Position Guard Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg) Parents Gary Payton League Pac-12 Conference Name Gary II | Nationality American Role Basketball Player Uncles Brandon Payton Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Height 1.91 m | |
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Siblings Julian Payton, Gary Payton, Jr., Raquel Payton | ||
Grandparents Al Payton, Annie Payton | ||
Gary payton ii at osu basketball media day
Gary Dwayne Payton II (born December 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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. He is the son of NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton.
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- Gary payton ii at osu basketball media day
- Most underrated player in college basketball oregon state pg gary payton ii 2015 16 highlights
- High school and college career
- Salt Lake Bruins
- Oregon State Beavers
- Rio Grande Valley Vipers 20162017
- Milwaukee Bucks 2017present
- Awards and honors
- References
Most underrated player in college basketball oregon state pg gary payton ii 2015 16 highlights
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.
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. Robinson was fired before the start of the 2014–15 basketball season and was replaced by University of Montana head coach Wayne Tinkle. Having lost their top five scorers from the previous season, Pac-12 coaches picked Oregon State to finish 12th in the 2014–15 season. 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. Following a home sweep of the Los Angeles schools Payton was named the January 26, 2015 Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week. During his first season at Oregon State Payton led his team in multiple categories: scoring, rebounds, and steals. 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.
On February 1, 2016, he was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award for top point guard of the year. He was named to the 35-man mid-season watchlist for the Naismith Player of the Year on February 11.
Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2016–2017)
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, but was later waived on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games. 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. On December 3, 2016, he scored 51 points on 20-of-29 shooting to go with 11 rebounds in a 140–125 win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
Milwaukee Bucks (2017–present)
On April 2, 2017, Payton signed with the Milwaukee Bucks. He made his debut for the Bucks that night, scoring five points in nine minutes off the bench in a 109–105 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.