University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa women’s basketball guard Daejah Phillips was named the Big West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on February 5 after helping the Rainbow Wahine place first in the conference.
Phillips, junior from Las Vegas, earned the Big West honor for the first time in her career. She’s also the first UH player to be named conference Player of the Week since Amy Atwell picked up the award four times in the 2021–22 season.
Phillips opened the week by scoring a season-high 22 points in the ʻBows’s 66-61 win over Cal State Fullerton on February 1. She shot 9 for 16 from the field and took over in the fourth quarter — scoring 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting in the final 10 minutes — to power the ‘Bows past the Titans. Phillips finished with the ʻBows highest individual point total of the season and also sparked the ‘Bows on the defensive end with a team-high three steals.
Phillips then turned in an all-around performance against UC Irvine on Saturday in a matchup for the top spot in the conference. Phillips scored nine points, grabbed seven rebounds and distributed three assists while committing just one turnover in the 55-43 victory over the Anteaters. She drew six fouls and went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line.
For the season, Phillips ranks second on the team with 9.7 points per game overall and 10.7 in Big West play. She leads UH with 44 assists and 30 steals and is shooting 83% from the free-throw line, all while coming off the bench.
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