Eddie Payne

For the Louisiana politician, see Eddie N. Payne.

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]

Eddie Payne

Biographical details
Born	(1951-07-10)July 10, 1951 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 7, 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 69)
Playing career
1969–1973	Wake Forest
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1978	Clemson (assistant)
1978–1979	Truett McConnell
1979–1981	East Carolina (assistant)
1981–1986	Belmont Abbey
1986–1991	South Carolina (assistant)
1991–1995	East Carolina
1995–2000	Oregon State
2000–2002	Greensboro
2002–2017	USC Upstate
Head coaching record
Overall	484–474
Tournaments	0–1 (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)

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

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)
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 Division I First Round
1993–94	East Carolina	15–12	7–8	5th
1994–95	East Carolina	18–11	7–8	4th
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)
Greensboro Pride (Dixie Conference) (2000–2002)
2000–01	Greensboro	10–16	4–8	5th
2001–02	Greensboro	11–15	6–8	5th
Greensboro:		21–31 (.404)	10–16 (.385)
USC Spartanburg / USC Upstate Spartans (Peach Belt Conference) (2002–2007)
2002–03	USC Spartanburg	18–11	11–8	2nd (North)
2003–04	USC Spartanburg	14–14	7–9	3rd (North)
2004–05	USC Upstate	24–8	13–3	1st (North)	NCAA Division II Second Round
2005–06	USC Upstate	20–10	12–8	5th	NCAA Division II First Round
2006–07	USC Upstate	17–11	9–7	2nd (North)
USC Upstate:		93–54 (.633)	52–35 (.598)
USC Upstate Spartans (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2007–2017)
2007–08	USC Upstate	7–23	5–11	T–10th
2008–09	USC Upstate	9–21	8–12	8th
2009–10	USC Upstate	6–23	6–14	9th
2010–11	USC Upstate	5–25	4–16	11th
2011–12	USC Upstate	21–13	13–5	T–2nd	CIT Second Round
2012–13	USC Upstate	16–17	9–9	T–4th
2013–14	USC Upstate	19–15	11–7	3rd	CIT First Round
2014–15	USC Upstate	24–12	8–6	3rd	CIT Second Round
2015–16	USC Upstate	10–22	4–10	T–7th
2016–17	USC Upstate	17–16	7–7	T–4th	CIT First 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

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.

External links

• USC Upstate profile Archived 2017-10-05 at the Wayback Machine