Russ Phillips was appointed an assistant coach for the Hobart basketball program prior to the start of the 2009-10 season.
In his first four seasons, Phillips has helped the Statesmen to an 82-31 record, three consecutive Liberty League regular season championships, the 2013 Liberty League Tournament Championship, and four straight postseason appearances. Hobart won the 2011 ECAC Upstate Tournament Championship followed by consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.
Twice during his tenure (2009-10 & 2011-12), Hobart's coaches have been voted the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year.
Phillips joined the Statesmen staff after serving in the same capacity for the Cortland men’s basketball team for one year. As an undergraduate, he served as a student assistant coach and team manager for the Red Dragons.
A 2008 graduate of Cortland with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology, Phillips has also been an assistant coach for the junior varsity and varsity boys’ basketball programs at Batavia High School and head coach of U17 and U16 AAU teams for Rochester (N.Y.) Area Players. He has also coached at several area basketball camps and currently serves on the board of directors for Rochester Area Players.
Phillips, who graduated from Batavia High School in 2003, was an all-league selection in basketball and played in the Exceptional Senior Game and competed in soccer and track and field. He is currently working on master’s degree in sports management.
Phillips and his wife, Emilie, live in Geneva.
