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- ↑ "Andre Payne Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
- ↑ "MVSU Athletics – 2016–2017 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff".
- ↑ "Payne introduced as MVSU men's basketball coach".
- ↑ "Mississippi Valley St. fires Payne after 5 seasons". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ↑ "RRAC Men's Basketball". 12 March 2003. Archived from the original on 12 March 2003.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ↑ "Red River Athletic Conference – Basketball Standings (Men)".
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