Eddie Payne

Eddie Payne
Biographical details
Born(1951-07-10)July 10, 1951
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJuly 7, 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 69)
Playing career
1969–1973Wake Forest
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1978Clemson (assistant)
1978–1979Truett McConnell
1979–1981East Carolina (assistant)
1981–1986Belmont Abbey
1986–1991South Carolina (assistant)
1991–1995East Carolina
1995–2000Oregon State
2000–2002Greensboro
2002–2017USC Upstate
Head coaching record
Overall484–474
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
2–4 (CIT)
1–2 (NCAA Division II)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
CAA tournament (1993)
Peach Belt regular season (2005)
Peach Belt tournament (2006)
Awards
Hugh Durham Award (2012)
Peach Belt Coach of the Year (2005)
Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year (2012)
NABC DII South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2005)

Edward G. Payne (July 10, 1951 – July 7, 2021) was an American college basketball coach and the 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 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 to 2015.[2] Payne announced his retirement from USC Upstate on October 3, 2017, citing complications from ankle surgeries in the off-season.[3] He died in 2021, due to complications of a stroke at the age of 69[4]

  1. ^ "Eddie Payne Coaching Bio". Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  2. ^ "Luke Payne Coaching Bio". Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  3. ^ Shanesy, Todd (October 3, 2017). "USC Upstate's Eddie Payne retires, effective immediately". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Morales, PJ (July 9, 2021). "In death of basketball coach Eddie Payne, the Carolinas lose an institution". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved July 10, 2021.