Keila Whittington became an assistant coach for the Hofstra University women's basketball program in Hempstead, New York, in 2025 after a long career on Division I staffs and as a head coach.
Before joining Hofstra, Whittington led Saint Francis University from 2019 through the end of the 2024-25 season. Her teams won 56 games, highlighted by a 14-win season in 2020-21, and she coached players who earned major Northeast Conference honors, including Jada Dapaa, the 2022 NEC Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection, and Kendall Carruthers, the 2024 NEC Rookie of the Year and a first-team all-conference pick. Saint Francis also produced strong academic recognition during her tenure, including three CSC Academic All-District selections in her final season and NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors for Karson Swogger in 2020.
