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-====== Ulice Payne, Jr. ======
+====== Ulice Payne, Jr. #20/#21 ======
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+  * **Position:** Forward\\
-  * **Position:** F\\
   * **Height:** 6’6” \\
   * **Weight:**  lbs.\\
-  * **Birthdate:** 1955 in Donora, PA\\
+  * **Birthdate:** 1955\\
+  * **Hometown:** Donora, PA\\
+  * **High School:** Ringgold High School\\
+===== High School Career =====
+Payne was named All-State twice at Ringgold High.
+In 1973, he captained the Pennsylvania All-Stars in the 1973 Pittsburgh Roundball Classic.
-====== Marquette Career ======
+As a junior, Payne led his team to three straight conference titles and a third-place finish in the state tournament.
-Ulice Payne, Jr. was a member of the 1977 NCAA Championship Team.
-====== Professional Career ======
+===== Marquette Career =====
+Ulice averaged 6.8 points per game as a senior, during the 1977-78 season.
+As a senior, Payne recorded his career high 19 points in a 97-81 win over UNLV earning him NBC-TV Player-of-the-Game honors.
+He also served as a Graduate Assistant Coach for the 1979-80 season while he was enrolled in Marquette's Law School.
+===== Professional Career =====
 After being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 9th round of the 1978 NBA Draft, Payne was cut from the team. He later told //On Milwaukee//: //"It was the first time in my life that I didn't make the cut and that was very traumatic for me."//
-[[www.onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/payne.html|On Milwaukee Interview Article]]
+[[http://www.onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/payne.html|On Milwaukee Interview]]
-====== Education ======
+===== Personal Notes =====
+Payne and his wife, Carmella, live in Greenfield, Wis., with their daughter, Amber, and their son, Ulice III.
+===== Education =====
   * Marquette University, BA, business administration, 1978
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-====== Accomplishments ======
+===== Accomplishments =====
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 Payne is more notably known for his off-the-court accomplishments:
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-====== Quotables ======
+===== Quotables =====
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   * **On furthering his education after being cut by the Pistons:** "I wanted to defy the assumption of the black ballplayer who's stupid. I've always tried to distinguish myself by doing the little extra to get ahead."