PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 SEASON: Averaged career-highs across the board with 9.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.8 made three-pointers, a 46.8 field goal percentage, and 22.3 minutes per game… Was one of 17 NBA players to play in all 82 games this season and started a career-best five games… Ranked second in the NBA in net rating (+13.6), behind only teammate Sam Hauser (+14.2)… Scored 15+ points in a career-high 18 games this season, including 11 20-point games, which nearly doubles his first three seasons combined (7)… In four seasons with the Celtics, his 39.4 career three-point shooting percentage ranks seventh in Celtics history (min. 250 M3FG)… Was one of only two NBA players to tally at least 600 points, 240 rebounds, and 200 assists off the bench this season… Ranked sixth in the NBA in official assist/turnover ratio (4.6)… Owns the Celtics franchise record for most career games with at least five made threepointers off the bench (11 games)… In the regular season finale on April 14, scored a career-high 38 points (15-21 FG, 4-6 3FG) and finished with 12 assists and nine rebounds, becoming the fourth Celtic in history to register back-to-back 30-point, 10-assist, double-doubles: John Havlicek (3 games, 1970), Larry Bird (2 games, 1986), and Bob Cousy (2 games, 3X)… Only seven Celtics in the play-by-play era have posted at least 20 points and six assists in the first half, Pritchard now is the only player to accomplish that feat twice… Became the third Celtic to make 5+ three-pointers in consecutive games this season (Jayson Tatum (2x); Derrick White (4x)) on March 20… Knocked down at least one three-pointer in a career-high 26 consecutive games from Dec. 15 – Feb. 1… Tied a season-high six made three-pointers on 12/20, reaching 300 career three-pointers… On 11/22, became the first Celtic reserve ever to make at least four 3-pointers in a first quarter and became the second Celtic reserve on record to score at least 12 points on 100 FG% in a first quarter, joining Dana Barros (11/13/96 vs ATL). PLAYOFFS: Played in all nineteen playoff games and averaged 6.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in a career postseason-high 18.7 minutes per game en route to the Celtics 2024 NBA Championship title… In four postseasons with the C’s, he set a playoff career-high 6.4 points per game while shooting 41.9 percent from the field and 38.3 percent from three-point territory… In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, he made a 49-foot buzzer-beater in the second quarter… It marks the longest field goal in an NBA Finals game since the 1997-98 season when play-by-play was first recorded… On April 21, Prichard tied his highest playoff assist tally with five dimes, also achieved on 5/21/23, and finished with eight points and four rebounds… Registered the second-highest scoring game of his playoff career with 16 points on May 7 and tied his postseason record four made three-pointers… He also grabbed at least five rebounds for the fourth time in 58 career playoff games, one shy of his career-best six boards (6/2/22)… Scored 13 points (6-10 FG) and dished out four assists on 5/9 vs. Cleveland.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAREER: 2019-20 (Senior): Became the first player in Oregon history - and just the second in Pac-12 history - to be named the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year, joining Utah’s Delon Wright (2015)...Also the first Naismith Award finalist and the first Associated Press first team All-American in program history...The sixth consensus first team All-American ever at Oregon, and the first in 80 years...Is just the second first team All-America selection by the NABC, joining Ron Lee (1975)...Is the sixth Pac-12 player of the year in program history...A 13-time first team All-American...Scored more points in “crunch time” - 91 - than any other player in the NCAA in 2019-20 (Synergy Basketball)...Led the Pac-12 in scoring (20.5 points per game) and assists (5.5 per game) to become just the fourth player in Pac-12 history to pace the league in scoring and assists...He joined All-Americans Gary Payton (Oregon State, 1989-90), Damon Stoudamire (Arizona, 1994-95) and Jason Terry (Arizona, 1998-99) on that list...One of three players nationally who averaged at least 20 points, four rebounds and five assists per game...One of four players in the nation who led his league in scoring and assists...On the single-season lists, ranked sixth in assists (172), seventh in three-pointers (88) and eighth in scoring (635)...Scored a career-high 38 points, including six three-pointers, in Oregon’s Feb. 22 win at No. 24 Arizona...Named Pac-12 player of the week following his efforts in the Arizona win...Named the Naismith Award Player of the Week after scoring 25 points Feb. 16 versus Utah, plus his double-double versus Colorado of 15 points and a career-high 11 rebounds three days earlier...Hit the game-winning three-pointer with :03 remaining, finishing with 22 points and 6-of-12 shooting from deep, in an overtime win at Washington…Named Pac-12 Player of the Week for the first time in his career, and Oscar Robertson Trophy National Player of the Week, after scoring 15 of the team’s final 17 points in an overtime win at No. 5 Michigan…Named to the Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.3 points and 5.3 assists per game...2018-19 (Junior): Named Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player…Led the nation in total minutes played (1,349), starting all 38 games on 2018-19…68 steals rank third on the UO single-season list…175 assists are fourth on the UO single-season list…Was second in the Pac-12 Conference with 1.8 steals per game…Ranked third in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage at 83.8 percent…Stood fourth in the Pac-12 with 4.6 assists per game…Third in the Pac-12 in minutes played (35.5 per game)…2017-18 (Sophomore): All-Pac-12 Second Team selection led Oregon in scoring (14.5 ppg) and assists (4.8 apg)...Ranked among the Pac-12’s top 15 in seven different categories...Ranked tied for fourth in the Pac-12 in assists per game (4.8)...Tied for sixth in the Pac-12 in 3-point field goals per game (2.4) while ranking 15th in the league in scoring (14.5 ppg)...His 171 assists ranks tied for sixth in UO single-season history, while he is ninth on the career list with 312 assists...Tied Jamal Lawrence for 10th on the UO single-season list with 85 made three-pointers...Was Oregon’s top returning player in every statistical category except blocks...Made the 12-man roster for the 2017 USA Men’s U19 World Cup in Cairo, Egypt...Helped Team USA win the FIBA U19 World Cup bronze medal and was named to the World Cup All-Star team...Averaged 9.0 points and 3.1 assists per game for the tournament...Tallied 12 points and six assists against Spain in the bronze medal game...Had 16 points and four assists in the semifinal loss to Canada…2016-17 (Freshman): Ranked eighth in the Pac-12 in assists (3.6) and third in assists-to-turnover ratio (2.5-to-1) ... After he moved into the starting line-up in the fifth game of the season, the Ducks went 31-4...Had 18 points and three steals in his first NCAA Tournament game versus Iona...Contributed eight points, six rebounds and three assists in Oregon’s Pac-12 quarterfinal win over Cal...Neared a triple-double Feb. 16 against Utah with nine points, six rebounds and seven assists...Tied the Matthew Knight Arena record with 13 assists versus Savannah State...Scored 15 points in the season opener versus Army and then 18 against Georgetown.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Payton Michael Pritchard…Son of Melissa and Terry Pritchard…Majored in general social science. The top player out of the state of Oregon for 2016 and the 13th-ranked point guard in the nation according to ESPN.com … A four-star recruit and the 54th-ranked player overall on the ESPN top 100 and 52nd by Scout.com for 2016.

Payton Pritchard