Samuel Omar Payne (born November 2, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Peristeri in Greek Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, Illinois Fighting Illini, Jacksonville Dolphins, and UCF Knights.
Professional career Payne started his professional career in 2024 after signing with Finnish Korisliiga team Salon Vilpas for the 2024–25 season.208-senttinen Omar Payne Vilppaan paitaan, Basketball Finland, 7 June 2024 They finished third in the league and won the bronze medal.
In June 2025, Payne joined the Athens-based club Peristeri in the Greek Basketball League.Omar Payne (ex Vilpas) signs at Peristeri, eurobasket.com, 19 June 2025Omar Payne Joins Peristeri BC for 2025-26 Season, a1basket.gr, 18 June 2025 On July 15, 2026, he renewed his contract with the club for one more year.
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Florida | 30 || 7 || 15.1 || .614 || .000 || .371 || 3.6 || .2 || 1.1 || .3 || 3.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Florida | 24 || 8 || 15.7 || .750 || .000 || .571 || 3.2 || .4 || 1.2 || .4 || 3.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Illinois | 32 || 3 || 7.4 || .618 || .000 || .536 || 1.7 || .2 || .8 || .1 || 1.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Jacksonville | 25 || 9 || 17.0 || .598 || 1.000 || .577 || 3.2 || .5 || 1.0 || .3 || 4.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| UCF | 33 || 14 || 15.1 || .567 || .250 || .625 || 3.5 || .5 || 1.4 || .5 || 4.2
References
External links
Omar Payne at ProBallers Florida Gators bio Illinois Fighting Illini bio Jacksonville Dolphins bio UCF Knights bio