Zhuric Phelps

Height:
6-4
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Midland, Texas
High School:
Duncanville

2024-25 (Senior)
Had an enormous impact in his only season with the Aggies, leading the team in steals with 58 and ranked No. 2 in points with 448 (13.6/G) and assists with 75 (2.3) … earned 27 starts and played in 33 games after missing the season-opener due to a hand injury … Was one of a handful of SEC players averaging more than 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game … Named to the Midseason Watch List for the Oscar Robertson Player of the Year Award … Was the hero of the Aggies’ road win over then-No. 17 Oklahoma (1/8) as he scored a career high 34 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer … Posted double-digit points in 24 games, including 20-plus in four … Had a pair of double-doubles with 12 points/10 rebounds vs. Abilene Christian (12/28) and 15 points/11 rebounds vs. No. 6 Tennessee (2/22) … Entered the Transfer Portal following the season.

2023-24 (Junior at SMU)

Played all 33 games with 32 starts ... Averaged 14.8 points (12th AAC), 4.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals (5th AAC) to earn first-team NABC All-District and second-team All-AAC honors ... Scored in double figures in 29 games, including a season-high 24 with nine rebounds at Arizona State (12/6)… Had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assist and a block in NIT first round at Indiana State (3/20) ...Hit 10-10 FTs and a game-tying 3 to send game to OT in win vs ECU (3/6) ... Had 22 points (12-13 FT), 3 rebounds, block, steal, assist at North Texas (1/25) ... Had a game-high 19 points (4-7 3FG) with 3 steals vs Wisconsin (11/22) … Named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll twice (11/27, 2/12) ... Named Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team after a 17-point/12-rebound double-double vs. West Virginia (11/20) and 19 points vs. Wisconsin (11/22) ... Scored 1,000th career point in the win at Tulane (2/15) ... In three games on SMU’s summer tour of Spain, Phelps averaged 15.7 points, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals in just 18.0 minutes… had 21 points in the win at Valencia.

2022-23 (Sophomore at SMU)

Started all 30 games he played ... Averaged 17.5 points (6th AAC), 3.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, (11th AAC) 2.3 steals (1st AAC, 16th NCAA) ... Scored 19+ in 17 games ... Had 5+ assists 8 times, including 7 of last 13 games ... Had 17 games with multiple steals ... Had 15 points and a career-high 10 assists for his first double-double vs ECU (2/19) ...Team-high 26 points and a career-high 7 steals with 5 assists, 3 rebounds and a block at Wichita State (2/12) ...Had 19 points (3-3 on 3FG) with 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 rebounds, hit the game-winning FT with 3.0 seconds left, in the win vs Temple (2/8) ... Team-high 17 points with a career-high 7 assists in the win vs USF (1/29) ... Had 23 points, hitting a career-high 5 threes, at Texas A&M (11/30) ... Career-high 28 points (11-17 FG, 1-4 3FG, 5-6 FT) in the season opener vs A&M-Commerce (11/7) ... Earned AAC Player of the Week (12/26)...AAC Weekly Honor Roll (11/28, 2/13, 2/20) ... Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team.

2021-22 (Freshman at SMU)

Played 32 games ... averaged 3.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists ... Had 10 points (3-4 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT) with 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and a steal in his first career start at Temple 2/16... Co-game-high 17 points (7-10 FG, 3-5 3FG) with 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal in the win vs USF 1/13 ... Had 13 points (6-8 FG, 1-1 3FG) with 2 steals, 2 rebounds and an assist in the win vs Dayton 12/8 ... Earned AAC Freshman of the Week (12/13)

High School

Zhuric Phelps was a point guard for Coach David Peavy at Duncanville High School … Named Mr. Basketball in Texas as a senior after helping lead Duncanville to a 29-1 record and the Texas 6A State Championship ... Named UIL 6A MVP, becoming the first player in Texas to be named Mr. Basketball, win a State Championship and be State Tournament MVP since 2008… He averaged 15.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.1 steals… As a junior, he averaged 7.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals… He was on the Duncanville team that finished 29-5 and had reached the UIL Class 6A state semifinals before the tournament was canceled due to Covid-19… As a sophomore at Midland Lee, he averaged 15.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.7 steals ... The Duncanville native played AAU for Coach TJ Thomas with the Texas Impact 4:13… ESPN four-star prospect… Was ranked No. 2 in the state by Texas Basketball Review ... Phelps was ranked in No. 9 in Texas and No. 130 nationally by 247sports.