Luke Payne

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luke Payne
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 3, 1985(1985-10-03)
Age	39
Birthplace	Charlotte
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Libra

Luke Payne Biography

Luke Payne is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on October 3, 1985 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Payne ended his four-year USC Upstate career with 1,381 points. This ranks him 10th in school’s all time scoring list. He is seventh in school history with 119 games played and fourth with 333 free throws.

Payne was a sophomore in 2005-06. He played in all 30 games and started 28 times. With 11.8 points per match, he ranked third on the team. Payne also averaged 2.9 rebound and 3.2 assists per match and was the league’s leader with a 2.04 assist-to-turnover ratio. After winning the Peach Belt Conference Tournament, his contributions led to the Spartans reaching the 2006 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Tournament.

As a junior in 2006–07, Payne played in all 28 games for the Spartans, starting 27 times and averaging 11.2 points per game, good for third on the team. He also averaged 3.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. On February 21, 2007, he scored a then career-high 24 points against Lander University.

Coming out of college, Payne had some European teams interested in him but received no offers, so he landed in Australia’s second-tier division, joining the Lakeside Lightning of the State Basketball League (SBL) for the 2009 season. He played well upon arrival and quickly grew a target on his back. He led the league in scoring for most of the season and guided the Lightning to the minor premiership with a 22–4 record. He went on to lead the Lightning through to the SBL Grand Final, where behind Payne’s 29 points, Lakeside defeated the Perry Lakes Hawks 85–77 to win the championship. Payne was subsequently named Grand Final MVP, and earned SBL All-Star Five honors alongside teammate Jarrad Prue.

In 2004-05, Payne was a USC Upstate freshman and saw action in 31 games. He also received 16 starting assignments. With 8.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, Payne ranked fourth in scoring. He also helped the Spartans win their regular season Peach Belt Conference championship.

Luke Payne Net Worth

Luke Payne is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luke Payne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Luke Payne, born October 3, 1985 in America, is a former American basketball player and coach. He was a guard during his playing days. He was a star college player for the USC Upstate Spartans, before moving to Australia where he had a four-year successful career with the Lakeside Lightning in the State Basketball League. He returned to USC Upstate in 2012 and joined the Spartans men’s basketball team as an assistant coach. His father Eddie was the head coach.

Payne started his high school career at Greensboro Day School, Greensboro, North Carolina. He was a sophomore on the school’s 2001-02 state championship team. He transferred to Spartanburg High school in Spartanburg (South Carolina) where he was elected team captain. He averaged 14 points per game, four assists, and four rebounds as a senior in 2003-04. He also earned All- Region honors and All-State honors.

After participating in the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Tournament in back-to-back seasons, the Spartans earned promotion into the NCAA Division I for the 2007–08 season. As a senior that year, Payne earned Atlantic Sun All- Academic honors and was named an Academic All-American. He picked up USC Upstate student-athlete of the year honors in 2007–08 after totalling 448 points, garnered A-Sun Player of the Week honors on December 24, 2007, and was named to the All-Tournament teams at the BP Top of the World Classic and the State Farm Insurance Sun Bowl Tournament. In 30 games (29 starts), he averaged 14.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 32.6 minutes per game. On December 22, he scored a career-high 26 points in a loss to Buffalo.

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In January 2015, Payne was inducted into the USC Upstate Hall of Fame, becoming the 14th person affiliated with the men’s basketball program at USC Spartanburg/USC Upstate to go into the Hall of Fame, and the first who played at the Division I level. Payne was not retained as an assistant coach of USC Upstate for the 2015–16 season.

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