Gary Payton II
Payton with Oregon State in 2015
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| No. 0 – Rio Grande Valley Vipers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA Development League |
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December 1, 1992 Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
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| NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
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| 2016–present | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
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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. He is the son of NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton.
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.
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.
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