Paul Pressey

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Paul Pressey
Position: Small forward
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Team: Milwaukee Bucks ('83-'90)
San Antonio Spurs ('91-'92)
Golden State Warriors ('93)
Nationality: American
Born: December 24, 1958 (1958-12-24) (age 49)
Richmond, Virginia
College: University of Tulsa
Drafted: Round 1, pick 20 (Milwaukee Bucks) 1982 NBA Draft
Pro career: 1983 – 1993
Awards: 1985 All-Defense First Team
1986 All-Defense First Team
1987 All-Defense Second Team

Paul Matthew Pressey (born December 24, 1958 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American former professional basketball player. Pressey is widely, though unofficially, credited with being the originator of the point forward position, combining the best attributes of a point guard and forward. While playing small forward for the Milwaukee 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 Angie is a senior at the University of California, Berkeley and a member of the Golden Bear volleyball squad that played in the women's NCAA volleyball final four, December 13-15, 2007. His two sons Matthew (senior) and Phil (sophomore) are basketball recruits. Phil is one of the top rated players in the class of 2010 and has already received many big time offers.

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