NBA Corridor of Famer Gary Payton, the daddy of Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II, has taken over as head coach of males’s basketball on the Faculty of Alameda in Alameda, California. Melanie Dixon, the group school’s president, introduced the rent in a report launched Friday evening.
Faculty of Alameda in Alameda, California, has employed Gary Payton as coach of the lads’s basketball group
Within the written report, which was launched with supplies for Tuesday’s assembly of the Peralta Group Faculty District (PCCD) Board of Trustees, Dixon welcomed Payton together with new volleyball coach Justin Hoover.
The 2 new additions “will undoubtedly create pleasure on the island,” Dixon mentioned within the report, referring to Alameda Island.
In an electronic mail to The Citizen, Dixon mentioned Payton is being employed as an adjunct school member. The group school is anticipated to schedule a press convention quickly.
Gary Payton has taken over as head coach at Alameda Faculty (JUCO) in Alameda, CA. The 9x NBA All Star lately received the Large 3 Championship. His son, Gary Payton II, excelled at @SLCCbasketball and is presently PG for the Golden State Warriors. photo.twitter.com/EqwrFb45PS
— Cody Hopkins (@CoachCodyHop) September 5, 2024
Gary Payton, 56, has additionally been head coach of BIG3’s Bivouac since 2022. In final month’s BIG3 championship sport, Bivouac defeated 3’s Firm 50-47 to take dwelling the title.
From 2017 to 2021, Payton coached the BIG3’s 3 Headed Monsters.
Payton coached at Lincoln College in Oakland for 3 years
Moreover, Payton’s appointment on the Faculty of Alameda comes after a three-year stint as head coach at Lincoln College, a personal nonprofit in Oakland. His departure comes after he made allegations towards the college concerning insufficient funding and assets for gamers.
After the college employed Payton in 2021, Lincoln’s tax information confirmed Payton was paid $112,500 that yr. He obtained a further $90,000 earlier than the beginning of the 2022 season.
For the subsequent 18 months, he was not paid as a result of he was listed as a volunteer. Payton alleged that the college canceled three journeys, stopped paying assistant coaches and didn’t have the assets to supply a constant employees. He additionally mentioned he needed to pay out of his personal pocket to supply athletes with gear and meals whereas on the street.
Lincoln President Mikhail Brodsky cited Payton’s spending as a supply of blame for an absence of ample funds. Brodsky mentioned, “19 individuals on the street for away video games was too costly for Lincoln.”
“I’ve plenty of respect for him, however that does not imply he can work right here,” Brodsky added.
Lincoln’s outcomes will not be listed on the varsity’s athletic web site. In response to Glen Graham, who was Payton’s prime assistant coach, the group went 5-3 in 2021-22. The season was shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The group additionally completed 19-12 in 2022-23.
Gary Payton performed 17 seasons within the NBA
Payton, nicknamed “the Glove” for his position as the most effective defensive level guards in NBA historical past, is greatest recognized for his 13-year stint with the Seattle SuperSonics, the place he held franchise information in assists (7,384) and steals (2,107) and led them to an NBA Finals look.
Payton was chosen second general by the SuperSonics within the 1990 NBA draft out of Oregon State. A local of Oakland, he additionally attended Skyline Excessive Faculty, the place he performed alongside future NBA participant Greg Foster.
In 1,335 NBA common season video games (1,233 as a starter) over 17 seasons, he averaged 16.3 factors, 3.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.8 steals per sport whereas connecting on 46.6% of his photographs, 31.7% of his three-pointers and 72.9% of his free throws.
The 6-foot-3 Payton turned the primary level guard to win the NBA Defensive Participant of The 12 months award in 1996. He was the one level guard to win the award within the first 39 years, till Marcus Sensible was named in 2022.
Moreover, Payton holds the file for 9 NBA All-Defensive first group picks, tying him with Corridor of Famers Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant.
In 2006, Payton received his solely NBA championship as a member of the Miami Warmth earlier than retiring the next season in 2007. A nine-time NBA All-Star, Payton was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2013.
In his retirement, he has made visitor appearances on sports activities podcasts and is concerned in group work within the Bay Space. He has labored as a studio analyst for NBA TV and as an analyst on the NBA on TNT.
Payton additionally appeared in a number of movies: Eddy (1996), Like Mike (2002), The Lego Film 2: The Second Half (2019), and The breaks (1999). He appeared on The Jamie Foxx Present additionally.