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Kenny Payne, John Robic, Tony Barbee get contract extensions with UK Basketball

Coming into this offseason, it looked like Kenny Payne may not be in Lexington much longer.

After all, Payne has been a great asset for the Kentucky Wildcats since coming to UK in 2010, and many had him pegged as one of the top head-coaching candidates this year. As it turned out, Payne didn't find a good spot that he was ready to leave UK for, and now he's being rewarded for staying.

According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Payne is among the three UK basketball assistant coaches that have received contract extensions and subsequent raises.