Kenny Payne (born November 25, 1966)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Louisville Cardinals
Current conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Louisville record: 4-28 (.125)
Overall record: 4-28 (.125)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- ACC Regular Season Champion: 0
- ACC Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2022-present | Louisville |
| 2020-2022 | New York Knicks (asst) |
| 2014-2020 | Kentucky (assoc. HC) |
| 2010-2014 | Kentucky (asst) |
| 2004-2009 | Oregon (asst) |
Kenny Payne Facts
- Kenneth Victor Payne
- Born November 25, 1966
- Hometown: Laurel, Mississippi
- Alma Mater: University of Louisville (BA, 1989)
- Starred at Northeast Jones HS (MS) before going to on play for head coach Denny Crum at Louisville
- Was a star at UL and was part of the Cardinal team that won the 1986 NCAA National Championship
- Drafted 19th overall in 1989 by Philadelphia; played four seasons with the 76ers for coaches Jim Lynam and Doug Moe
- Had stints in the CBA and overseas (Italy, Japan, Brazil, the Philippines, Cyprus, China, Argentina and Australia)
- Started his coaching career in 2004, spending five seasons as an assistant under Ernie Kent at Oregon
- Joined John Calipari‘s staff at Kentucky in 2010 and after four years as an assistant was elevated to associate head coach
- Part of 8 NCAA Tournaments over 10 seasons at UK, including the 2012 NCAA National Championship
- Became an assistant for Tom Thibodeau and the New York Knicks in 2020, reuniting with UK star Julius Randle
- Hired in March 2022 to be head coach Louisville; became the first black head men’s basketball coach in UL history
- Had a very rough first season, going 4-28 overall and 2-18 in ACC play, as part of a rebuild at his alma mater
Kenny Payne Coaching Tree
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