According to multiple reports, Albany head men’s basketball coach Dwayne Killings is expected to be arraigned in a Kentucky court on Monday on an assault charge. This stems from an incident that took place in the locker room back in November 2021, when he was accused of assaulting one of his players before a game
Albany’s Killings Suspended + Fined
The University at Albany has concluded its investigation into the men’s basketball program. Albany released the following brief synopsis of the resolution: On Feb. 27, 2022, the University received a complaint against head men’s basketball coach Dwayne Killings. The University immediately began an investigation and took timely and appropriate action at each stage as new information
UPDATE: Albany issues statement on Killings situation
Earlier today, news surfaced on an investigation surrounding Dwayne Killings at Albany (more HERE). Albany has since released a statement addressing the situation: More on this story as it continues to develop.
Albany’s Killings on leave pending investigation
According to a report by Jeff Goodman, and our own digging, Albany head coach Dwayne Killings is currently on paid administrative leave due to an investigation into an altercation involving a player. The incident, which reportedly occurred after an early season game involved Killings allegedly striking one of his players. It is unclear at this
HoopDirt.com Daily News – 11/23/21
The Citadel’s Duggar Baucom collapsed 63 seconds into his team’s game at Duke last night. The school later said in a statement that the 61-year-old Baucom is “alert and in good spirits” and will remain in the hospital overnight for further evaluation. He’ll return with the team Tuesday morning to Charleston, South Carolina. More HERE.
Killings finalizes staff at Albany
University at Albany men’s basketball head coach Dwayne Killings has filled out his staff with three additional hires. Joining Killings’ inaugural staff is Dannton Jackson, Dan Madhavapallil, and KJ Baptiste. The new personnel arrive two weeks following Killings’ first hires in assistant coaches Hamlet Tibbs and Matt Griffin. Jackson joins the staff as Killings’ final assistant
Albany Basketball Staff Update
In the DAILY DIRT back on 3/18, I mentioned that Vermont assistant Hamlet Tibbs and Roman Catholic (Philly) head coach Matt Griffin were in the mix for spots on Dwayne Killings staff at Albany. Those two hirings have now been made official. The official release is below. *I’m still hearing that Stetson DBO Luis Guzman
OFFICIAL: Killings named Head Basketball Coach at Albany
The University at Albany and Director of Athletics Mark Benson have announced the hiring of Dwayne Killings as the 16th head men’s basketball coach in program history and third during UAlbany’s Division I era. We are thrilled to announce the addition of Team Killings, Dwayne, Ana, Alecia, and Tristan, to the UAlbany family. His experience
Dwayne Killings Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Marquette
The Marquette University men’s basketball program has added Dwayne Killings to its staff as an assistant coach, head coach Steve Wojciechowski announced Thursday afternoon. Killings arrives on campus after spending the last two seasons (2016-18) at the University of Connecticut as an assistant coach, which followed a five-year stint in the same position at Temple
Dwayne Killings Named Assistant Basketball Coach at UConn
UConn men’s basketball head coach Kevin Ollie has announced the addition of Dwayne Killings to the Huskies’ coaching staff as a fulltime assistant coach. Killings has experience dealing with every level of basketball from AAU ball through the NBA. For the past five years (2011-2016), he has been an assistant coach on the staff of