
"Kenny Payne Joins John Calipari at Arkansas as Associate Head Coach"
Kenny Payne, who was recently dismissed by the University of Louisville, has chosen to join John Calipari as the associate head coach at the University of Arkansas, reuniting with Calipari after previously working together at the University of Kentucky. Payne turned down an opportunity to join Mark Pope's staff at Kentucky and also had interest from NBA teams. His first recruit at Arkansas is expected to be Karter Knox, a 5-star forward. Payne's tenure at Louisville ended with a settlement that will pay him $7.25 million over the next three seasons, with no offset for his new salary at Arkansas.













