Linda Hampton-Keith

Biography

Head Coaching Experience Year School Overall Record Conference Record Postseason 2025 Temple 16-15 5-11 2024 Temple 14-16 6-10 2023 Temple 17-14 7-12 2022 Temple 10-21 4-16 2019 NC State 11-19 6-12 2018 NC State 15-13 9-9 2017 NC State 21-12 15-5 NCAA - Round 2 2016 NC State 20-12 13-7 Total 124-122 65-82 Linda Hampton-Keith, who guided North Carolina State to consecutive 20-win seasons and a berth in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, was named the head women’s volleyball coach at Temple University in January of 2022, announced Vice President and Director of Athletics Arthur Johnson. In her first season with the Owls, Hampton-Keith improved the team’s win total from seven in 2021 to 10 in 2022. She helped the transition of Taylor Davenport moving from the middle blocker position to outside hitter. Davenport ended the season fifth overall in the conference in kills per/set (3.61) kills (451), points (515), and points/set (4.12). She became the first Owl since the 2015 season to reach at least 400 kills in a season and also marked the fourth highest output in the 25-point scoring format. Davenport recorded double-digit kills in 20 of the team’s 31 matches. The Columbia, S.C. native had nine matches in 2022 where she earned at least 20 kills, including a career-high 27 versus St. Francis Brooklyn on Sept. 3. Hampton-Keith helped Louisville advance to the 2021 Women’s Volleyball Final Four as a volunteer coach, brings a wealth of experience to the Temple program. She served four seasons