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Phil Bessick
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Maple Heights, Ohio
  • High School:
    Villa Angela-St. Joseph
  • Previous College:
    Notre Dame College
  • Position:
    Wing
  • Major:
    Sport & Recreational Leadership
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    2.2
  • fg %
    70.4
  • 3pt %
    54.5
  • ft %
    62.5
  • reb/g
    1.6
  • a/g
    0.1
Bio

AU:

2020-2021: Played in 11 games and started in two … averaged 7.9 minutes per game … received academic all-HCAC recognition … selected to HCAC Sportsmanship team … named to NABC Honors Court.

2019-2020: Played in eight games … averaged 2.6 minutes per game … named to NABC Honors Court.

Notre Dame College:

2018-2019: Played in three games … averaged 1.7 minutes per game.

Career Highs

Points: 7, vs. Defiance, Jan. 12, 2022

Rebounds: 4, at Hanover, Dec. 1, 2021

Assists: 2, vs. Transylvania, Jan. 14, 2021

Steals: 2, vs. Trine, Dec. 18, 2021

3-Pointers Made: 2, at Kalamazoo, Nov. 13, 2021

*Blocks: 1 (three times), vs. Illinois College, Nov. 17, 2021

*most recent

Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS: Team went 17-5 during 2015-16 season.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 at Franklin W, 83-69
Feb 9 at Defiance L, 67-55
Feb 12 at Transylvania L, 71-59
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman L, 65-42
Feb 18 at Manchester W, 86-76
Feb 20 at Transylvania L, 66-65
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 17
Games started - -
Minutes 230 159
Minutes per game 9.2 9.4
FG 19-27 13-18
FG Pct 70.4 72.2
3PT 6-11 4-8
3PT Pct 54.5 50.0
FT 10-16 8-13
FT Pct 62.5 61.5
Off rebounds 24 16
Def rebounds 17 13
Total rebounds 41 29
Rebounds per game 1.6 1.7
Personal fouls 36 21
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 2 2
Turnovers 11 6
Assist to turnover ratio 0.2 0.3
Steals 4 2
Blocks 2 0
Points 54 38
Points per game 2.2 2.2
Points per 40 min 9.4 9.6
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 28 Anderson (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at IUPUI L, 74-60 - 11 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 12 at Adrian W, 75-65 - 12 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 13 at Kalamazoo W, 74-71 - 12 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-1 0.0 6
Nov 17 Illinois Col. W, 64-48 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 Olivet W, 86-75 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 at Calvin L, 95-54 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 1 at Hanover L, 67-52 - 17 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 4 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 63-55 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 11 Earlham W, 62-56 - 11 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 18 Trine W, 65-57 - 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 21 at Wabash L, 96-84 - 17 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 1 at Bluffton W, 79-57 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 Manchester L, 87-84 - 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 8 Franklin W, 73-60 - 10 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 12 Defiance W, 80-52 - 4 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 7
Jan 15 Transylvania L, 83-71 - 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 19 at Rose-Hulman W, 63-60 - 9 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 5
Jan 22 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-74 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 26 Bluffton W, 52-42 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 29 at Earlham L, 78-68 - 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 2 Hanover W, 91-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at Franklin W, 83-69 - 15 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 9 at Defiance L, 67-55 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 12 at Transylvania L, 71-59 - 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman L, 65-42 - 17 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 18 at Manchester W, 86-76 - 14 3-3 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 20 at Transylvania L, 66-65 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 28 Anderson (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at IUPUI L, 74-60 - 11 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Nov 12 at Adrian W, 75-65 - 12 2 0 2 0 1 0 1
Nov 13 at Kalamazoo W, 74-71 - 12 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Nov 17 Illinois Col. W, 64-48 - 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Nov 20 Olivet W, 86-75 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 at Calvin L, 95-54 - 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 1 at Hanover L, 67-52 - 17 2 2 4 0 1 0 0
Dec 4 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 63-55 - 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 11 Earlham W, 62-56 - 11 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Dec 18 Trine W, 65-57 - 14 0 2 2 0 1 2 0
Dec 21 at Wabash L, 96-84 - 17 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
Jan 1 at Bluffton W, 79-57 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 Manchester L, 87-84 - 9 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 8 Franklin W, 73-60 - 10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 12 Defiance W, 80-52 - 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 15 Transylvania L, 83-71 - 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 19 at Rose-Hulman W, 63-60 - 9 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 22 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-74 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 26 Bluffton W, 52-42 - 8 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 at Earlham L, 78-68 - 11 2 0 2 0 0 1 0
Feb 2 Hanover W, 91-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at Franklin W, 83-69 - 15 3 0 3 1 0 0 0
Feb 9 at Defiance L, 67-55 - 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 12 at Transylvania L, 71-59 - 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman L, 65-42 - 17 2 1 3 0 1 0 0
Feb 18 at Manchester W, 86-76 - 14 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 at Transylvania L, 66-65 - 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 28 Anderson (Ind.)   - - - -
Nov 3 at IUPUI L, 74-60 - 1 - 1.0
Nov 12 at Adrian W, 75-65 - 2 0 0.0
Nov 13 at Kalamazoo W, 74-71 - 4 - 0.0
Nov 17 Illinois Col. W, 64-48 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 20 Olivet W, 86-75 - 1 - -
Nov 23 at Calvin L, 95-54 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 1 at Hanover L, 67-52 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 4 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 63-55 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 11 Earlham W, 62-56 - 1 - -
Dec 18 Trine W, 65-57 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 21 at Wabash L, 96-84 - 4 - -
Jan 1 at Bluffton W, 79-57 - 1 - -
Jan 5 Manchester L, 87-84 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 8 Franklin W, 73-60 - 1 - -
Jan 12 Defiance W, 80-52 - 0 - -
Jan 15 Transylvania L, 83-71 - 4 - 0.0
Jan 19 at Rose-Hulman W, 63-60 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 22 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-74 - 1 - -
Jan 26 Bluffton W, 52-42 - 0 - -
Jan 29 at Earlham L, 78-68 - 2 - -
Feb 2 Hanover W, 91-71 - - - -
Feb 5 at Franklin W, 83-69 - 2 - -
Feb 9 at Defiance L, 67-55 - 0 - -
Feb 12 at Transylvania L, 71-59 - 0 - -
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman L, 65-42 - 2 - 0.0
Feb 18 at Manchester W, 86-76 - 2 - -
Feb 20 at Transylvania L, 66-65 - 1 - -
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 8 2.6 0.1-0.4 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.8 0.6
2020-21 11 7.9 0.2-0.5 0.1-0.1 0.0-0.2 0.5
2021-22 25 9.2 0.8-1.1 0.2-0.4 0.4-0.6 2.2
Total 44 7.7 0.5-0.8 0.2-0.3 0.3-0.5 1.5

