Louisville officially Names Knicks Assistant, qub Cardinals Star Kenny Payne Lub taub hau Coach

Louisville rau hnub Friday officially hu ua Kenny Payne lub tsev kawm ntawv tus tshiab taub hau txiv neej ntaus pob. Nws tau ua qhia ua ntej lub lim tiam no tias Payne, yav dhau los Louisville lub hnub qub thiab tam sim no tus pab cuam nrog Knicks, yuav los ntawm nws tus txiv laus.

Payne tau txais daim ntawv cog lus rau xyoo txuas ntxiv mus txog lub caij 2027-28. Lub Tsev Kawm Ntawv Qib Siab ntawm Louisville Athletic Association Pawg Thawj Coj tau pom zoo cov ntsiab lus ntawm nws daim ntawv cog lus rau hnub Friday sawv ntxov.

Louisville raug rho tawm haujlwm Chris Mack thaum Lub Ib Hlis, pom zoo them nws $ 4.8 lab yuav khoom, thiab Mike Pegues tau ua tus thawj coj saib xyuas ib ntus.

"Raws li kuv tau hais thaum peb pib cov txheej txheem no thaum Lub Ob Hlis thaum ntxov, University of Louisville yog ib qho chaw ua haujlwm thiab lub zog ntawm peb pawg neeg sib tw ua pov thawj qhov no," Louisville AD Josh Heird tau hais hauv nqe lus. "Tom qab kev tshawb fawb thoob ntiaj teb thaum lub sijhawm peb zaum nrog ntau tus kws qhia kev cia siab, nws pom tseeb tias Kenny Payne yog qhov peb xav tau. Nws txoj kev paub ntaus pob ncaws pob, nws txoj kev mob siab rau nws cov tub ntxhais kawm- kis las, nws lub zeem muag rau peb txoj haujlwm thiab nws txoj kev nkag siab ntawm Louisville Basketball txhais li cas rau peb lub nroog thiab peb lub tsev kawm ntawv, yog qhov tseeb. Kuv zoo siab tos txais Kenny thiab Michelle, thiab lawv cov menyuam, Alexis thiab Zan, mus rau University of Louisville. "

Payne tau siv sijhawm 15 xyoos ua tus pabcuam hauv tsev kawm qib siab lossis koom nrog tus thawj coj saib xyuas nrog Oregon thiab Kentucky. Nws yuav tsuas yog tus thib rau tus thawj coj qhia coj Cardinals hauv 48 xyoo dhau los, tom qab Denny Crum (1971-2001), Rick Pitino (2001-17), David Padgett (2017-18, ntu ntu), Mack (2018-22). ) thiab Mike Pegues (2021-22, ib ntus). Payne yog tus thawj coj thib 23 hauv Louisville keeb kwm 108 xyoo thiab thib cuaj hauv 77 xyoo dhau los (thib plaub hauv 77 xyoo dhau los tsis suav nrog cov kws qhia ib ntus).

Payne tau hais tias "Kuv xav ua tsaug rau Thawj Tswj Hwm Gonzalez thiab Josh Heird rau lub sijhawm zoo kawg no kom rov qab mus rau qhov chaw uas txhais tau tias kuv tau coj peb txoj haujlwm ntaus pob ncaws pob," Payne hais. “Thaum muaj kev cov nyom, kuv pom muaj cib fim, thiab yog tias peb koom ua ke thiab koom ua ke, tsis muaj ib yam dab tsi uas peb ua tsis tau. Peb cov kiv cua thiab cov zej zog tsim nyog tau txais qhov kev sib tw ntaus pob ncaws pob uas tau txhawb nqa los ntawm cov tub ntxhais kawm-cov neeg ncaws pob tshwj xeeb thiab cov neeg ua kis las, thiab nws yog kuv lub luag haujlwm los ua lub zeem muag ntawd. Kuv tos tsis tau pib. "

Cov Knicks tau tshaj tawm 41-31 cov ntaub ntawv hauv 2020-21, ua tiav plaub hauv NBA Lub Rooj Sib Tham Sab Hnub Tuaj thiab tam sim no 29-40 lub caij no. Thaum nyob hauv Oregon thiab Kentucky, Payne yog ib feem ntawm plaub Pawg Plaub Kawg, 10 NCAA Kev Sib Tw thiab yeej rau lub rooj sib tham. Payne tau qhuas nyob rau hauv TXOJ CAI Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame Class of 2020 rau nws cov ntaub ntawv ntawm kev ua tiav, ua tau zoo thiab muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau qhov kev ua si, nrog rau nws tus cwj pwm siab, kev ncaj ncees thiab kev hwm ntawm cov npoj yaig. Nws tau raug lees paub thoob tebchaws rau nws txoj kev txhim kho cov neeg ua si, pab ntau tus neeg ua si ua tiav lawv txoj kev npau suav ntawm kev ua si hauv NBA.

Raws li ib tug neeg ua si ntawm Louisville, Payne tau qhab nia 1,083 cov ntsiab lus hauv nws txoj haujlwm (1985-86), txuas rau 40.1 feem pua ​​​​ntawm nws txoj hauj lwm peb-point sim (85-of-212, plaub-siab tshaj plaws hauv UofL keeb kwm). Nws yog ib tug tswv cuab ntawm Louisville's 1986 NCAA Championship pab pawg ua ib tug neeg kawm tiav qib siab thiab dhau ntawm nws txoj haujlwm ua haujlwm, Louisville tau koom nrog peb NCAA Sweet Sixteens, yeej peb lub rooj sib tham hauv Metro thiab peb lub npe sib tw Metro. Raws li ib tug laus ua si nyob rau hauv Hall of Fame Coach Denny Crum, Payne nruab nrab 14.5 ntsiab lus thiab 5.7 rebounds thiab tau raug hu mus rau All-Metro Conference Second Team.

Payne tau raug xaiv nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig ntawm 1989 NBA Draft raws li 19^th tag nrho xaiv los ntawm Philadelphia 76ers, qhov chaw nws ua si plaub lub caij (1989-93). Nws txuas ntxiv mus ua si ntaus pob ncaws pob txawv teb chaws thiab hauv Continental Basketball Association txog 2000, nrog nres ntawm CBA Tri-Cities (Washington) thiab nrog pab pawg hauv Ltalis, Nyiv, Brazil, Philippines, Cypress, Tuam Tshoj, Argentina thiab Australia.

Nws thiab nws tus poj niam Michelle muaj ob tug menyuam: Alexis thiab Alexander (Zan), uas tam sim no ua si ntawm Kentucky txiv neej pab pawg ntaus pob.