Phillip Willis Award Player of the Week Week Of 12/18/2023 Sport Men's Basketball School Vanguard Year Graduate Student Position Hometown San Diego, CA High School Phillip Willis scored a career-high 27 points to go along with a team-high tying eight rebounds in Vanguard's 83-80 victory over No. 7 Montana Tech on Friday. The graduate student made 7 of 11 floor shots, including 4 of 5 from three-point range. He also sank 9 of 10 foul shots, making a pair to tie the score at 77-77 with two minutes remaining. With the Lions leading 79-78, Willis posted his lone steal of the game when he forced a tie-up on a loose ball as the possession arrow favored VU. He then sank two free throws with six seconds remaining to put VU up 83-80. VU has now defeated two top 10 teams this season as the Lions routed No. 1 College of Idaho in November.