a UH player on the season.
  • Added a career-high six steals versus the Pilots.
  • Dished out a career-high eight assists in a win over Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 7), the most assists by a Rainbow Wahine during the season. 
  • Finished the season strong, scoring in double-digits in each of the last nine games. 
  • Poured in 19 points, highlighted by the game-winning basket in the Big West Championship game versus UC Santa Barbara (March 11). 
  • Earned tournament MVP honors for her performance. 
  • Also named to the Rainbow Wahine Showdown all-tournament team.
2021-22 (Freshman):
  • Awards and Honors: Selected as an Honorable Mention in the Big West Conference.
  • Played a total of 27 games, starting in 13, averaging 26 minutes per game.
  • Scored 10 points or more in 13 games, including three games of 20 points or more. 
  • Led the team in assists, totaling 73.
  • Recorded eight points and 10 rebounds in the Big West Championship against UC Irvine on Mar. 12.
  • Scored a career-high 24 points against UC San Diego on Feb. 17.
2020-2021 (COVID):
  • Named Big West Conference Sixth Man of the Year.
  • Named to the Big West Conference All-Freshmen Team.
  • Played in all 17 games, started in four, and averaged 25.5 minutes per game. 
  • She finished third on the team in scoring with 9.6 points per game. 
  • Scored a career-high 22 points against UH-Hilo (Dec. 20 ).
  • Tallied double-digit points in eight games.
Prep: 
  • A 2020 graduate of Centennial High School in Las Vegas, Nev.
  • Played four-season of basketball under coaches Karen Weitz and Katie Lutman
  • Won four consecutive regional and state championships at Centennial HS.
  • Listed as a McDonald’s All-American nominee.
  • Named to Nevada First Team All-State during her senior and junior seasons.
  • Averaged a double-double as a senior. 
  • Achieved a 4.0 GPA as a senior, and a 3.5 GPA as junior, sophomore, and freshman.
  • Played four seasons with the Las Vegas Bulldogs AAU Team.
  • Played all four years of high school basketball with fellow teammate Teionni Mcdaniel.
Personal:
  • Hometown is Las Vegas, Nev.
  • Daughter of Micheal Phillips and Tanisha Tolliver.
  • One of seven children, De’Andre, Devonte, Deonte, Diamond, Destiny, and Aiden.
  • Plans to major in Communications.
  • Served with Black Student Union and work with Best Buddies a special needs organization while in high school.
  • Aspires to be a police officer one day. 
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Historical Player Information

  • 0

    2020-2021Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    0
  • 15

    2021-2022Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2022-2023Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2023-2024Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2024-2025Senior

    Guard
    5'10"
    15