| Dwayne Stephens | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Western Michigan |
| Current Conference: | MAC |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1971[1] |
| Player Years1: | 1989–1993 |
| Player Team1: | Michigan State |
| Coach Years1: | 1997–1999 |
| Coach Team1: | Oakland (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1999–2003 |
| Coach Team2: | Marquette (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2003–2022 |
| Coach Team3: | Michigan State (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2022–present |
| Coach Team4: | Western Michigan |
Dwayne Jerome Stephens (born July 19, 1971) is an American basketball coach who is currently the men's head coach for the Western Michigan Broncos. Previously, he was an assistant and associate head coach at Michigan State for 19 years.[2]
Stephens played basketball at Michigan State from 1989 to 1993 under Spartan legend Jud Heathcote.[3] 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.[4] He was named to Basketball Weekly's Honorable Mention All-Midwest Team. He played three professional seasons in Europe.[5]
Stephens began his coaching career as an assistant for two season at Oakland from 1997 to 1999. He then joined former Tom Izzo assistant Tom Crean 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.[6] He was named associate head coach in 2012.[7]
On April 4, 2022, Stephens, who had been considered for the position in 2020, accepted the head coaching position at Western Michigan.[8]