PAYNE ANDRUS IS THE DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS FOR THE SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY BEARKATS IN HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS IN THE WAC IN NCAA DI COACHED BY JASON HOOTEN. PAYNE EARNED ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS AS A MEMBER OF THE MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY PIONEERS. HE WAS A GRADUATE ASSISTANT FOR THE SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY BEARKATS AND AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR WEATHERFORD COLLEGE COYOTES PRIOR TO BECOMING THE DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS FOR THE SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY BEARKATS.