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 8 - 21 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 5
2020-21 11 2 87 2-5 40.0 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 5
2021-22 25 - 230 19-27 70.4 6-11 54.5 10-16 62.5 54
Total 44 2 338 22-35 62.9 7-12 58.3 13-24 54.2 64

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 8 21 2.6 1.9-5.7 0.0-0.0 - 5.7-11.4 9.5
2020-21 11 87 7.9 0.9-2.3 0.5-0.5 100.0 0.0-0.9 2.3
2021-22 25 230 9.2 3.3-4.7 1.0-1.9 54.5 1.7-2.8 9.4
Total 44 338 7.7 2.6-4.1 0.8-1.4 58.3 1.5-2.8 7.6

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 8 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
2020-21 11 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1
2021-22 25 1.0 0.7 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1
Total 44 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 8 - 2 5 7 1 1 0 0
2020-21 11 2 5 4 9 3 5 1 1
2021-22 25 - 24 17 41 2 11 4 2
Total 44 2 31 26 57 6 17 5 3

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 8 3.8 9.5 13.3 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0
2020-21 11 2.3 1.8 4.1 1.4 2.3 0.5 0.5
2021-22 25 4.2 3.0 7.1 0.3 1.9 0.7 0.3
Total 44 3.7 3.1 6.7 0.7 2.0 0.6 0.4

