Temple University Athletics
Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- dwayne.killings@temple.edu
- Phone:
- 215-204-6268
Dwayne Killings is in his fifth season as an assistant men’s basketball coach with Temple University. Killings, who previously had served as the Owls' assistant director of men's basketball operations from 2006-2009, returned to Temple as an assistant in June 2011.
Prior to returning to North Broad Street, Killings was an assistant coach at Boston University during the 2010-2011 season where he helped guide the Terriers to the 2011 America East Championship and a NCAA Tournament berth. He spent the previous year with the NBA D-League handling multiple responsibilities that included monitoring player development programs and providing updates on the players' progress to the Vice President of Basketball Operations. In addition, Killings also scouted potential D-League players during NBA summer camps.
In his first season back at Temple University, Killings helped guide the 2011-12 Owls to a 24-8 record and the program's first outright regular season Atlantic 10 Championship since 1989-1990. Temple also cracked the Top 25 for the third straight season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth year in a row.
In his second season on the staff, Killings helped lead the Owls to a 24-10 record and a sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Temple University advanced to the third round of the tournament, defeating North Carolina State, 76-72, before falling to top-seed Indiana, 58-52. Temple also defeated a Top 5 opponent when the Owls knocked off No. 3/3 Syracuse at Madison Square Garden on December 22, 2012.
The Owls have experienced four post-season appearances in Killings’ five years assisting on the sidelines which include one NIT Final Four and three NCAA appearances. Most recently in the 2015-16 season, the Owls earned the 2016 American Athletic Conference regular season title, along with head coach Fran Dunphy earning his second consecutive Coach of the Year award.
Killings, who has helped shape the Owls’ roster, directed the recruitment of unanimous First Team All-American Athletic Conference player Quenton DeCosey. Under Killings’ direction, the Owls received praise for landing two ESPN Top 100 players, Trey Lowe and Levan Shawn Alston, Jr., in the 2015 recruiting class. This helped Killings earn ESPN Honors as a Top 10 Recruiter of Non-BCS programs. In addition, in the 2013 season, Killings was invited to the NCAA’s prestigious Achieving Coaching Excellence (ACE) program, where he was put through an intensive development program for preparation of career advancement.
As Temple’s Assistant Director of Basketball Operations, Killings helped guide the team to back-to-back Atlantic 10 titles and NCAA tournament appearances. He was responsible for assisting in the team's travel, scheduling, budget management and on-campus recruiting efforts while he simultaneously worked on advanced scouting reports and assisted the student-athletes in academic and athletic development.
Prior to his first stint at Temple, the 34 year-old worked three seasons with the Charlotte Bobcat organization (2003-2006). His first position within the organization was as a special assistant and video coordinator. He also coordinated annual draft reports in preparation for the NBA draft and assisted with the player development of players, such as Sean May and Emeka Okafor.
A native of Amherst, Mass., Killings played two seasons in the Atlantic 10 Conference as an undergraduate at UMass before transferring to Hampton University where he earned his degree in Sports Management ('03). Killings is active in community service, currently serving on the Board of Directors of Triad Trust, a non-profit organization that coordinates youth sports and arts programs which are used as platforms to educate and raise awareness about AIDS and HIV. In July of 2009, Killings spent time in the Nkomazi region of South Africa conducting coaching clinics with local organizers.
Killings and his wife, Ana, reside in Philadelphia with their two-year old daughter, Alecia.
