JR Payne
| Sport(s) | Women's basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Colorado |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Record | 17–15 (.531) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 27, 1977 Jackson, Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1999 | Saint Mary's |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2005 | Gonzaga (asst.) |
| 2005–2008 | Boise State (asst.) |
| 2008–2009 | Santa Clara (asst.) |
| 2009–2014 | Southern Utah |
| 2014–2016 | Santa Clara |
| 2016–present | Colorado |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 116–135 (.453) |
Ali-Marie "JR" Payne (born May 27, 1977) is an American college basketball coach who is currently head coach at Colorado.
Ali-Marie Payne was born in Jackson, Tennessee and raised in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Payne explained her nickname JR: "My Dad used to watch Dallas, and J. R. Ewing was a tough guy, so he started calling me J.R." She attended Windsor Secondary School in North Vancouver.
Payne attended Saint Mary's College, where she would play point guard for the Saint Mary's Gaels from 1995 to 1999. During her senior season, Payne helped lead the Gaels to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. She earned two first-team All-West Coast Conference honor. In 1999, Payne graduated from Saint Mary's with a degree in French, then attended San Francisco State University for a year for graduate school.
In 2000, Payne began her women's basketball coaching career at Gonzaga under Kelly Graves. The team improved from five wins in 2000–01 to 28 wins in the 2004-05 season, including a perfect record in West Coast Conference play. Payne helped recruit guard Shannon Mathews, who would become the first All-American in program history.
In 2005, Payne became an assistant coach at Boise State under Gordy Presnell. During her time as assistant, Boise State won Western Athletic Conference titles two of her three years and made the NCAA Tournament. Boise State finished 24-8 twice in a row, including a perfect 14-0 home record in the 2007-08 season.
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