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Ragin' Cajuns point guard Elfrid Payton makes the U19 USA roster
Posted on 6/18/13 at 1:14 am
Posted on 6/18/13 at 1:14 am
For the World Championships to be held in Prague at the end of the month 
The pride of Gretna, Louisiana
Release
Selected for the USA U19 World Championship Team were:
Michael Frazier (University of Florida/Tampa, Fla.)
Aaron Gordon (Archbishop Mitty H.S./San Jose, Calif.)
Jerami Grant (Syracuse University/Bowie, Md.)
Montrezl Harrell (University of Louisville/Tarboro, N.C.)
Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young H.S./Chicago, Ill.)
Elfrid Payton (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State University/Flower Mound, Texas)
Jarnell Stokes (University of Tennessee/Memphis, Tenn.)
Rasheed Sulaimon (Duke University/Houston, Texas)
Mike Tobey (University of Virginia/Monroe, N.Y.)
Nigel Williams-Goss (Findlay Prep/Happy Valley, Ore.)
Justise Winslow (St. Johns H.S./Houston, Texas)
The team is coached by Billy Donovan and assistants Shaka Smart and Tony Bennett
The pride of Gretna, Louisiana Release
Selected for the USA U19 World Championship Team were:
Michael Frazier (University of Florida/Tampa, Fla.)
Aaron Gordon (Archbishop Mitty H.S./San Jose, Calif.)
Jerami Grant (Syracuse University/Bowie, Md.)
Montrezl Harrell (University of Louisville/Tarboro, N.C.)
Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young H.S./Chicago, Ill.)
Elfrid Payton (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State University/Flower Mound, Texas)
Jarnell Stokes (University of Tennessee/Memphis, Tenn.)
Rasheed Sulaimon (Duke University/Houston, Texas)
Mike Tobey (University of Virginia/Monroe, N.Y.)
Nigel Williams-Goss (Findlay Prep/Happy Valley, Ore.)
Justise Winslow (St. Johns H.S./Houston, Texas)
The team is coached by Billy Donovan and assistants Shaka Smart and Tony Bennett
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Posted on 6/18/13 at 1:22 am to hendersonshands
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Elfrid Payton (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Will make sure to keep an eye on that name. Good for him! Represent Louisiana well
Posted on 6/18/13 at 1:29 am to Harry Caray
Marcus Smart is the best player on the team so he may not get huge minutes but Elfrid is a very good player. Very long and athletic and can get into the paint against anyone. His freshman year he didn't have a jumpshot but he developed one last year and was almost unstoppable.
He averaged 16 ppg/5.5 ast/5.6 rpg/ 2.4 steals last season on 47.5% shooting.
He also has a fleur de bee tattoo, so there's bonus points for that
He averaged 16 ppg/5.5 ast/5.6 rpg/ 2.4 steals last season on 47.5% shooting.
He also has a fleur de bee tattoo, so there's bonus points for that
This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 1:31 am
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:15 am to hendersonshands
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fleur de bee tattoo
what? Why?
Posted on 6/18/13 at 7:43 am to hendersonshands
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He also has a fleur de bee tattoo
Has he priced the change to a pelican yet?
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:32 am to LSU316
I've wondered what he was gonna do about it. He could be a hipster and keep it. Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:54 am to hendersonshands
Yahoo! article on Elfrid making the team
LINK
LINK
quote:
Louisiana-Lafayette's Elfrid Payton wasn't on USA Basketball's radar as recently as a few weeks ago when Ragin Cajuns coach Bob Marlin dialed Billy Donovan and urged him to consider inviting the 6-foot-3 rising junior to tryouts.
The 12 members of the U.S. U-19 World Championship team
"I told him, 'I don't sell my guys but Elfrid is really good and might be able to help,'" Marlin said. "I told him he could call Richard Pitino or Tom Izzo because Elfrid really played well against both their teams. He said, 'I don't need to call those guys. You and I have known each other a long time. If you say he's good enough, he's good enough.'"
Payton validated his coach's praise with an eye-opening performance during tryouts in Colorado Springs the past few days. He showcased ball-hawking defense and explosive speed to the rim, outplaying highly touted point guards like Texas' Javan Felix, Villanova's Ryan Arcidiacono and Providence's Kris Dunn to survive Sunday's initial cut to 16 players and Monday's final cut to 12.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:59 am to hendersonshands
Good for him. I'm assuming he's from New Orleans with that tat. Where did he go to high school?
Posted on 6/18/13 at 12:06 pm to TGHub
He went to John Ehret. The article talks about how well he played at Michigan State.
We lost that game 63-60, Payton had 20 points, 7 steals, 6 rebounds.
We lost that game 63-60, Payton had 20 points, 7 steals, 6 rebounds.
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