Gary Payton II
 Payton with Oregon State in 2015 | |
| No. 0 – Rio Grande Valley Vipers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 1, 1992 Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–present | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Gary Dwayne Payton II (born December 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. As a junior and senior playing college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers, Payton was named First-Team All-Pac-12 as well as Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.[1] He is the son of NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton.[2]
High school and college career
Payton was born in Seattle, Washington to Gary and Monique Payton. He attended Spring Valley High School where he lettered two years in basketball and one year in swimming before graduating in 2011. He then enrolled at Westwind Preparatory Academy for the 2011–12 season.
Salt Lake Bruins
Payton played two seasons at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah. He averaged 9.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.9 steals per game as a freshman (2012–13) and led the Bruins to a 29-5 overall record and 14-1 mark in the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC), where they won the Region 18 Championship and outright SWAC title in 2013. Payton was named First Team All-SWAC and made Region 18 All-Tournament Team as a freshman. In his sophomore year he averaged 14.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game earning him Second Team NJCAA Division I All-American and was voted 2014 Region 18 Co-Player of the Year and Region 18 Tournament Most Valuable Player. The Bruins finished with a 27-7 overall record and won their second consecutive Region 18 Championship.[2]
Oregon State Beavers
During Payton's sophomore season at Salt Lake CC he signed a letter of intent to play for his father's alma mater Oregon State under men's head basketball coach Craig Robinson.[3] Robinson was fired before the start of the 2014–15 basketball season and was replaced by University of Montana head coach Wayne Tinkle.[4][5] Having lost their top five scorers from the previous season, Pac-12 coaches picked Oregon State to finish 12th in the 2014–15 season.[6] Instead, the up-tempo Beavers finished 7th with a 4–1 record against the conference's top three teams, Arizona, Oregon and Utah. In their game against Grambling State Payton recorded 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming only the second Beaver ever with a triple-double in a game. His father, Hall of Famer Gary Payton, is the other Beaver with a triple-double when he had 20 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists against the University of Portland in 1988.[7] Following a home sweep of the Los Angeles schools Payton was named the January 26, 2015 Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week.[8] During his first season at Oregon State Payton led his team in multiple categories: scoring, rebounds and steals.[9] On March 9, 2015 Pac-12 coaches voted Payton to the All-Pac-12 First Team, All-Pac-12 Defensive Team and named him the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.[10]
On February 1, 2016, he was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award for top point guard of the year.[11] He was named to the 35-man mid-season watchlist for the Naismith Player of the Year on February 11.[12]
College awards and honors
- 2× First-team All-Pac-12 (2015, 2016)
- 2x Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2015, 2016)
- 2× Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2015, 2016)
- Bob Cousy Award Finalist (2016)
- 2015 Pac-12 leader in steals per game (3.1)
- 2015 Pac-12 leader in total steals (95)
- 2016 Pac-12 leader in steals per game (2.5)
- 2016 Pac-12 leader in total steals (80)
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Oregon State | 31 | 31 | 36.3 | .485 | .293 | .663 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 13.4 |
| 2015–16 | Oregon State | 32 | 32 | 34.3 | .486 | .314 | .642 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
| Career | 63 | 63 | 35.3 | .485 | .302 | .652 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 14.7 | |
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Payton joined the Houston Rockets for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On September 23, 2016, he signed with the Rockets,[13] but was later waived on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games.[14] On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Rockets.[15] On December 3, he scored 51 points on 20-of-29 shooting, and added 11 rebounds, in a 140–125 win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders.[16]
References
- ↑ Letourneau, Connor (March 9, 2015). "Gary Payton II, Oregon State Beavers guard, named first team All-Pac-12, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- 1 2 "Gary Payton II Bio". osubeavers.com.
- ↑ Oregonian Sports (November 18, 2013). "Oregon State basketball: Gary Payton II signs letter of intent with Beavers". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ Prince, Seth (May 5, 2014). "Craig Robinson fired as Oregon State Beavers men's basketball coach". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ Mizell, Gina (May 19, 2014). "Oregon State Beavers officially announce Wayne Tinkle hired as men's basketball coach". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ Letourneau, Connor (October 7, 2014). "OIn ESPN poll, Pac-12 coaches pick Oregon State men's basketball last in conference". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ Associated Press (December 15, 2014). "Gary Payton II joins dad as only Oregon St. players with triple-double". Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ Letourneau, Connor (January 26, 2015). "Gary Payton II, Oregon State Beavers guard, earns Pac-12 Player of the Week honors". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Oregon State Season Statistics". March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ Pac-12 Conference (March 9, 2015). "2014-15 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Honors". Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ Nortlander, Matt (February 1, 2016). "Cat Barber, Fred VanVleet missing from list of Cousy Award finalists". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Payne, Terrence (February 11, 2016). "Naismith Trophy midseason list announced". Fox Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Rockets Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Rockets Waive Three Players". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Vipers perform trade with Erie and finalize training camp roster". NBA.com. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "12/03/16: Rio Grande Valley Vipers @ Los Angeles D-Fenders". NBA.com. December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.