Phil Smyth

Phil Smyth
Personal information
Born (1958-05-11) 11 May 1958
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Listed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight76 kg (168 lb)
Career information
Playing career1978–1995
PositionPoint guard
Career history
As a player:
1978–1982Sturt Sabres
1982St. Kilda Saints
1983–1992Canberra Cannons
1993–1994Adelaide 36ers
1995Sydney Kings
As a coach:
1998–2008Adelaide 36ers
Career highlights
As a player:

As a coach:

  • 3× NBL champion (1998, 1999, 2002)

Philip John Smyth AM (born 11 May 1958) is an Australian former professional basketball player and coach. He won three National Basketball League (NBL) championships with the Canberra Cannons before going on to be a three-time championship-winning head coach of the NBL's Adelaide 36ers. Smyth was a four-time Olympian with the Australian national basketball team.