Paytons' Place: Oregon State Could Boast First A-A Father-Son Combination
January 7th, 2016 - 18:12
If there's enough love for son of "The Glove," Oregon State could become the first university to have a father-son combination each earn All-American status at the same school. Pacific-12 Conference Player of the Year candidate Gary Payton II is the sparkplug striving to boost the Beavers to their first NCAA playoff appearance since 1990, when his Hall of Fame defensive-whiz father was a unanimous first-team All-American before becoming a nine-time NBA All-Pro.
Virginia Tech probably should have been the first school with an in-house A-A duo but the Hokies didn't pursue the son (Davidson sensation Stephen Curry) of their lone NCAA consensus All-American (Dell Curry) in a meaningful fashion, which is a principal reason why they never thrived during Seth Greenberg's coaching stint. The Paytons could join the following alphabetical list of the first nine father-son tandems in an elite A-A family tree:
| Father | School | A-A Year(s) | Son | School | A-A Years(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bibby | UCLA | 1972 | Mike Bibby | Arizona | 1998 |
| Dell Curry | Virginia Tech | 1986 | Stephen Curry | Davidson | 2008 and 2009 |
| Bob Ferry | St. Louis | 1959 | Danny Ferry | Duke | 1988 and 1989 |
| Harvey Grant | Oklahoma | 1988 | Jerian Grant | Notre Dame | 2015 |
| Stan Love | Oregon | 1971 | Kevin Love | UCLA | 2008 |
| John Lucas Jr. | Maryland | 1974 through 1976 | John Lucas III | Oklahoma State | 2004 |
| Scott May | Indiana | 1975 and 1976 | Sean May | North Carolina | 2005 |
| Doc Rivers | Marquette | 1982 and 1983 | Austin Rivers | Duke | 2012 |
| Jimmy Walker | Providence | 1965 through 1967 | Jalen Rose | Michigan | 1994 |