Dwayne Stephens is an American basketball coach who is currently the men's head coach for the

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. Previously, he was an assistant and associate head coach at

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for 19 years.

Playing career

Stephens played basketball at Michigan State from 1989 to 1993 under Spartan legend

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. He was a four-year letter winner for the Spartans and was a third-team Basketball Weekly's Freshman All-America Team. In his junior year, he averaged 11.2 points and five rebounds. In his senior season, he was co-captain for the Spartans and averaged 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He was named to Basketball Weekly's Honorable Mention All-Midwest Team. He played three professional seasons in Europe.

Coaching career

Stephens began his coaching career as an assistant for two season at Oakland from 1997 to 1999. He then joined former

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assistant

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at Marquette and went to the Final Four in 2003 with Marquette star Dwyane Wade. Stephens then joined his alma mater, Michigan State and its Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo, as an assistant in 2003. He was named associate head coach in 2012. On April 4, 2022, Stephens, who had been considered for the position in 2020, accepted the head coaching position at Western Michigan.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Western Michigan profile
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