Kenny Payne made clear he will need help as he begins a huge mission with his first head coaching job at Louisville.
Payne was introduced Friday as the Cardinals’ men’s basketball coach and received a six-year contract through 2027-28 to lead the program. The University of Louisville Athletic Association approved the contract on Friday morning. Financial terms were not immediately available.
Payne, a former Cardinal player, was among familiar faces at a crowded news conference at the KFC Yum! Center that included Hall of Fame coach Denny Crum and several former teammates that he called his “brothers”.
Flanked by his family, including son Zan, a Kentucky player, Payne asked those in attendance to stand and emphasized he will seek their input.
“I don’t have all the answers,” Payne said, “but I know what I have to take this job and try to help build the answers. I’m one person. I’m not standing here by myself again. I’m not standing here by myself.”
