| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | North Texas |
| Conference | American Conference (NCAA) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 12, 1968 |
| Alma mater | Union (KY) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1990–1991 | Knox Central HS |
| 1991–1994 | Union University (asst.) |
| 1994–1996 | Northwestern State (asst.) |
| 1996–2000 | Georgetown College (asst.) |
| 2000–2002 | Frank Phillips College |
| 2002–2011 | Tennessee Tech (asst.) |
| 2011–2019 | Tennessee Tech |
| 2019–2022 | Kansas City (asst.) |
| 2022–2024 | Cleveland State (Special Asst. to the HC) |
| 2024–2025 | Cleveland State (asst.) |
| 2025–present | North Texas (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 117–135 (.464) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 118 D1 Wins (4th All-Time in Tennessee Tech History) 2006 Mid-major COY Finalist 2006 CBS OVC COY 2006 College Insider COY 2005 OVC Champion | |
Steve Payne (born February 12, 1968) is an American college basketball coach. He currently is an assistant coach for the North Texas Mean Green. [1] Most recently he was an assistant coach at Cleveland State. He had previously been 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. [2] Payne had been an assistant to Sutton since the 2002–2003 season. [3]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech [4] (Ohio Valley Conference)(2011–2019) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Tennessee Tech | 19–14 | 9–7 | T–4th | CIT First round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Tennessee Tech | 12–17 | 5–11 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Tennessee Tech | 17–16 | 9–7 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2014–15 | Tennessee Tech | 12–18 | 4–12 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2015–16 | Tennessee Tech | 19–12 | 11–5 | T–2nd (East) | Vegas 16 Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2016–17 | Tennessee Tech | 12–20 | 8–8 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| 2017–18 | Tennessee Tech | 19–14 | 10–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Tennessee Tech | 8–23 | 4–14 | 12th | |||||
| Tennessee Tech: | 118–134 (.468) | 60–72 (.455) | |||||||
| Total: | 118–134 (.468) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||