Payne was inducted into the A STEP UP Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame.
The former Kentucky associate head coach is one of eight members in the 2020 class, along with Bill Brock (Baylor), Al Brown (Duke), Bill Guthridge (North Carolina), Karl Hobbs (Rutgers), Jolette Law (South Carolina), Tommy Lloyd (Gonzaga) and Bob Starkey (Texas A&M). He and his fellow inductees were honored during a virtual ceremony hosted by ESPN’s Holly Rowe. John Calipari Zoom’d in to praise his former staff member, who is now killing it with the New York Knicks.
“Congratulations to my brother, Kenny Payne,” Calipari said.