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 9.2 0.8-1.1 0.2-0.4 0.4-0.6 2.2
Conference 17 9.4 0.8-1.1 0.2-0.5 0.5-0.8 2.2
Exhibition 1 11.0 1.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.0
Location            
Home 11 8.6 0.5-0.6 0.1-0.2 0.5-0.6 1.6
Away 14 9.6 0.9-1.4 0.4-0.6 0.4-0.6 2.6
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 15 8.9 0.8-1.2 0.4-0.7 0.5-0.8 2.5
Losses 10 9.7 0.7-0.9 0.0-0.1 0.2-0.4 1.6
Month            
November 5 7.6 0.6-0.8 0.4-0.4 0.4-0.6 2.0
December 5 13.0 1.0-1.8 0.0-0.6 0.0-0.0 2.0
January 9 7.8 0.4-0.6 0.2-0.3 0.8-1.2 1.9
February 6 9.5 1.2-1.5 0.3-0.5 0.2-0.3 2.8

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 - 230 19-27 70.4 6-11 54.5 10-16 62.5 54
Conference 17 - 159 13-18 72.2 4-8 50.0 8-13 61.5 38
Exhibition 1 - 11 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Location                    
Home 11 - 95 6-7 85.7 1-2 50.0 5-7 71.4 18
Away 14 - 135 13-20 65.0 5-9 55.6 5-9 55.6 36
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 15 - 133 12-18 66.7 6-10 60.0 8-12 66.7 38
Losses 10 - 97 7-9 77.8 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 16
Month                    
November 5 - 38 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 2-3 66.7 10
December 5 - 65 5-9 55.6 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 10
January 9 - 70 4-5 80.0 2-3 66.7 7-11 63.6 17
February 6 - 57 7-9 77.8 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 17

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 230 9.2 3.3-4.7 1.0-1.9 54.5 1.7-2.8 9.4
Conference 17 159 9.4 3.3-4.5 1.0-2.0 50.0 2.0-3.3 9.6
Exhibition 1 11 11.0 3.6-3.6 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 7.3
Location                
Home 11 95 8.6 2.5-2.9 0.4-0.8 50.0 2.1-2.9 7.6
Away 14 135 9.6 3.9-5.9 1.5-2.7 55.6 1.5-2.7 10.7
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 15 133 8.9 3.6-5.4 1.8-3.0 60.0 2.4-3.6 11.4
Losses 10 97 9.7 2.9-3.7 0.0-0.4 0.0 0.8-1.6 6.6
Month                
November 5 38 7.6 3.2-4.2 2.1-2.1 100.0 2.1-3.2 10.5
December 5 65 13.0 3.1-5.5 0.0-1.8 0.0 0.0-0.0 6.2
January 9 70 7.8 2.3-2.9 1.1-1.7 66.7 4.0-6.3 9.7
February 6 57 9.5 4.9-6.3 1.4-2.1 66.7 0.7-1.4 11.9

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 1.0 0.7 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1
Conference 17 0.9 0.8 1.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 11 0.5 0.9 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1
Away 14 1.3 0.5 1.8 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 15 0.9 0.7 1.5 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1
Losses 10 1.1 0.7 1.8 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0
Month                
November 5 0.8 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.4
December 5 1.2 1.2 2.4 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.0
January 9 0.8 0.6 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0
February 6 1.2 0.7 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 - 24 17 41 2 11 4 2
Conference 17 - 16 13 29 2 6 2 0
Exhibition 1 - 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Location                  
Home 11 - 6 10 16 1 5 3 1
Away 14 - 18 7 25 1 6 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 15 - 13 10 23 2 6 3 2
Losses 10 - 11 7 18 0 5 1 0
Month                  
November 5 - 4 2 6 0 4 0 2
December 5 - 6 6 12 0 3 3 0
January 9 - 7 5 12 1 3 1 0
February 6 - 7 4 11 1 1 0 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 4.2 3.0 7.1 0.3 1.9 0.7 0.3
Conference 17 4.0 3.3 7.3 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 7.3 7.3 3.6 3.6 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 11 2.5 4.2 6.7 0.4 2.1 1.3 0.4
Away 14 5.3 2.1 7.4 0.3 1.8 0.3 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 15 3.9 3.0 6.9 0.6 1.8 0.9 0.6
Losses 10 4.5 2.9 7.4 0.0 2.1 0.4 0.0
Month                
November 5 4.2 2.1 6.3 0.0 4.2 0.0 2.1
December 5 3.7 3.7 7.4 0.0 1.8 1.8 0.0
January 9 4.0 2.9 6.9 0.6 1.7 0.6 0.0
February 6 4.9 2.8 7.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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