1. Philip Gregory Hubbard was born on December 13,1956 and is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
17 Facts About Phil Hubbard
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Phil Hubbard won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics and after graduating from the University of Michigan, played for the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association from 1979 to 1989.
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Phil Hubbard played high school basketball at Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio.
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Phil Hubbard was named Ohio player of the year in 1975 while at McKinley.
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Phil Hubbard played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines under Coach Johnny Orr.
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Phil Hubbard averaged 15.1 points and 11.0 rebounds, playing alongside Rickey Green as the Wolverines had the second-place finish at the 1976 NCAA Championship.
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Phil Hubbard was an All-American in 1977, leading the Wolverines to the Big Ten championship.
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Phil Hubbard was a member of the Team USA, the 1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team that won the gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games under Coach Dean Smith.
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Phil Hubbard had 10 points in the gold medal game against Yugoslavia.
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Phil Hubbard was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round in the 1979 NBA draft.
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Phil Hubbard played in 196 games with the Pistons over 3 seasons, averaging 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23 minutes.
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On February 16,1982, Phil Hubbard was traded by the Detroit Pistons with Paul Mokeski, a 1982 1st round draft pick and a 1982 2nd round draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Kenny Carr and Bill Laimbeer.
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In 8 seasons and 469 games with the Cavaliers, Phil Hubbard averaged 10.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 24 minutes.
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From 1997 to 2009 Phil Hubbard was an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards.
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In 2015, Phil Hubbard was hired as an assistant coach for Jeonju KCC Egis in the Korean Basketball League in South Korea.
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Phil Hubbard graduated in 1979 from Michigan with a degree in education.
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Phil Hubbard's daughter, Whitney, is a graduate of Hampton University and played high school volleyball for Westfield High School.