Phillip Michael Pressey (born February 17, 1991) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position.

[1] He led the 2011–12 Big 12 Conference in assists, steals and assist-to-turnover ratio and was a 2011–12 All-Big 12 team selection as a result.

[6] He was one of the two best point guards at the July 2009 LeBron James Skills Academy, according to reports in The Plain Dealer.

[14] The All-area team included Perry Jones, Le'Bryan Nash, Marcus Smart and Kyan Anderson.

[15] During the 2010 SPC championship game, Pressey tallied 32 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds and 3 steals against Greenhill School.

[6] During the 2010 TABC All-star game, he dunked over Tony Mitchell, who at the time was a player approximately a foot taller than Pressey.

[17] Sources: On December 18, 2010, Pressey tallied 11 assists while adding 15 points against the Central Arkansas Bears.

[20] Pressey missed four games and did not return to the lineup until the January 8 Big 12 Conference opener against Colorado, where he appeared in the second half.

[21] Another highlight for Pressey came when he posted 6 steals for the Tigers against the Texas A&M Aggies in the 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament on March 10, 2011.

[26] In a January 14, 2012 contest against the Texas Longhorns, Pressey posted 18 points and 10 assists for his second career double-double.

[27][28] During his sophomore season for the 2011–12 Tigers, he recorded 12 assists in a game four times:[29] Villanova (12/6),[30] Texas Tech (1/28),[31] #5 Kansas (2/25)[32] and Oklahoma State (3/8).

[45] In December, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame named Pressey as a Cousy Award nominee.

[49] On January 5, Pressey established a new career high with 26 points, while recording 5 assists and 3 rebounds against Bucknell.

[52] On January 8, Pressey tied the Mizzou Arena single-game assist record with 13 against Alabama along with 11 points as part of his fifth double-double.

[58] Pressey posted a new career-high 27 points along with 10 assists and 4 steals on February 23 against Kentucky as part of his fourth double-double of the season and sixth of his career.

[59] On March 12, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association named Pressey to its 2012–13 Men's All-District VI (IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD) Team, based upon voting from its national membership.

[67] On April 10, 2013, Pressey announced he would not be returning to play his senior season for the Missouri Tigers, choosing instead to enter the 2013 NBA draft.

[1] Pressey had a 37.6% field goal accuracy during his final season, which the Associated Press described as one in which he "struggled with late-game decision-making in losses to UCLA, Louisiana State, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee".

[68] After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Pressey signed with the Boston Celtics to play in the 2013 Orlando Summer League.

[75] He did not play in the next three games, but after the Celtics got off to an 0–4 start, head coach Brad Stevens shuffled the lineup.

[76] On November 6, at home against the Utah Jazz, Pressey recorded the first three assists, first steal and first field goal of his career.

[80] On January 15, with Rondo's return imminent, the Celtics traded guards Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks, clearing the way for Pressey to start that night against the Toronto Raptors.

[96] On July 24, 2015, Pressey signed with the Portland Trail Blazers,[97] but was waived on October 23 after appearing in four preseason games.

Philadelphia had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, one over the allowed limited of 15.

[105] Two days later, he made his debut with Idaho in a 102–96 loss to the Texas Legends, recording four points, six rebounds, six assists and one steal in 24 minutes.

[117] On July 27, 2017, Pressey signed with a one-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB.

[118] Barcelona, which had a 41–33 record, won the 2018 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, although Pressey did not play.

[133] Pressey was a childhood friend and AAU teammate of Alex Oriakhi who transferred from Connecticut after playing for the 2010–11 national champion Huskies team to join the 2012–13 Tigers.