Loyola Marymount University Athletics

He was one of the Lions most exciting guards ever, he starred from the beginning of his career at Loyola Marymount as a Freshman, when he averaged 14.6 points per game. During his Junior and Senior seasons, he earned the respect of the opposition and was named to the All-West Coast Athletic Conference Team when he averaged 17.3 and 16.5 points per game, respectively. At the time of his graduation, Philyaw's 1,581 Career Points ranked him second on the Lions All-Time Scoring List behind only Jim Haderlein, and his Career Scoring in the league ranked him fourth All-Time in the WCAC at the time. He averaged 15.2 points per game for his career at LMU and led the Lions to five consecutive victories over arch-rival Pepperdine University.