Hokie Club25 - Philip McCandiesPosition: Forward
Class: Sophomore
Height: 6' 9"
Weight: 215 lbs.
High School: Parkland
Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Extremely competitive player who has the desire and work ethic to improve .. Will challenge for a starting spot in the post for the Hokies this season ... Needs to continue to add size and strength ... Has gained about 25 pounds since the end of his freshman season ... Has outstanding court sense and instinct ... Can play either post position ... Has outstanding offensive skills and shows quickness on defense ... Good rebounder and shot blocker ... Has tremendous upside and needs to work on his athleticism ... Has continued growing over the past two years ... Good student.
2002-03: Top rebounder among 2002-03 freshmen ... Appeared in 25 games, starting 11 times (tops among freshmen) ... Tops on the team among regulars in field goal percentage (.556) and second in free throw percentage (.750) ... Had six points and three rebounds in his collegiate debut against St. Bonaventure ... Scored a career-high 13 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in the win against Toledo ... Earned his first career start in the win over VMI ... Started in the loss at William & Mary, scoring nine points and grabbing a career-high nine rebounds, including eight off the offensive glass ... Had five points and five rebounds in the win over Towson ... Had three rebounds and recorded career-highs with two assists and two steals in the win over Virginia ... Earned the start in the loss at Providence, scoring four points and grabbing four rebounds ... Scored nine points, grabbed eight rebounds and recorded a career-high three steals in the win over #18/17 Connecticut ... Had six rebounds in the win at St. John's ... Led the team with seven rebounds and scored eight points in the loss at Boston College ... Played only four minutes in the loss to #8/8 Pittsburgh due to strep throat and saw limited action in the win over Villanova.
High School: Played for coach Mike Pennington at Parkland H.S., in Winston-Salem, N.C. ... Averaged 18 ppg, 15 rpg, six bspg and four apg as a senior ... Three-time all-conference ... Twice selected all-city ... All-state ... Played in the North Carolina Shrine East-West All-Star game, scoring 11 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Personal: Philip McCandies ... Born in Greensboro, N.C. ... Son of Kenneth and Eileen McCandies ... Majoring in human services.
| YEAR | G-GS | FGM-Att | Pct | 3PTM-Att | Pct | FTM-Att | Pct | Reb | Avg | A | BK | S | TP | Avg |
| 02-03 | 25-11 | 30-54 | .556 | 2-6 | .333 | 15-20 | .750 | 76 | 3.0 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 3.1 |
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