| Steve Payne | |
| Current Title: | Assistant coach |
| Current Team: | Cleveland State |
| Current Conference: | Horizon League |
| Birth Date: | 12 February 1968 |
| Alma Mater: | Union (KY) |
| Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
| Coach Years2: | 1990–1991 |
| Coach Team2: | Knox Central HS |
| Coach Years3: | 1991–1994 |
| Coach Team3: | Union University (asst.) |
| Coach Years4: | 1994–1996 |
| Coach Team4: | Northwestern State (asst.) |
| Coach Years5: | 1996–2000 |
| Coach Team5: | Georgetown College (asst.) |
| Coach Years6: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team6: | Frank Phillips College |
| Coach Years7: | 2002–2011 |
| Coach Team7: | Tennessee Tech (asst.) |
| Coach Years8: | 2011–2019 |
| Coach Team8: | Tennessee Tech |
| Coach Years9: | 2019–2022 |
| Coach Team9: | Kansas City (asst.) |
| Coach Years10: | 2022–2024 |
| Coach Team10: | Cleveland State (Special Asst. to the HC) |
| Coach Years11: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team11: | Cleveland State (asst.) |
| Overall Record: | 117–135 |
| Awards: | 118 D1 Wins (4th All-Time in Tennessee Tech History)2006 Mid-major COY Finalist 2006 CBS OVC COY 2006 College Insider COY 2005 OVC Champion |
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.[1] Payne had been an assistant to Sutton since the 2002–2003 season.[2]