4 issues to find out about Phil Pressey, who’s reportedly becoming a member of the Celtics’ teaching employees

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Pressey had sturdy Boston ties even earlier than to his time with the Celtics.

The Celtics are reportedly filling out head coach Joe Mazzulla’s employees for the 2023-2024 season, with a well-known face set to make his Boston return.

Based on Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, former Celtics level guard Phil Pressey will be a part of Mazzulla’s employees to assist coach the crew he as soon as performed for.

Right here are some things to know in regards to the 32-year-old:

Pressey’s father was an NBA participant, and later an assistant coach as nicely.

Pressey comes from a household of gifted athletes. His sister was an All-American volleyball participant at UC Berkeley, and his older brother performed basketball at Missouri (as Phil did).

Each of his dad and mom had been additionally collegiate basketball gamers at Tulsa. His father, Paul, went on to turn out to be an NBA first-round choose in 1982 by the Bucks (twentieth general).

Following the tip of Paul’s NBA profession, he remained within the league as an assistant coach for varied groups over the next twenty years. This included a stint as a Celtics assistant from 2004-through-2006.

Paul was a part of an NBA champion in 1999 working beneath Gregg Popovich with the Spurs.

He made a reputation for himself enjoying on a outstanding native crew.

Throughout his father’s time as a Celtics assistant, Pressey rose to prominence as a central participant for the famous native AAU crew, Boston Newbie Basketball Membership (BABC).

Coached by former Celtics government Leo Papile, BABC ultimately reached (and gained) a 2006 Nationwide Championship with Pressey operating the offense. The crew additionally included future UConn ahead Alex Oriakhi, who Pressey turned mates with and would ultimately play alongside in faculty at Missouri after Oriakhi transferred for his senior season.

As a result of his father left the Celtics in 2006, Pressey ultimately moved on to different AAU packages as a excessive schooler, gaining notoriety for his spectacular dunks.

He was a pacesetter at Missouri (the place he was additionally lately an assistant coach).

Pressey was a four-star recruit popping out of highschool, opting to affix his brother (Matt) at Missouri.

Whereas with the Tigers, Pressey set the college file for many profession assists (580) whereas tying Anthony Peeler’s file for many profession steals (196).

As a junior, Pressey helped Missouri to a 23-11 file in its first season enjoying as a member of the Southeastern Convention. He was named first-team All-SEC in 2013 earlier than opting to go away faculty with one 12 months of eligibility remaining.

Following his enjoying profession — which ended together with his 2022 retirement — Pressey returned to Missouri as an assistant coach.

After enjoying for the Celtics, Pressey made a profession within the G-League and abroad.

The Celtics added Pressey for the crew’s Summer time League after he went undrafted in 2013. He impressed Boston’s teaching employees, and was given a daily season contract, that includes elements of the subsequent two seasons.

Following the 2015-2016 season — which he spent with the 76ers and Suns — Pressey frolicked within the G-League with the Santa Cruz Warriors earlier than heading overseas.

The ultimate stretch of his skilled enjoying profession was spent abroad, together with stops in Barcelona (the place he gained the 2018 Copa del Rey) and Turkey, enjoying for Beşiktaş.