Kenny Payne
New York Knicks | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Laurel, Mississippi | November 25, 1966
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Northeast Jones (Laurel, Mississippi) |
College | Louisville (1985–1989) |
NBA draft | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Playing career | 1989–2000 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 21 |
Coaching career | 2004–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1989–1993 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1993–1994 | Tri-City Chinook |
1999–2000 | Cairns Taipans |
As coach: | |
2004–2009 | Oregon (assistant) |
2010–2014 | Kentucky (assistant) |
2014–2020 | Kentucky (associate HC) |
2020–present | New York Knicks (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach:
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Kenneth Victor Payne (born November 25, 1966) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and 195 lb (88 kg) small forward, Payne played college basketball at the University of Louisville and was a member of Louisville's 1986 NCAA championship squad. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 19th pick of the 1989 NBA draft where he was booed by a gathering of fans.[1]
Playing career[]
In four NBA seasons from 1989 to 1993 for the Philadelphia 76ers, he averaged 3.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. He was waived by the team in January 1993 after failing to live up to expectations.[1] He also played professionally overseas in Italy, Japan, Brazil, the Philippines, Cyprus, China, Argentina and Australia.[2] Following his NBA stint, Payne played one season in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in 1993–94, averaging 16.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for the Tri-City Chinook.[3]
Coaching career[]
Payne served as assistant coach for the University of Oregon from 2004 to 2009. From 2010 to 2014 Payne served as assistant coach for the University of Kentucky and from 2014 to 2020 he was the associate head coach.[4][5] In 2012, Payne met with Mississippi State University's athletic director about its men's basketball team's head coach vacancy,[6] though, ultimately, he was not hired.[7]
On August 11, 2020, the New York Knicks hired Payne as assistant coach under head coach Tom Thibodeau.[8]
Personal life[]
Payne and his wife Michelle have two children.[2] One of his children, Cameron Payne, is a player for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball.
References[]
- ^ a b "Detroit, Clippers Find Game Has A Lighter Side". archive.seattletimes.com. January 7, 1993. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kenny Payne Biography". goducks.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ 1994-95 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 328
- ^ "Kenny Payne - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Kentucky Athletics. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Lindsey, Eric (August 11, 2020). "Payne Accepts Assistant Coach Position with New York Knicks". ukathletics.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Report: Miss. St., Kenny Payne meet". ESPN.com. March 31, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Mississippi State hires Rick Ray". ESPN.com. April 1, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "New York Knicks Name Kenny Payne Assistant Coach". NBA.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Kentucky Wildcats profile
- 1966 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- American expatriate basketball people in Australia
- American expatriate basketball people in Brazil
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Mississippi
- Basketball players from Mississippi
- Cairns Taipans players
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball coaches
- Libertad de Sunchales basketball players
- Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players
- New York Knicks assistant coaches
- Oregon Ducks men's basketball coaches
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from Laurel, Mississippi
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Small forwards
- Tri-City Chinook players
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports