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Phil Sellers, Rutgers Basketball’s All-Time Leading Scorer and Rebounder, Dies at 69

By Javon Edmonds,

2023-09-20

Phil Sellers, Rutgers Basketball’s All-Time Leading Scorer and Rebounder, Dies at 69

Sellers led the Scarlet Knights to the 1976 Final Four and was a consensus Second Team All-American as a senior

Published | Updated Javon Edmonds

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=23Fcx5_0ocLR3pj00 — Rutgers men’s basketball’s all-time leading scorer, Phil Sellers, died at the age of 69. Rutgers Men's Basketball

Former Rutgers wing Phil Sellers died Wednesday at the age of 69, the school announced .

Known as "Phil the Thrill," Sellers is the Scarlet Knights' all-time leader in points and rebounds, and led Rutgers to the 1976 Final Four, a year in which he was named a consensus Second Team All-American.

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Rutgers retired Sellers's No. 12 jersey in 1988, and many regard him as the best player in program history, while also considering his 1975-76 squad the best team in program history.

Sellers played one season in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons, who selected him in the third round of the 1976 NBA Draft.

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