# Eddie 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. Payne's son, Luke, was one of his assistant coaches at USC Upstate from 2012 to 2015. Payne announced his retirement from USC Upstate on October 3, 2017, citing complications from ankle surgeries in the off-season. He died in 2021, due to complications of a stroke at the age of 69

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Truett-McConnell Bears (1978–1979) ||||||
| 1978–79 | Truett-McConnell | 25–5 | | | |
| Truett-McConnell: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | USC Upstate: | 134–187 (.417) | 75–97 (.436) | | |
| Total: | 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 ||||||