Brad Phillips begins his first year as head women’s basketball coach at East Georgia College.

Phillips brings a wealth of high school and college experience to East Georgia College. Phillips most recently was the head assistant women’s basketball coach at Colby Community College in Kansas. In 2007-2008 Coach Phillips was the head women’s basketball coach at Hannibal-LaGrange College in Hannibal, Mo.

He coached two Honorable Mention All-Conference and six All-Conference Academic Players. In 2006-2007 Coach Phillips was the head women’s basketball coach at Jacksonville Junior College in Jacksonville, Texas. Under the direction of Phillips, the Lady Jaguars posted their second best season record in the history of the program at that time.

In addition to his coaching experience at Jacksonville College, Phillips has also been the assistant women’s basketball coach at Pratt Community College in Pratt, Kan., an NJCAA Division I school in the tough Jayhawk Conference.

Phillips served as head boys’ coach at Cross County High School in Arkansas during the 2004-2005 season. He guided the Thunderbirds to the best conference record in several years, and also defeated East Poinsett County, the defending Class AAA state champions.

While at Cross County, Coach Phillips also was an assistant football, assistant baseball, and tennis coach. Before coaching at Cross County, Phillips was the head boys coach at Huttig High School in Arkansas and also student assistant at Pocahontas and Maynard High Schools in Arkansas.

In 2000, Phillips also coached the NEA Lady Lakers to a BCI Arkansas consolation championship. The following year they qualified for the National Tournament in Dallas, Texas. During the 1998-1999 season, Coach Phillips also assisted Tim Gardner at Maynard High School where he helped lead the Tigers to a 33-7 school record and a spot in the elite eight state tournament in Arkansas.

Phillips has worked several basketball camps including: University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University, University of Memphis, Southeast Missouri State University, Hendrix College, Don Meyer Fundamental Camp, Ambassador University, and Camp Pontiac in Copake, N.Y.

As a player, Phillips played high school basketball at Maynard High School in Arkansas. He was a two time All-Conference and district player. Phillips played college basketball at Crowley’s Ridge College (AR), Brown Mackie Junior College (KS), and former Ambassador University in Texas. Coach Phillips currently holds a bachelor’s degree from Williams Baptist College and a master’s degree from Emporia State University in Kansas.