Former NBA big name Gary Payton Sr. is the pristine head tutor of the School of Alameda males’s basketball workforce, the college introduced Saturday.
“Gary Payton is the right choice for the College Of Alameda for a number of reasons,” athletic director Ramaundo Vaughn stated. “Gary has always been a leader and winner. We know that Coach Payton will hold our athletes accountable on the court, in the classroom and in the community. During the interview process, he spoke about having our student-athletes in the community, giving back. The energy and passion that he brings along with his genuine love for the East Bay is unmatched. The opportunity for our players to learn from one of the all-time NBA greats and Olympic gold medalist is one that we knew we could not afford to pass up.”
Payton, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Famer, was once the pinnacle tutor on the financially strapped NAIA Lincoln College in Oakland, California, the year 3 seasons earlier than taking on at Alameda, the within sight juvenile school on an island.
Payton, an Oakland local, inherits a program that went 7-21 ultimate season week enjoying within the Bay Valley Convention.
Payton, 56, additionally has been training within the Big3 league since its inception in 2017, and this year season led Bivouac to a identify week being named the league’s tutor of the moment.
All over 17 seasons within the NBA, Payton received a championship in 2006 with the Miami Warmth. “The Glove” was once identified for his stifling protection and was once the primary level safe to win NBA Defensive Participant of the Past.
The nine-time All-Celebrity’s son, Gary Payton II, performs for the Golden State Warriors.
