Memoir: Louisville’s Kenny Payne No longer Anticipated to Return as CBB HC After 8-24 Season
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Louisville has parted systems with men’s basketball head coach Kenny Payne, who led the Cardinals to a 12-52 fable over his two seasons at the helm.
Tyler Greever @Tyler_Greever
Louisville formally proclaims it has parted systems with Kenny Payne. Josh Heird will focus on this afternoon. Here’s an announcement from him: pic.twitter.com/ZCxVqRuu92
Jeff Goodman of Field of 68 used to be the fundamental to fable the records on Tuesday after the Cardinals’ season ended with a 94-85 loss to North Carolina Divulge within the fundamental round of the ACC tournament.
Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops
Louisville is anticipated to segment systems with Kenny Payne after two seasons, offer informed @TheFieldOf68.
Seemingly be decent within the next 24-48 hours.
Payne won 12 complete video games in two seasons.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel and John Fanta of Fox Sports activities were amongst these that later confirmed the records.
Pete Thamel @PeteThamel
Source: Louisville officials search info from of to indicate coach Kenny Payne at some stage within the next 24 hours that he is no longer going to return as men’s basketball coach. He’s yet to focus on with AD Josh Heird since dropping within the ACC Match earlier this present day.
John Fanta @John_Fanta
Louisville is anticipated to fireplace Kenny Payne day after nowadays, sources sigh Fox Sports activities. @GoodmanHoops had it first. Payne went 12-51 in two seasons.
Counting interims, the Cardinals can have had six head coaches in 9 years after they start subsequent season. Massive rent for AD Josh Heird.
The Cardinals went 5-35 in ACC play over the previous two years, posting final-blueprint league finishes on every occasion.
Payne joined Louisville with an distinctive resume in hand. He starred with the Cardinals within the 1980s and even helped the team of workers clutch the 1985-86 national championship. The itsy-bitsy forward then went No. 19 total to the Philadelphia 76ers within the 1989 NBA draft and played four seasons with the team of workers.
Payne has coached since 2004, starting at Oregon earlier than leaving for Kentucky to work on John Calipari’s workers in 2010. He used to be promoted to affiliate head coach in 2014 earlier than heading to the Sleek York Knicks in 2020 to be an assistant on Tom Thibodeau’s workers.
Two years later, Payne replaced Chris Mack, who mutually agreed to segment systems with the college in January 2022.
On paper, it regarded adore Payne can even thrive in Louisville. Unfortunately, the team of workers has bottomed out. This two-one year stretch is the worst in college historic previous since 1939-1941, when the team of workers went 3-32.
And so the teaching carousel continues in Louisville, which has seen great turmoil because the controversial, harmful and unceremonious discontinuance of the Rick Pitino expertise.
John Fanta @John_Fanta
Louisville is anticipated to fireplace Kenny Payne day after nowadays, sources sigh Fox Sports activities. @GoodmanHoops had it first. Payne went 12-51 in two seasons.
Counting interims, the Cardinals can have had six head coaches in 9 years after they start subsequent season. Massive rent for AD Josh Heird.
Per Thamel and ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, the college is “expected to owe Payne around $8 million” for the buyout closing on a six-one year deal signed in 2022.
This season marks the fifth straight with out Louisville taking part in any postseason tournament, its longest stretch since 1951-1958.
