Coach Phillips is in his thirteenth year in secondary education as a Social Studies teacher.  Before joining the Roswell family in 2007, he spent the previous three years at North Springs High School in Fulton County and six years at Harrison High School in Cobb County.  An Atlanta native and Lakeside High School graduate, Coach Phillips attended Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina on a full basketball scholarship.

  During his four-year career, Presbyterian won the school's first two men's basketball conference titles and participated in the NAIA and NCAA Division II National Championships.  Following graduation, Coach Phillips served as both an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach and the Director of Intramural Athletics at King College in Bristol, Tennessee, contributing to another conference championship and national tournament appearance.

  After earning teaching certification, Coach Phillips returned to Atlanta as the Varsity Assistant Basketball Coach at Harrison.  Competing in Georgia's largest classification, Harrison posted five top ten rankings and appeared in four state tournaments during his six years at the school.  In 2003, Coach Phillips was selected as an assistant coach with the North Squad for the GACA North-South All-Star boys basketball game.

  In 2004, Coach Phillips was named Boys Varsity Head Coach at North Springs High School.  During his 3 year tenure, North Springs doubled their win total and the infrastructure of the basketball program was rebuilt.  In three seasons at Roswell, Coach Phillips has led the boys program back onto the double-figure win plateau and overseen completion of the boys basketball locker room, currently one of the best facilities in Georgia.

  Coach Phillips holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from Presbyterian College.  He also holds a Masters of Education and a Specialist degree in Educational Leadership & Administration from the University of West Georgia.

  Coach Phillips is married to the former Jennifer Lathem, a native of Canton, Georgia, who teaches high school mathematics.  The couple has a four year old daughter, Palmer, and a one year old son, Trey.

Contact Coach Phillips:  phillipst@fultonschools.org