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