phil pressey One former MU player picked in NBA Draft, teams pass on Pressey By Ryan Famuliner • Jun 28, 2013 Matthew Fairburn / KBIA Sports Extra Former University of Missouri basketball player Alex Oriakhi was taken in the second round of last night’s NBA draft. The Phoenix Suns took Oriakhi with the 57th pick. There are only two rounds in the draft, and only 60 players selected overall. Mizzou's Phil Pressey to leave early, declare for 2013 NBA draft By Scott Pham • Apr 10, 2013 Wikimedia Commons Mizzou's Phil Pressey is leaving college one year early to enter the NBA draft, according to a press release from the school.