Jay Young (basketball)
Biographical details | |
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Alma mater | New Haven |
2005–2016 | Stony Brook (assistant) |
2016–2019 | Rutgers (assistant) |
2019–2023 | Fairfield |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 128–139 (.479) |
Jay Young is an American basketball coach. He served as head coach of the Fairfield Stags men's basketball team from 2019 to 2023.[1][2]
Coaching career
A 1986
In 2006, Young joined Steve Pikiell's coaching staff at Stony Brook where he would stay for 11 seasons and be a part of four America East Conference regular season championships and one NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016.[4][5] When Pikiell accepted the head coaching position at Rutgers, Young followed as an assistant coach.[6]
On April 3, 2019 Young was named the 13th head coach in Fairfield history.[2][7] On October 16, 2023, Young stepped down as head coach, ending his four-year tenure as head coach.[8] He finished with a 50−73 record and zero NCAA tournament appearances.
Head coaching record
NCAA DII
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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New Haven (Independent/NYCAC) (2000–2005) | |||||||||
2000–01 | New Haven | 7–20 | N/A | ||||||
2001–02 | New Haven | 14–13 | N/A | ||||||
2002–03 | New Haven | 21–10 | 17–7 | 4th | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
2003–04 | New Haven | 21–9 | 17–7 | 5th | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
2004–05 | New Haven | 15–14 | 13–11 | 8th | |||||
New Haven: | 78–66 (.542) | 47–25 (.653) | |||||||
Total: | 78–66 (.542) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA DI
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Fairfield (MAAC) (2019–2023) | |||||||||
2019–20 | Fairfield | 12–20 | 8–12 | T–8th | |||||
2020–21 | Fairfield | 10–17 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
2021–22 | Fairfield | 15–18 | 8–12 | T–7th | |||||
2022–23 | Fairfield | 13–18 | 9–11 | 7th | |||||
Fairfield: | 50–73 (.407) | 32–46 (.410) | |||||||
Total: | 50–73 (.407) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Record books" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Jay Young Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". Stony Brook University Athletics.
- ^ "Jay Young – Men's Basketball Coach". Stony Brook University Athletics.
- ^ "Jay Young – Assistant Coach – Staff Directory". Rutgers University Athletics.
- ^ Doyle, Paul (April 4, 2019). "Fairfield names Jay Young as men's basketball coach". Connecticut Post.
- ^ "Leadership Transition for Fairfield Men's Basketbal".