Eddie Payne

Eddie Payne

Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	USC Upstate
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–present	USC Upstate
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 Conference Coach of the Year (2012) Recipient of Hugh Durham Award as Nation's Top Mid-Major Coach (2012)

Eddie Payne is an American college basketball coach and current 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, is one of his assistant coaches at USC Upstate.^[2]

Head coaching record

NAIA

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Truett-McConnell Bears () (1978–1979)
1978–79	Truett-McConnell	25-5
Truett-McConnell:		25–5 (.833)
Belmont Abbey Crusaders () (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)
Total:		128–56 (.696)
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

NCAA DIII

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Greensboro Pride (Dixie Conference) (2000–2002)
2000-01	Greensboro	10-16	4-8
2001-02	Greensboro	11-15	7-6
Greensboro:		21-31(.404)	11-14(.440)
Total:		21–31 (.404)
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

NCAA DII

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
USC Upstate Spartans (Peach Belt Conference) (2002–2007)
2002-03	USC Upstate	18-11	11-8
2003-04	USC Upstate	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)
Total:		93-54 (.633)
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

NCAA DI

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
East Carolina Pirates (Colonial Athletic Association) (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) (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)
USC Upstate Spartans (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2007–present)
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
USC Upstate:		117-171 (.406)	68-90 (.430)
Total:		225–317 (.415)
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. Eddie Payne Coaching Bio
2. Luke Payne Coaching Bio

External links

• USC Upstate profile