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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