2004 u.s. olympic team member
1999 pan american games
1998 world championships
did you know?
was the last middle blocker cut from the 2000 u.s. olympic team
joined u.s. national team in 1997, left in 2002, and was invited back in may 2004 to try out for the olympic team
played professionally in greece, spain and austria
with his toes pointed in at birth, doctors connected his shoes with a steel bar. up until junior high school he wore corrective boots with wedges inserted to keep his weight on the outside of his feet
tallest boy in ninth grade when he was cut from the basketball team; started playing volleyball in 10th grade
has hundreds of mcdonald’s happy meals toys in his collection
his great-uncle was former major league baseball pitcher heine meine
had already registered for classes and been assigned a dorm room at southwest missouri state when ball state offered him a partial scholarship. his father said no, but when ball state called back and offered more, so phil was off to ball state
he led the cardinals to three final four appearances at the ncaa tournament
his father, norm, ordered cable tv for the first time to follow his son in the 2004 olympics