Phil Hubbard

Philip Gregory Hubbard (born December 13, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics and after graduating from the University of Michigan, played for the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1979 to 1989. Hubbard later served as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards from 2003 to 2009 and as the head coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders in 2014–15.

High school career Hubbard played high school basketball at Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio. He was named Ohio player of the year in 1975 while at McKinley.

College career He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines under Coach Johnny Orr. As a freshman at Michigan, he helped lead the Wolverines to the 1976 NCAA Championship Game against Indiana University. Hubbard averaged 15.1 points and 11.0 rebounds, playing alongside Rickey Green as the Wolverines had the second-place finish at the 1976 NCAA Championship. thumb

Hubbard was an All-American in 1977, leading the Wolverines (26–4) to the Big Ten championship. Hubbard averaged 19.5 points and 13.0 rebounds. His 389 total rebounds in the 1976–77 season remains the single season record at Michigan.

1976 Olympic Team Hubbard was a member of the Team USA, the 1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team that won the gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games under Coach Dean Smith. Hubbard averaged 4.7 points and 3.8 rebounds on 52% shooting from the floor and 100% from the line during the Olympics. Hubbard had 10 points in the gold medal game against Yugoslavia.

NBA career

Detroit (1979–1982) Hubbard was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (15th overall) in the 1979 NBA draft. Despite having a year of NCAA eligibility remaining due to his injury, Hubbard had declared himself for the NBA Draft.

Hubbard played in 196 games with the Pistons over 3 seasons, averaging 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23 minutes.

Cleveland Cavaliers (1982–1989) On February 16, 1982, Hubbard was traded by the Detroit Pistons with Paul Mokeski, a 1982 1st round draft pick (John Bagley was later selected) and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Dave Magley was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Kenny Carr and Bill Laimbeer.

From 2011 to 2014, Hubbard coached in the NBA G League as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles D-Fenders and Santa Cruz Warriors and before becoming Head Coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders/South Bay Lakers in 2014–2015.

Personal

Hubbard graduated in 1979 from Michigan with a degree in education. and played high school basketball at Westfield High School in Chantilly, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

Hubbard's daughter, Whitney, is a graduate of Hampton University and played high school volleyball also for Westfield High School.

Honors In 1992, Hubbard was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor. Hubbard was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.