BYU hires Suns assistant Kevin Young as new head coach

Young will continue to coach with the Suns during the NBA playoffs before joining BYU, but he will work on retaining current players, contacting recruits and assembling a coaching staff during the playoffs."Kevin is someone we have had our eye on for a while," BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe said in a press release. "He has risen to the top of NBA assistant coaching ranks.

Kevin will bring a new perspective, with an extensive NBA background to our program. He is a phenomenal fit at BYU."This is Young’s first head coaching job at the NCAA Division I level. The Salt Lake City native spent eight seasons coaching in the NBA G-League, with head coaching stints at the Utah Flash, Iowa Energy and Delaware 87ers.Young spent four seasons as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers before joining the Suns in 2020. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2021.

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