College of Alameda tabs NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton as next men’s basketball coach

The College of Alameda has hired former NBA point guard Gary Payton to be its next head men’s basketball coach, the school announced in a public report on Friday. 

The Hall of Fame point guard is an Oakland native and played high school basketball at Skyline High in North Oakland. He was drafted in 1990 to the Seattle Supersonics out of Oregon State.

In the written report shared to the public on Friday evening in preparation for Tuesday’s board of trustees meeting, president Melanie...