KANSAS CITY, Mo. – IUP assistant men's basketball coach Allen Payne was named to the 2019 Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team, announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Tuesday morning.
 
The Team represents 30 of the most outstanding men's college basketball coaches under the age of 30.
 
Payne finished up his second year at IUP this March, helping the Crimson Hawks to a 30-3 overall record, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division regular season and tournament championships, and No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Region.
 
IUP finished the season as the No. 2 team in both the NABC and D2SIDA Division II Top 25 polls, spending the last three weeks of the season at that spot in the coaches' rankings.
 
Payne has been part of a team with a combined 52-11 record (.825) over the last two seasons with a pair of postseason berths. He's worked with 2019 All-American and PSAC West Athlete of the Year Jacobo Diaz, who finished his career with 1,747 points and 1,105 rebounds.
 
2019 NABC Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team
Tramel Barnes-Utah State University
Jordan Brooks-Howard University
Nathan Bollinger-Saint Vincent College
Tyler Bullock-Omaha
Michael Lenahan-UC Irvine
Brandon Dunson-University of Nevada
Austin Falke-Texas Lutheran University
Scott Faucher-Nichols College
Jordan Fee-Nova Southeastern University
Chase Goldstein-Florida State University
Ryan Grandits-Daemen College
Corey Hendren-USC Aiken
Alex Herman-Mayville State University
Bryan Joel-University of Chicago
Ryan Kirsch-Kirkwood Community College
Michael Lamberti-West Liberty University
Timothy MacAllister-Texas Tech University
Chelsea Mangino-Liberty University
Graham Maxwell-Emmanuel College (GA)
Martin McCann-Palm Beach State College
Barrett Meyer-Georgetown College
Pat Moore-Colgate University
Jason O'Connell-Cairn University
Allen Payne-IUP
Jeremy Shardo-Walsh University
Inder Singh-Crown College
Joel Smith-University of New Haven
Bryan Smothers-University of Michigan
Aaron Toomey-Amherst College
Thomas Wilk-Morrisville State College
 
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, Mo., the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog" Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas.  Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game.  The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches.  All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes.  The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education.  Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at nabc.com.