Nhial Phillip Wins Ambrose Male Athlete of the Year Award

Calgary AB – After taking a few years off from Collegiate basketball, 3rd year student-athlete, Nhial Phillip took full advantage of his opportunity on and off the court in his first year at Ambrose.

Known affectionately by his teammates as CK, Nhial’s athletic ability along with his tireless work ethic, showed clearly why he is deserving of such an award.   While Nhial finished the year 3rd on his team in Points Per Game, averaging 14.5 points per contest, and 6th in the league in overall field goal percentage, Head Coach Nystrom, glowed about CK’s defensive abilities.

“CK was a key element to the men's basketball teams most successful season at Ambrose. Nhial’s versatile defense and athletic prowess created massive advantages on the court and created mismatches for opposing teams. CK led our team both on and off the court and empowered his teammates to reach their potential.”

Nhial finished the year, 14th in total rebounds even as he was asked repeatedly to guard the opponent’s best player on the perimeter.  His work ethic did not go unnoticed by the rest of his teammates either, as Head Coach Neil Nystrom credits CK for leading the way to not only their second ever appearance in the ACAC Championships, but also, to a finish that saw the team win their first ever ACAC medal, finishing 2nd overall.  While the team was disappointed to not continue their regular season success in the final, against the eventual Champions, the SAIT Trojans, it was a year to remember for Nhial, Nystrom, and the rest of the Lion’s Men’s Basketball team.