Vernon Payne

All-Conference, All-Sectional, All-Regional, led Northern Indiana Conference in scoring, held single season career scoring and assists records for Michigan City, Coached by Hall of Famer Doug Adams…IU ranked 9th in all time scoring and 1000 point scorers for players restricted to 3 years…MVP, All-Big Ten, 2 Balfour Awards, Naismith All-America…National East-West All-Star Game… Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game…coached college basketball for 18 years at 5 universities…head basketball coach at Wayne State University 1977-1982 and Western Michigan University 1982-1989.