Mike Young (basketball)
Emory & Henry | |
Coaching career ( Emory & Henry (assistant) | |
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1988–1989 | Radford (assistant) |
1989–2002 | Wofford (assistant) |
2002–2019 | Wofford |
2019–present | Virginia Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 391–310 (.558) |
Tournaments | 1–7 (NCAA Division I) 1–2 (NIT) 0–1 (CBI) 0–1 (CIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Awards | |
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Michael Kent Young (born May 1, 1963) is an American college basketball coach and currently the head men's basketball coach at Virginia Tech. He was hired on April 7, 2019, after a 17-year stint where he went 299–244 (.545) as the head coach at Wofford College.[1]
Career
Born in
In 1989, Young began his tenure as an assistant coach at Wofford. He would go on to spend the next 30 years at the school, helping to guide the Terriers in their transition from Division II to Division I independent status, and finally to a spot in the Southern Conference, where the Terriers compete today.
In December 2001, Wofford announced that then-head coach Richard Johnson would be promoted to athletic director, leaving Young to take control of the team starting for the 2002–03 season. His first six years were fairly uneventful, with high points of a .500 conference record in his first season, and overall records of .500 during the 2004–05 and 2007–08 seasons.
However, 2008–09 saw new school records in the Division I era, marking the Terriers' first winning season as a Division I school and the first winning SoCon record in school history. In 2009–10, Young continued to build on this success, leading the Terriers to the Southern Conference regular season and tournament championships, which earned Wofford its first bid to the NCAA tournament. In recognition of his achievements, Young was named the 2010 Southern Conference Coach of the Year [1], as well as the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year [2].
On December 21, 2017, Young led Wofford to a stunning 79-75 win over #5
On November 20, 2019, Young led Virginia Tech to a 100-64 win over Delaware State, giving the program a new school record and also set an ACC record with its 21 3-pointers made.
On March 12, 2022, Young led the Hokies to the
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Wofford Terriers (Southern Conference) (2002–2019) | |||||||||
2002–03 | Wofford | 14–15 | 8–8 | T–3rd (South) | |||||
2003–04 | Wofford | 9–20 | 4–12 | 5th (South) | |||||
2004–05 | Wofford | 14–14 | 7–9 | 5th (South) | |||||
2005–06 | Wofford | 11–18 | 6–9 | 5th (South) | |||||
2006–07 | Wofford | 10–20 | 5–13 | 5th (South) | |||||
2007–08 | Wofford | 16–16 | 8–12 | 4th (South) | |||||
2008–09 | Wofford | 16–14 | 12–8 | 4th (South) | |||||
2009–10 | Wofford | 26–9 | 15–3 | 1st (South) | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2010–11 | Wofford | 21–13 | 14–4 | T–1st (South) | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2011–12 | Wofford | 19–14 | 12–6 | T–2nd (South) | CBI First Round | ||||
2012–13 | Wofford | 13–19 | 7–11 | T–3rd (South) | |||||
2013–14 | Wofford | 20–13 | 11–5 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2014–15 | Wofford | 28–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2015–16 | Wofford | 15–17 | 11–7 | T–3rd | |||||
2016–17 | Wofford | 16–17 | 10–8 | T–4th | |||||
2017–18 | Wofford | 21–13 | 11–7 | T–4th | CIT Second Round | ||||
2018–19 | Wofford | 30–5 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
Wofford: | 299–244 (.551) | 173–124 (.582) | |||||||
Virginia Tech Hokies (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
2019–20 | Virginia Tech | 16–16 | 7–13 | T–9th | Postseason not held | ||||
2020–21 | Virginia Tech | 15–7 | 9–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2021–22 | Virginia Tech | 23–13 | 11–9 | 7th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2022–23 | Virginia Tech | 19–15 | 8–12 | 11th | NIT First Round | ||||
2023–24 | Virginia Tech | 19–15 | 10–10 | T–8th | NIT Second Round | ||||
Virginia Tech: | 92–66 (.582) | 45–48 (.484) | |||||||
Total: | 391–310 (.558) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Tournament-tested coaching veteran Mike Young named Tech's men's basketball coach". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Wofford vs. North Carolina - Game Recap - December 20, 2017 - ESPN
- ^ "Hokies set school record in victory over Delaware State".
- ^ "ACC Announces Men's Basketball Awards". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Virginia Tech vs. Duke - Game Summary - March 12, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com.