By Joseph Landini
New England Sports Journal
July 11, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. –On Wednesday Phil Pressey was invited to be a part of the
Boston Celtics upcoming training camp.
The Celtics fell to the Houston Rockets 85-78 Wednesday, but Pressey may have
had his summer shining moment. Despite shooting 2-9 from the field,
Pressey added 10 assists and three steals to show his worth. With a backup point
guard position to be filled, Pressey earned his invitation to training camp.
According to A.Sherrod Blakely of CSNNE, Pressey is the only non guaranteed
player to be invited to training camp thus far:
Before joining the Celtics summer league roster, Pressey played for the
Tigers at the University of Missouri. Pressey spent three years at Missouri,
including three trips to the NCAA tournament and one Big 12 conference
championship game. As a junior team captain, Pressey averaged 11.9 points and
7.1 assists per game.
Despite being eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Pressey
received many accolades his junior year, which was highlighted by an All-SEC
First Team selection and an Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention.
With these accolades and strong college career already under his belt,
Pressey forwent his senior season and was an early entrant into the 2013 NBA
Draft. Although an impressive junior year campaign, Pressey had been haunted by
bad decision making in late game situations and owned a career high of 3.5
turnovers per contest. Despite his projection of being a second round pick,
Pressey went undrafted.
The Celtics summer league team still has games to play, but Pressey is now a
step closer to making his decision to enter the NBA early, worthwhile.
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