Gary Payton

School: 

Oregon State

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 and 7 assists 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

1986-87

30

153

333

.459

13

35

.371

55

82

.671

229

7.6

374

12.5

1987-88

31

180

368

.489

31

78

.397

58

83

.699

230

7.4

449

14.5

1988-89

30

208

438

.475

82

213

.385

105

155

.677

244

8.1

603

20.1

1989-90

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