10 Facts About Phil Lumpkin

Phil Lumpkin was an American professional basketball player and high school basketball coach.

Phil Lumpkin starred at Roth High School in Dayton, where he teamed at guard with another future NBA player, Don Smith.

Phil Lumpkin played college basketball at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he lettered for three years.

Phil Lumpkin became the starting point guard as a sophomore, averaging a team-leading 16.7 points and 3.5 assists per game.

Phil Lumpkin played two seasons in the NBA as a member of the Blazers and Phoenix Suns, averaging 3.3 points per game.

Coach Lenny Wilkens did start him at point guard for a seven-game stretch in which Phil Lumpkin averaged 9.1 points and 8.3 assists in 35.7 minutes of playing time per game as the Blazers won three of the seven.

In 1991, Phil Lumpkin became a physical education teacher and head coach of the boys' basketball program at O'Dea High School in Seattle, Washington.

Phil Lumpkin died two years after winning his last title in 2007, and was later succeeded by Al Hairston another legendary Seattle area prep boys basketball coach.

In 1983, Phil Lumpkin was inducted into the Miami University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Phil Lumpkin was discovered dead on the Monday morning of November 2,2009, shortly after being diagnosed with pneumonia.