Louisville will be heading into the regular season on a sour note after dropping its final exhibition game 71-68 to Kentucky Wesleyan
Kenny Payne Bluntly Cites His Own Team’s Lack of Talent After Loss to Kentucky Wesleyan
Kentucky Wildcats Lead Nation with 27 Players on NBA Opening-Day Rosters

Kentucky boasts a total of 27 players on NBA opening-day rosters, more than any other college program in the country.
Knicks hire Kentucky associate head coach Kenny Payne to staff

The New York Knicks have hired Kentucky associate head coach Kenny Payne as an assistant coach Read More
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs Dominican Republic
Alex Poythress became the first Kentucky player to reach the 20-point plateau during the Big Blue Bahamas trip.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs Chalons-Reims
For the second straight contest, Kentucky’s 10 players who posted at least 19 minutes of game action scored at least one basket.
Kentucky Assistant Coaches Kenny Payne and John Robic ink new deals

Kentucky’s men’s basketball assistant coaches Kenny Payne and John Robic have signed new multi-year extensions with the University of Kentucky.
Fearless, focused and vocal, Archie Goodwin ready to lead

A couple of weeks ago, the newly acquainted Kentucky Wildcats found themselves in a brutal conditioning drill with strength and conditioning coach Mike Malone and assistant coach Kenny Payne. The premise of the drill was simple. The players had to complete a set amount of sprints in a short period of time. If anyone failed…
Kenny Payne returns to Louisville in Wildcat blue

Kenny Payne’s visits to Louisville in the two decades since he played for the Cardinals have typically been celebrations, a chance for the former small forward and his teammates on the 1986 national championship team to be cheered one more time. Things will likely be different on Friday. Very…
Kenny Payne is already nervous about the Kentucky-Louisville game

Kentucky assistant coach Kenny Payne knows the NCAA championship he helped win at Louisville looks good on his resume, but he knows his NBA experience brings him “instant credibility” that is even more important in recruiting. “What is instant credibility for kids? I want to be a NBA player. The moment you have been in the NBA and are coaching and talking to a kid, you have got his ear,” said Payne. “That’s what they want to hear and be associated with.
Kenny Payne joins Kentucky basketball staff

Kenny Payne has joined the UK men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, head coach John Calipari announced on Friday. Payne comes to Lexington after serving as an assistant at the University of Oregon since the summer of 2004. “Kenny Payne has been a part of our coaching family for the last 10 years…