FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Kenny Payne was hired Thursday as associate head coach at Arkansas under John Calipari.
Payne was fired last month after going 12-52 in two seasons as the head coach at Louisville, his alma mater.
Before that, he spent 10 years as an assistant at Kentucky under Calipari, helping the Wildcats win the national championship in 2012, play for the 2014 title and reach four Final Fours. Payne also has been an assistant at Oregon and for the NBA’s New York Knicks.
As associate head coach at Kentucky from 2014 to 2020, Payne helped the Wildcats consistently land highly ranked recruiting classes. His 2023 recruiting class at Louisville was ranked in the top six nationally by both Rivals and 247Sports.
That recruiting prowess will immediately be put to the test. There currently is one player listed on Arkansas’ roster.
AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon is arrested again in party finance probe
China offers winter comfort to people in need
Tsitsipas sweeps aside Ruud to win Monte Carlo Masters for the third time, and then weeps
San Francisco sues Oakland over new airport name that includes 'San Francisco'
Cold wave to sweep across China
Cold wave to sweep across China
Former ICBC discipline chief arrested for suspected bribery
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits holds steady as labor market remains strong
Development of Xinjiang impresses Pakistani media and think tank representatives
Kelly Clarkson, 41, rocks a little black dress highlighting her 40
Development of Xinjiang impresses Pakistani media and think tank representatives