Labaron Philon Jr.

Career Accolades

Scored 725 points, which ranked third-most by a player in a single season in program history
Set the program record for most points scored by a player during their sophomore season
In two seasons, Philon recorded 1,117 career points, which ranked No. 47 on Alabama’s all-time scoring list
Became the fourth player (fifth selection) under head coach Nate Oats to receive All-American honors
The only Division I player to average 22.0 points and 5.0 assists per game while shooting 50.1 percent from the field
Scored double-figures in 30 of the 32 games played this season including scoring 20 points or more in 21 contests
Scored a career-high 35 points in two games on Feb. 18 vs. Arkansas and in the Sweet 16 vs. Michigan
Ranked No. 11 in the country in points per game and third in the SEC
Recorded 23 assists during the NCAA Tournament, which ranked fifth throughout the field
Posted his first career double-double on Dec. 13 vs. Arizona recording 24 points and 10 rebounds
Made a career-high six three-pointers in the Sweet 16 vs. Michigan

An SEC All-Freshman Team honoree, becoming the eighth UA freshman to receive the honor under Coach Oats
A three-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree and one of three SEC freshmen to win the honor three times throughout the 2024-25 season
Played in all 37 games including 29 starts
Averaged 10.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game
Ranked No. 8 in the SEC in assists and No. 4 in assist/turnover ratio (2.2)
Scored double-figures in 21 contests including a season-high 21 on Dec. 29 vs. South Dakota State and March 14 vs. Kentucky
Led Alabama in assists in 12 contests, dishing out a season-high nine assists in the season opener vs. UNC Asheville and Nov. 20 vs. Illinois

Ranked as the No. 30 overall recruit by ESPN, No. 32 by 247Sports and No. 33 by On3 in the class of 2024
Ranked as the No. 5 point guard in the 2024 class by On3
Finished his high school career at Link Academy in Missouri
Originally from Mobile, Ala., Philon was named Mr. Basketball while at Baker High School
In his final season at Baker, Philon averaged 35.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.6 steals per game in 2022-23.
A two-time Class 7A Player of the Year, Philon scored 2,334 points in his three seasons at Baker
Was AAU teammates with fellow Crimson Tide freshman Derrion Reid for Team Thad in 2023
Averaged 12.6 points and 4.5 assists on the Nike EYBL Circuit for Team Thad