High School
Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner in high school … spent his senior season at Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), competing for head coach Steve Turner … prior to Montverde Academy, spent his first three years of high school at Blake High School in Tampa, Fla., where he played for head coach Fred Lewis at Blake HS … was listed as the No. 43 player in his high school class, nationally, by ESPN.com … also was ranked No. 58 by On3.com and No. 75 by 247Sports.com … led Montverde Academy to the title game of the 2026 Chipotle High School Nationals (Montverde lost to CIA Bella Vista, 69-65) … Montverde advanced to the championship round with wins over Prolific Prep and AZ Compass Prep in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds … averaged 11.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game as a senior at Montverde Academy, competing alongside four teammates who also averaged at least 10 points per game … shot 51 percent from the field as a senior … helped lead Blake HS to a runner-up finish in the FHSAA Class 5A Final Four as a junior (2024-25) … as a junior, averaged 17.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.2 blocks per game … in grassroots basketball, competed for Skills Center Elite and secured UAA first-team honors (Under Armour Association) … as an eighth grader, played for the varsity basketball team at Tampa Prep (the school is grades 6-12).
Personal
Joe Philon III was born in Tampa, Fla. … nickname is Jojo … is the son of Joe Philon Jr. and Tosha Murphy … has one younger sister, Jersey … his older cousin, Labaron Philon Jr., played college basketball at Alabama and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the No. 22 selection (first round) in the 2026 NBA Draft … undeclared major.
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