- Paul Pressey
Infobox Pro athlete
name = Paul Pressey
league = NBA
height = 6'5"
weight = 185 lbs.
position =Small forward
birth_date = Birth date and age|1958|12|24|mf=y
birth_place =Richmond, Virginia
college =University of Tulsa
nationality = American
draft = Round 1, pick 20
draft_team =Milwaukee Bucks
draft_year = 1982
career_start = 1983
career_end = 1993
team =Milwaukee Bucks ('83-'90)San Antonio Spurs ('91-'92)Golden State Warriors ('93)
awards = 1985 All-Defense First Team
1986 All-Defense First Team
1987 All-Defense Second TeamPaul Matthew Pressey (born
December 24 1958 inRichmond, Virginia ) is an American former professionalbasketball player. Pressey is widely, though unofficially, credited with being the originator of thepoint forward position, combining the best attributes of apoint guard and forward. While playing small forward for theMilwaukee Bucks in the 1980s, Pressey took on many of the ball handling duties, even leading the team in assists for five straight years.Pressey, along with John Johnson and
Oscar Robertson , served as a model for later players taking on the point forward role.He is currently an assistant coach with the
New Orleans Hornets .In 1992-93 he came out of retirement while an assistant coach with the
Golden State Warriors to help the team deal with many injuries to other players. He played 18 games before getting injured too.His daughter [http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/pressey_angie00.html Angie] attended the
University of California, Berkeley and was a member of the Golden Bear volleyball squad that was a semifinalist at the women's 2007 NCAA Final Four. His two sons Matthew (senior) and Phil (sophomore) are basketball players.External links
* [http://tulsahurricane.cstv.com/genrel/pressey_paul00.html Player profile] @ tulsahurricane.cstv.com
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/presspa01.html College & NBA statistics] @ basketball-reference.com
* [http://www.nba.com/coachfile/paul_pressey/index.html?nav=page Coach file] @ nba.com
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