Eddie Payne

Eddie Payne
Biographical details
Born	Charlotte, North Carolina
Playing career
1969–1973	Wake Forest
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1978	Clemson (asst.)
1978–1979	Truett-McConnell
1979–1981	East Carolina (asst.)
1981–1986	Belmont Abbey
1986–1991	South Carolina (asst.)
1991–1995	East Carolina
1995–2000	Oregon State
2000–2002	Greensboro College
2002–2017	USC Upstate
Head coaching record
Overall	484–474 (.505)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	CAA Tournament championship (1993); Peach Belt Tournament championship (2006);
Awards
	Peach Tree Conference Coach of the Year (2005); NABC DII South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2005); Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year (2012); Hugh Durham Award (2012);

Eddie Payne (born 1951) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Payne led the USC Upstate Spartans through their first season of Division I competition in 2007–2008. In 2012, he was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year. Prior to arriving at USC Upstate, Payne was previously a Div I head coach at Oregon State University and East Carolina University.^[1] Payne's son, Luke, was one of his assistant coaches at USC Upstate from 2012-2015.^[2] Payne announced his retirement from USC Upstate on October 3, 2017, citing complications from ankle surgeries in the off-season.^[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Truett-McConnell Bears (— NAIA) (1978–1979)
1978–79	Truett-McConnell	25-5
Truett-McConnell:		25–5 (.833)
Belmont Abbey Crusaders (— NAIA) (1981–1986)
1981-82	Belmont Abbey	17-10
1982-83	Belmont Abbey	15-14
1983-84	Belmont Abbey	26-11
1984-85	Belmont Abbey	21-10
1985-86	Belmont Abbey	24-6
Belmont Abbey:		103–51 (.669)
East Carolina Pirates (Colonial Athletic Association NCAA DI) (1991–1995)
1991-92	East Carolina	10-18	4-10	6th
1992-93	East Carolina	13-17	4-10	7th	NCAA 1st Round
1993-94	East Carolina	15-12	7-8	5th
1994–95	East Carolina	18–11	7-8	4h
East Carolina:		56–58 (.491)	22-36 (.379)
Oregon State Beavers (Pacific-10 Conference NCAA DI) (1995–2000)
1995–96	Oregon State	6–21	4-14	9th
1996–97	Oregon State	7–20	3–15	9th
1997–98	Oregon State	13–17	3–15	T-9th
1998–99	Oregon State	13-14	7-11	T-7th
1999–00	Oregon State	13-16	5-13	T-8th
Oregon State:		52-88 (.371)	22-68 (.244)
Greensboro Pride (Dixie Conference NCAA DIII) (2000–2002)
2000-01	Greensboro	10-16	4-8
2001-02	Greensboro	11-15	7-6
Greensboro:		21-31(.404)	11-14(.440)
USC Spartanburg/Upstate Spartans (Peach Belt Conference NCAA DII) (2002–2007)
2002-03	USC Spartanburg	18-11	11-8
2003-04	USC Spartanburg	14-14	7-9
2004-05	USC Upstate	24-8	13-3		Div II NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
2005-06	USC Upstate	20-10	12-8		Div II NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2006-07	USC Upstate	17-11	9-7
USC Upstate:		93-54 (.633)	52-35 (.598)
USC Upstate Spartans (Atlantic Sun Conference NCAA DI) (2007–2017)
2007–08	USC Upstate	7-23	5-11
2008–09	USC Upstate	9-21	8-12
2009–10	USC Upstate	6-23	6-14
2010–11	USC Upstate	5-25	4-16
2011–12	USC Upstate	21-13	13-5	T–2nd	CIT 2nd Round
2012–13	USC Upstate	16-17	9-9	T–4th
2013–14	USC Upstate	19-15	11-7	3rd	CIT 1st Round
2014–15	USC Upstate	24-12	8-6	3rd	CIT 2nd Round
2015–16	USC Upstate	10-22	4-10	T–7th
2016–17	USC Upstate	17-16	7-7	T–4th	CIT 1st Round
USC Upstate:		134-187 (.417)	75-97 (.436)
Total:		484–474 (.505)
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

^ Eddie Payne Coaching Bio
^ Luke Payne Coaching Bio
^ Shanesy, Todd (October 3, 2017). "USC Upstate's Eddie Payne retires, effective immediately". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC. Retrieved October 4, 2017.

External links

USC Upstate profile

[1] Eddie Payne Coaching Bio

[2] Luke Payne Coaching Bio

[3] Shanesy, Todd (October 3, 2017). "USC Upstate's Eddie Payne retires, effective immediately". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC. Retrieved October 4, 2017.

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