Cameron Payne
| No. 22 – Oklahoma City Thunder | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 8, 1994 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College | Murray State (2013–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall |
| Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–present | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2015 | →Oklahoma City Blue (D-League) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Cameron Payne (born August 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Murray State.
High school career
Payne attended Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tennessee. He grew from 5'5' as a freshman to 6'0 as a senior. Despite leading Lausanne Collegiate to a 2013 Division II state title in Tennessee, Payne was not a heavily scouted player by collegiate programs. He was considered to be a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and was not ranked in the top 100 prospects. He was recruited by William Small to play college basketball at Murray State, choosing the Racers over a few other schools. Payne then went from a little-known college recruit to a potential NBA lottery pick
College career
As a freshman, Payne averaged 16.8 points, 5.4 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game.[1][2] He was forced to start at point guard as a freshman due to an injury to Zay Jackson, and began his collegiate career registering 21 points, five boards and four assists at Valparaiso.[2] Payne wound up earning first-team All-OVC honors and was named freshman of the year by the conference.[3] As a sophomore, he was the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year after he averaged 20.2 points, 6.0 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game.[4] Confident enough in himself, Payne opted to leave for the NBA after his sophomore season.[3]
Professional career
Oklahoma City Thunder (2015–present)
During workouts prior to the NBA draft, Payne broke the ring finger on his non-shooting hand. The injury did not require surgery.[3] On June 25, 2015 Payne was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 14th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.[5] On July 10, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Thunder.[6] He made his debut for the Thunder on November 1 in a 117–93 win over the Denver Nuggets, recording three assists in four minutes.[7] On December 5, he was assigned to the Oklahoma City Blue, the Thunder's D-League affiliate.[8] He was recalled by the Thunder on December 6,[9] reassigned on December 15,[10] and recalled again on December 16.[11] On December 29, he scored a season-high 16 points in a 131–123 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[12]On April 21, Payne made his debut in playoffs, recorded an assist in four minutes off the bench in Game 3 victory to Dallas Mavericks.[13]
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Oklahoma City | 57 | 1 | 12.2 | .410 | .324 | .792 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | 5.0 |
| Career | 57 | 1 | 12.2 | .410 | .324 | .792 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | 5.0 |
References
- ↑ Grant, Michael (November 7, 2014). "Payne hopes to copy Canaan's success at Murray". Courier-Journal.com. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- 1 2 Dauster, Rob (October 24, 2014). "Cameron Payne didn’t expect to fill Isaiah Canaan’s void at Murray State, but he did". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Spears, Marc (June 21, 2015). "How Cameron Payne went from little-known college recruit to potential NBA lottery pick". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ Hurcomb, Michael (March 3, 2015). "Sophomore PG Cameron Payne takes home Ohio Valley POY honors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Thunder Selects Cameron Payne and Dakari Johnson in the 2015 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Thunder Signs Cameron Payne". NBA.com. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Thunder beat Nuggets 117-93". NBA.com. November 1, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Cameron Payne Assigned to Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Huestis, McGary and Payne Recalled From Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Josh Huestis and Cameron Payne Assigned to Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Huestis and Payne Recalled From Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Cameron Payne 2015-16 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ↑ "CDurant rallies with 34, Thunder top Mavs 131-102, lead 2-1". NBA.com. April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- Murray State Racers bio