Saul Phillips (basketball)


Saul Edward Phillips is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Northern State Wolves men's basketball team. Phillips is a graduate of University of Wisconsin–Platteville.

Coaching career

North Dakota State University

Phillips got his start at NDSU as an assistant coach under Tim Miles in 2004. When Miles left the school to coach Colorado State in 2007, Phillips was promoted to head coach.
In 2009 Phillips led the North Dakota State Bison to win the Summit League tournament championship and became the first team since Southwestern Louisiana in 1972 to advance to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in their first year of eligibility. On January 17, 2013; Saul Phillips notched his 100th win with the Bison.
Phillips reached the NCAA tournament once again in 2014 after winning the Summit League tournament. Seeded 12th in the NCAA Tournament, the Bison upset 5th seeded Oklahoma in the second round 80–75, then lost to 4th seeded San Diego State 44-63 in the third round. He is currently 4th on the all-time wins list in NDSU men's basketball history.

Ohio University

On April 6, 2014 Phillips agreed to become the 18th head coach of the Ohio Bobcats.
On March 13, 2019, Phillips' contract was not renewed by Ohio after 5 seasons.

Northern State University

On June 11, 2019, Phillips was named the head men's basketball coach at Northern State following the departure of Paul Sather

Head coaching record

House Hunters

Season 185, episode 7 of HGTV's show House Hunters featured Saul as he and his wife search for a home in Aberdeen, South Dakota.