Recruiting Report: Jordan Phillips (2016)

<p><strong>Jordan Phillips</strong> is built like a Division I talent.</p><p>At 6-foot-6 and 190 pounds with pogo stick leaping ability, the Sand Creek senior guard can be a matchup nightmare.</p> <p>He demonstrated immense ability while earning his way into the top 20 game at the West Coast Elite Colorado Camp last weekend. Phillips invaded the paint and was violent on the rim with a number of highlight reel dunks. He also buried jumpers, demonstrating a fluid shooting stroke.</p> <p>He’s always been explosive athletically, but has continued to hover under-the-radar, for the most part, as he needed to develop his skills further. After averaging 3.3 points at Widefield his sophomore year, Phillips transferred to Sand Creek and put up 11.5 points and five rebounds per game. He went for a season-high 25 points in a Class 4A Sweet 16 loss to Valor Christian.</p> <p>As his game has rounded into form and his skills have grown, Phillips seems to be putting it all together in time for what he hopes is a monstrous senior year for the Scorpions, one of 4A’s Final Four contenders.</p> <p>“I want to take my team as far as I can,” he said. “I’ll have to work with <strong>D’Shawn</strong> (<strong>Schwartz</strong>). We have a lot of young kids, so we are just going to play hard and help them.”</p> <p>Schwartz, our No. 1 ranked junior in the state and a high-major Division I prospect as another 6-foot-6 wing, and Phillips team up to form one of the state’s best tandems, in the conversation as 4A’s elite duo along with Pueblo Central’s <strong>Mike Ranson </strong>and <strong>Kobi Betts</strong>.</p> <p>With the way Phillips has looked at recent all-star events, the senior seems poised for that breakout, ‘show what I can do’ type season. After traveling the club circuit with the Salt Lake Rebels, he’s looking forward to competing side-by-side with Schwartz again.</p> <p>“We’ve been playing together since third or fourth grade,” Phillips said. “I love it. We have great chemistry together. He’s like my brother.”</p> <p>The senior will look to add some more seasoning to his game. With a more consistent jump shot and more refined ball-handling skills, Phillips could get some late offers. Cal State Fullerton, Weber State, and Utah Valley University are actively recruiting the big guard.</p> <p>What’s most exciting about Phillips is his upside. While he’s already a very good player, he’s definitely not a finished product. He says his goal is to play some level of Division I and, while he has yet to pick up an offer, he definitely has the ability to sign with a program of that magnitude. </p>