Gary Payton Sr.
School:
Height:
6-3
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
Oakland, CA
High School:
Skyline High School
- NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1990
- All-American Recognition: 1990 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
- Ranked 14th in the nation in scoring in 1990
- Ranked among the nation's leaders in assists in 1987 (12th), 1988 (13th), 1989 (4th) and 1990 (6th)
- Ranked among the nation's leaders in steals with 3 per game in 1989 (13th) and 3.4 per game in 1990 (5th)
- Averaged 18 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 1.3 steals in three NCAA Tournament games from 1988 through 1990 (0-3 record)
- Averaged 15.5 points and 6 assists in two NIT games in 1987 (1-1 record)
- Member of U.S. Olympic team in 1996 (5.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg) and 2000 (5.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg)
- Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in first round of 1990 NBA draft (2nd pick overall).
Season | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PT | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | AST | ASTA | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | 153 | 333 | .459 | 13 | 35 | .371 | 55 | 82 | .671 | 229 | 7.6 | 374 | 12.5 | |
31 | 180 | 368 | .489 | 31 | 78 | .397 | 58 | 83 | .699 | 230 | 7.4 | 449 | 14.5 | |
30 | 208 | 438 | .475 | 82 | 213 | .385 | 105 | 155 | .677 | 244 | 8.1 | 603 | 20.1 | |
29 | 288 | 571 | .504 | 52 | 156 | .333 | 118 | 171 | .690 | 235 | 8.1 | 746 | 25.7 | |
Totals | 120 | 829 | 1710 | .485 | 178 | 482 | .369 | 336 | 491 | .684 | 938 | 7.8 | 2172 | 18.1 |