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Former NBA guard Phil Pressey retires from basketball
Former Missouri point guard Phil Pressey, a member of Mizzou's 2012 Big 12 Tournament Championship team, is returning to his alma mater a source confirmed to KOMU 8 Sports on Friday. Mizzou announced in a news release that Pressey will join the staff of new head coach Dennis Gates as a graduate assistant.
Lila Bromberg: In addition to entering the transfer portal, Trevon Brazile is considering exploring the NBA Draft, multiple sources told me. Returning to #Mizzou remains an option. More info on that and Javon Pickett entering the portal here: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-missouri/article259669715.html
Michael Singer: Mizzou coach Cuonzo Martin said MPJ & his brother, Jontay, were back in the gym playing ball just 2 weeks after the Nuggets left Orlando. "MPJ is a guy that if he wasn't getting paid to play basketball, he'd find a place to play basketball." (10:00 min) youtube.com/watch?v=eOPhUk…
Dave Matter: Cuonzo Martin says Michael Porter Jr came to Mizzou Arena wanting to work out with current team shortly after returning from the NBA bubble, says "it's a shame" Mizzou fans didn't get to see him play much in college.
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Adrian Wojnarowski: The Jazz are also hiring former NBA guard Keyon Dooling in a player development role, sources tell ESPN. Dooling played parts of 13 years in the NBA, and collegiately for Quin Snyder at the University of Missouri.
Missouri’s men’s basketball team got stronger Friday without adding a player. The program announced that Tigers guard Xavier Pinson and front-liners Mitchell Smith and Jeremiah Tilmon have started the process of withdrawing from the NBA Draft and plan to return to Mizzou next season.
Darren Wolfson: Back to toy department tweets: The #Twolves have some draft workouts this week, including today. Among players in today: Forward Jordan Murphy (#Gophers) and guard Jordan Geist (Mizzou).
“When I do make the NBA I want to be a factor right away,” Jontay Porter said. “Not that I’m going to be an All-Star or anything like that. And the G-League isn’t necessarily a bad thing or anything like that, but I realize I do have development to do before I’m ready to make the impact I envision on an NBA team. Coming back getting better, stronger, more mentally tough, getting ready to take that step and be a man in the NBA, I think coming back one more year is necessary.” Porter’s father, Mizzou assistant Michael Porter Sr., wasn’t made available to reporters, but in an KMOX interview with Mike Kelly that aired Sunday, he said one team was particularly smitten with the 6-11 forward: the San Antonio Spurs, who own the No. 18 pick in the first round of the draft.
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Adam Zagoria: I'm told by a source close to the situation that reports that Michael Porter Jr. could return in 4 weeks for Mizzou are inaccurate. No timetable on a return, but he is going through the rehab process. pic.twitter.com/R8vh43hZWr
NBA teams might not wanna plummet for Michael Porter Jr. next year ... 'cause the projected #1 pick in the 2018 Draft says there's a chance he won't jump to the pros after his freshman season. We spoke with the 6'10", 215-pound phenom about being the big man on Mizzou's campus ... and MPJ says he's not worried about the hype surrounding him and just wants to focus on what he does on the court.
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