Rhode Island College

Kevin Payette ’06 begins his first season as an assistant men's basketball coach at Rhode Island College.

Payette joins the Anchormen after an 11-year stint as the head coach at Blackstone Valley Prep School. “I could not be more grateful to have Kevin join our staff,” Ferry said. “He knows what it means to wear the Rhode Island College jersey and he cares deeply about this program. He also brings an important perspective having played on more than one of those teams responsible for hanging banners in The Murray Center.”
 
After founding the program in 2014, BVP won a Coast Prep League title in 2018 and captured several regular season titles. Payette was tabbed the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Div. III Coach of the Year in 2019. He served a stint as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Wyoming and was an assistant coach at Bishop O’Connell High School.
 
The Woonsocket, R.I. native closed out his collegiate career having played in 107 career games, starting 70 of them, at RIC from 2001-06. He totaled 932 career points, 412 rebounds, 91 steals and 164 assists. He averaged 8.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 1.5 assists per game for his career.
 
He earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Rhode Island College in 2006. In addition to his coaching duties, Payette is a health and physical education teacher at Blackstone Valley Prep High School.