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Samford Men's Basketball
 

 
 

  Phillip Ramelli

Phillip Ramelli

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
New Orleans, La.

High School:
Jesuit

Height / Weight:
6-10 / 232

Position:
Center

Birthdate:
08/18/1981

A very skilled shooter and passer . . . can use either hand effectively around the basket . . . has developed his hook shot . . . can step outside and shoot the three.

Junior (2002-03): Started every game for the Bulldogs and led the team in scoring (11.5), rebounding (5.7), field-goal percentage (57%) and blocks (18) . . . second on the team in assists (89) . . . fifth in the Atlantic Sun, shooting 57.2 percent from the floor . . . recorded two double-doubles with 17 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at Campbell, and 11 points and 10 rebounds against Stetson . . . matched his career-best with 21 points against Gardner-Webb . . . was a 47 percent shooter from three-point range (20-43) . . . went 8-11 at Arkansas State and 8-9 against Jacksonville . . . was 3-3 from three-point range in a home victory over Georgia State . . . has been in double figures 16 times . . . recorded a career-high nine assists against Stetson, just missing a triple-double.

Sophomore (2001-02): Fourth in the Atlantic Sun in field-goal percentage (.564) and eighth in blocked shots (1.11) per game . . . team leader in field-goal percentage, third on the team in scoring at 9.8 points per game . . . recorded career-high 21 points at Florida Atlantic Feb. 16 . . . averaged 16 points per game in five games played in Florida . . . twice scored 20 or more points, once a 20-point effort against Eastern Washington in the Hoosier Classic . . . blocked a career-high five shots at Mercer in the conference opener . . . shot 46 percent from the three-point arc and 81.5 percent from the free-throw line . . . grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against Butler Dec. 28 . . . averaged in double figures over the last four games against FAU, Troy State, Mercer and UCF . . . started all 28 games in which he played . . . added 25 pounds in the off-season after recovering from illness.

Freshman (2000-01): Played in 19 games and contributed most late in the season and in the Atlantic Sun Tournament . . . scored a career-high four points against Gardner-Webb Dec. 16 . . . blocked three shots in the Bulldogs' first tournament game against Jacksonville, including one with less than a minute remaining in the game to help Samford preserve the win . . . played double-digit minutes in three games, Gardner Webb (16), UCF (19) and Jacksonville (14) . . . played 103 minutes as backup to Marc Salyers . . . shot nearly 56 percent from the field.

High School: Earned All-District and All-Orleans in 1999 and 2000, along with All-Metro and All-State Honorable Mention honors in 2000 . . . averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds . . . played in an offensive system similar to Samford's under Coach Chris Jennings.

Personal: Born August 18, 1981 . . . son of Ruddy and Linda Ramelli . . . uncle Gary Oser played on one of Alabama's National Championship teams under Bear Bryant . . . majoring in psychology.



 

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