Steve Payne (basketball)
Steve Payne (born February 12, 1968) is an American college basketball coach. Most recently he was the men's basketball coach at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, until his resignation following the conclusion of the 2018–2019 season. The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and compete in the NCAA's Division I. Payne was appointed the head coach at Tennessee Tech on March 23, 2011, following the retirement of Mike Sutton.[1] Payne had been an assistant to Sutton since the 2002-2003 season.[2]
Current position | |
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Title | Assistant coach |
Team | UMKC |
Conference | WAC |
Record | 117–135 (.489) |
Biographical details | |
Born | February 12, 1968 |
Alma mater | Union (KY) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1990–1991 | Knox Central HS |
1991–1994 | Union University (asst.) |
1994–1996 | Northwestern State (asst.) |
1996–2000 | Georgetown College (asst.) |
2000–2002 | Frank Phillips College |
2002–2011 | Tennessee Tech (asst.) |
2011–2019 | Tennessee Tech |
2019–present | UMKC (asst.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 117–135 (.464) |
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Tennessee Tech[3] (Ohio Valley Conference) (2011–2019) | |||||||||
2011–12 | Tennessee Tech | 19–14 | 9–7 | T–4th | CIT First round | ||||
2012–13 | Tennessee Tech | 12–17 | 5–11 | 6th (East) | |||||
2013–14 | Tennessee Tech | 17–16 | 9–7 | 4th (East) | |||||
2014–15 | Tennessee Tech | 12–18 | 4–12 | 5th (East) | |||||
2015–16 | Tennessee Tech | 19–12 | 11–5 | T–2nd (East) | Vegas 16 Quarterfinals | ||||
2016–17 | Tennessee Tech | 12–20 | 8–8 | T–4th (East) | |||||
2017–18 | Tennessee Tech | 19–14 | 10–8 | T–5th | |||||
2018–19 | Tennessee Tech | 8–23 | 4–14 | 12th | |||||
Tennessee Tech: | 118–134 (.468) | 60–72 (.455) | |||||||
Total: | 118–134 (.468) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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