2006 College Insider COY Steve Payne (born February 12, 1968) is an American college basketball coach.
He currently is an assistant coach for the Cleveland State.
Most recently he was the men's basketball coach at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, until his resignation following the conclusion of the 2018–2019 season.
The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are members of the Ohio Valley Conference and compete in the NCAA's Division I. Payne was appointed the head coach at Tennessee Tech on March 23, 2011, following the retirement of Mike Sutton.
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion