Pepperdine’s do-it-all floor general
In the 2025-26 season, Styles Phipps emerged as Pepperdine’s engine at point guard, averaging 13.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.5 steals while starting all 32 games. His differentiator is two-way versatility: he creates offense, rebounds like a wing, and disrupts passing lanes, which makes him more than a score-first guard. He also showed durability and heavy-usage value by logging about 34 minutes per game. The knock? His three-point shot was inconsistent at 27.0%, so the fit works best for a team that wants a high-motor, multi-category lead guard rather than a pure shooter.
