University of Vermont Athletics

CAREER HONORS
• America East Sixth Man of the Year (2017)

REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON (2016-17): Played in 34 games for UVM and made one start … Averaged 6.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, and 12 minutes … Tallied 17 points at Siena (12/19/16) … Scored a season-high 21 points and made a season-high seven free throws against Harvard (1/2/17) … Netted 18 points in a win against Hartford (1/8/17) … Played a season-high 21 minutes at UAlbany (1/25/17) … Recorded 18 points and made a season-high eight field goals in a win at Hartford (2/4/17) … Registered a season-high five blocks against New Hampshire (2/9/17) ... Produced four straight games in double-figure scoring ... Named America East Sixth Man of the Year

REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16): Saw action in all 37 games and made 25 starts ... Averaged 6.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game ... Ranked sixth in the America East Conference with 0.9 blocks per game ... Scored in double figures for the first time as a Catamount with 14 points in the home opener against Quinnipiac (11/18/15) ... Grabbed nine rebounds in consecutive games against Niagara (11/21/15) and Buffalo (11/22/15) during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off ... Picked up a double-double with season highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds against Maine (2/3/16) ... Blocked four shots twice, first against Siena (12/29/15) and then against Albany (1/9/16) ... Recorded five or more rebounds 15 times throughout the season ... Scored at least 10 points in nine different games.

JUNIOR SEASON (2014-15): Sat out the 2014-15 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

BEFORE VERMONT: Payen comes to Vermont after two seasons at Hofstra University ... Payen played in 53 games over two seasons with the Pride. He played in all 33 games as a sophomore and ranked third on the team in blocked shots (15) ... A native of Milford, Connecticut, Payen played scholastically at Hamden Hall Country Day School. He led Hamden to the Fairchester League regular-season and tournament championship as a senior and the NEPSAC Class C Championship as a junior. He was named the NEPSAC Class C Player of the Year as a junior and earned a spot on the New Haven Register All-Area team twice and was the MVP of the JCC Schoolboy Classic in April 2012.