JR Payne
| Sport(s) | Women's basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Colorado |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Record | 0-0 (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Saint Mary's |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2005 | Gonzaga (asst.) |
| 2005–2008 | Boise State (asst.) |
| 2008–2009 | Santa Clara (asst.) |
| 2009–2014 | Southern Utah |
| 2014–2016 | Santa Clara |
| 2016–present | Colorado |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 101-113 (.472) |
Ali-Marie "JR" Payne is a head coach, currently at the University of Colorado-Boulder women's basketball program, as of March 28, 2016.[1]
As a longtime Assistant Coach, JR received her first head coaching position with the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds women's basketball program, after being endorsed for the role by former Gonzaga Head Coach Kelly Graves (now head coach at Pac-12 rival Oregon), for whom she had previously worked as an assistant coach from 2000-2005.
Early life
Payne was born and raised in North Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended Windsor Secondary School and received recognition for her basketball prowess.[2]
College career
Payne attended Saint Mary's College, where she would play point guard for the Gaels in West Coast Conference. During her senior season, Payne helped lead the Gaels to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. She was named to the WCC First Team twicem while playing for Saint Mary's. In 1999, Payne graduated from Saint Mary's with a degree in French.[2]
Coaching
In 2000, Payne began her women's basketball coaching career at Gonzaga University, competing in the West Coast Conference, after a year away from the game. She was hired as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under Head Coach Kelly Graves. Payne was an integral part of the Bulldogs turnaround as the team posted a five-win season during the staff’s first year, then went to a 28-win season during the 2004-05 season, including an undefeated run in the West Coast Conference. Payne was a part of the process that brought Gonzaga’s first All-American to campus in guard Shannon Mathews.[3]
"JR Payne is one of the best young coaches on the West Coast. She's a great teacher of the game and an exceptional recruiter. Her success at building programs can only be matched by her success at building young women. She will definitely be an asset to Santa Clara University and the community of coaches here in the West Coast Conference," [4] Kelly Graves, Gonzaga, Head Women's Basketball Coach
In 2005 Payne was hired at Boise State University in the role of Assistant Coach for the Broncos women's basketball program. While at Boise State, the Broncos enjoyed a wealth of success, winning conference titles two of the three years and advancing to the NCAA postseason. BSU posted back-to-back 24-8 seasons, including a perfect 14-0 mark at home during the 2007-08 season.[3]
"JR Payne is one of the best young coaches on the West Coast. She's a great teacher of the game and an exceptional recruiter. Her success at building programs can only be matched by her success at building young women. She will definitely be an asset to Santa Clara University and the community of coaches here in the West Coast Conference." [4] Gordy Presnell, Boise State University, Head Women's Basketball Coach
For the 2008-09 season, JR returned to the West Coast Conference, as an Assistant Coach at Santa Clara University for the Broncos women's basketball program.[4]
In 2009, JR Payne received her first job as a Head Coach when Payne was hired as the Head Coach for Southern Utah University. Payne would lead the T-Birds for 5 years (2009-2014). While at Southern Utah, Payne would help the T-Birds achieve a record 23 wins and advance to the Postseason for the first time in the women's program history (2014 WNIT). In their second season in the Big Sky Conference, the T-Birds would win a share of the regular season conference title.[5] The T-Birds set several records while Payne was head coach. Among the records were points (2,454), field goals made (830), free throws made (629), and free throws attempted (839), and the T-Birds ranked second in points per game (74.1) and total field goals attempted (1,925). During her five years at Southern Utah, the T-Birds would post an overall record of 67-85.[5]
On April 6, 2014, Payne was introduced as the ninth head coach in Santa Clara history.[6] JR coached the Broncos women's program through the 2015-16 season. The Broncos returned to the postseason for the first time in ten years, losing to Fresno State in the first round of the WNIT.[7]
Following Santa Clara's exit from the WNIT, Payne was offered the Head Coach position at the University of Colorado-Boulder (Pac-12), The University of Arizona (Pac-12), and the University of New Mexico (Mountain West).[8]
On March 28, 2016, Payne was announced as the Head Coach of the University of Colorado-Boulder women's basketball program.[1] She is the eighth Head Coach in the Colorado program history. She replaced sixth year coach Linda Lappe, who was fired after finishing with a 7-23 record (2-16 in Pac-12 Conference).[9]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah T-Birds (Summit) (2009–2012) | |||||||||
| 2009-10 | Southern Utah | 7-23 | 5-13 | 8th | |||||
| 2010-11 | Southern Utah | 16-14 | 10-8 | 5th | |||||
| 2011-12 | Southern Utah | 6-23 | 2-16 | 10th | |||||
| Southern Utah: | 29–60 (.326) | 17–37 (.315) | |||||||
| Southern Utah T-Birds (Big Sky) (2012–2014) | |||||||||
| 2012-13 | Southern Utah | 15-16 | 9-11 | 7th | |||||
| 2013-14 | Southern Utah | 23-10 | 15-5 | T-1st | WNIT, 2nd Round | ||||
| Southern Utah: | 38–26 (.594) | 24–16 (.600) | |||||||
| Santa Clara Broncos (WCC) (2014–2016) | |||||||||
| 2014-15 | Santa Clara | 11-18 | 5-13 | 7th | |||||
| 2015-16 | Santa Clara | 23-9 | 13-5 | T-3rd | WNIT, 1st Round | ||||
| Santa Clara: | 34–27 (.557) | 18-18 (.500) | |||||||
| Colorado (Pac-12 Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016-17 | Colorado | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||
| Colorado: | 0-0 (–) | 0-0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 101-113 (.472) | ||||||||
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National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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- Living people
- American women's basketball coaches
- Boise State Broncos women's basketball coaches
- Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball coaches
- Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball coaches
- Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball players
- Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball coaches
- Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball coaches
