Steve Payne (basketball)

Steve Payne (born February 12, 1968) is an American college basketball coach. He currently is a Special Assistant to the Head Coach for the Cleveland State Vikings. 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 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]

Steve Payne
Current position
TitleSpecial assistant to the head coach
TeamCleveland State
ConferenceHorizon League
Biographical details
Born (1968-02-12) February 12, 1968
Alma materUnion (KY)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1990–1991Knox Central HS
1991–1994Union University (asst.)
1994–1996Northwestern State (asst.)
1996–2000Georgetown College (asst.)
2000–2002Frank Phillips College
2002–2011Tennessee Tech (asst.)
2011–2019Tennessee Tech
2019–2022UMKC (asst.)
2022–presentCleveland State (Special Assistant to the HC)
Head coaching record
Overall117–135 (.464)

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tennessee Tech[3] (Ohio Valley Conference) (2011–2019)
2011–12 Tennessee Tech 19–149–7T–4thCIT First round
2012–13 Tennessee Tech 12–175–116th (East)
2013–14 Tennessee Tech 17–169–74th (East)
2014–15 Tennessee Tech 12–184–125th (East)
2015–16 Tennessee Tech 19–1211–5T–2nd (East) Vegas 16 Quarterfinals
2016–17 Tennessee Tech 12–208–8T–4th (East)
2017–18 Tennessee Tech 19–1410–8T–5th
2018–19 Tennessee Tech 8–234–1412th
Tennessee Tech: 118–134 (.468)60–72 (.455)
Total:118–134 (.468)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Mike Sutton announces retirement as Golden Eagle head coach". 23 March 2011.
  2. "Home". ttusports.com.
  3. "Home". ovcsports.com.
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