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Kenny Payne is making zero progress in making University of Louisville basketball program competitive again (Mike DeZarn photo).

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Kenny Payne milking University of Louisville?

Steve Springer 7 min read January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 100 Comments

By Steve Springer Recent comments and actions from University of Louisville Men’s Basketball Coach Kenny Payne have begrudgingly forced me to come face-to-face with questions that I had lingering in the back of my mind when he was hired, but never thought could be possible,

Kenny Payne was a popular fan at the Louisville women's NCAA first round game (Mike DeZarn photo).

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Kenny Payne returns to his Louisville home

Charlie Springer 2 min read March 19, 2022March 21, 2022

Moments before the UofL-Albany tipoff in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, a huge roar goes up in the crowd of 8,407 at the KFC Yum! Center. Everyone turning, many of them rising to their feet, to catch a glimpse of a

New York Knicks assistant Kenny Payne is a slight favorite to be the next Louisville head coach (New York Knicks photo).

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Payne favorite for UofL job but without Nike support

Charlie Springer 1 min read March 7, 2022March 7, 2022

The top three possibilities for the next UofL coach are individuals with strong Louisville ties, according to Sportsline.com, a Las Vegas betting site. Their top choice is Kenny Payne, a player on Louisville’s 1986 championship team and a former University of Kentucky assistant. The odds

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Kenny Payne non-starter for Louisville coaching job

Charlie Springer 3 min read January 4, 2018January 4, 2018

Kenny Payne? No thanks. A couple of local sportswriters, taking advantage of the ultra sensitive relations between the two schools, are trumpeting Kentucky’s Kenny Payne to be a candidate for the University of Louisville’s head basketball coach. One has no reason to doubt that Payne

Vincent on Kenny Payne milking University of Louisville?: “I believe Kenny is n over his head. I believe he is not getting much from his staff, particularly the…”
Vincent on Kenny Payne milking University of Louisville?: “I believe Kenny is n over his head. I believe he is not getting much from his staff, particularly the…”
Norman R Parker on Kenny Payne milking University of Louisville?: “The Final Four?! Four wins would be more accurate.”
Norm Parker on Kenny Payne milking University of Louisville?: “Not invested in content…looking to be annoying.”
Norm Parker on Kenny Payne milking University of Louisville?: “Ignore it…obviously a UK fan.”
Norm Parker on Kenny Payne milking University of Louisville?: “You are so societally-cognitively challenged my retort is simplified so as to aid in your comprehension: You are incarcerated, uneventfully,…”
Patrick Crady on Opposing view: Payne needs time to fix Louisville basketball: “First of all, with all due respect, this article is terrible. Sure, this team needs some guards but we have…”