Charlton “C.Y.” Young (born August 15, 1971)
Current position: Associate head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Missouri Tigers (Head coach: Dennis Gates)
Current conference: Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Teams coached: Georgia Southern Eagles
Georgia Southern record: 43-84 (.339)
Overall record: 43-84 (.339)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2022-present | Missouri (assoc. HC) |
| 2013-2022 | Florida State (asst) |
| 2009-2013 | Georgia Southern |
| 2005-2009 | Georgia Tech (asst) |
| 2004-2005 | Chattanooga (asst) |
| 2000-2004 | Auburn (asst) |
| 1999-2000 | Northeastern (asst) |
| 1997-1999 | Jacksonville (asst) |
| 1996-1997 | Auburn (admin) |
Charlton Young Facts
- Charlton Young
- Born August 15, 1971
- Hometown: Miami, Florida
- Alma Mater: Georgia Southern University (BA, 1994)
- Played for head coach Frank Kerns at Georgia Southern, earning all-conference honors three times
- Inducted into the Georgia Southern Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008
- Briefly played professionally in France in 1994, then returned to GSU to finish his degree
- Started his coaching career in 1996 as an administrative assistant on Cliff Ellis’ staff at Auburn
- Spent two years on Hugh Durham‘s staff at Jacksonville and one season under Rudy Keeling at Northeastern
- Returned to Auburn in 2000, working under Ellis for another four seasons as an assistant coach
- After one year under John Shulman at Chattanooga, Young joined Paul Hewitt‘s staff at Georgia Tech
- Worked at GT for four seasons, including a trip to the 2007 NCAA Tournament
- Became a head coach in 2009 when he was hired at alma mater Georgia Southern
- Went 43-84 over four years in Statesboro, improving the teams’ record but failing to reach the postseason
- Fired in March 2013 following a 14-19 season, featuring the program’s first ever win over an ACC team (Va Tech)
- Joined Leonard Hamilton‘s staff at Florida State as an assistant in June 2013, working with the Seminoles for nine years
- Was a part of four NCAA Tournament appearances (going to the 2019 Sweet Sixteen and 2018 Elite Eight)
- Left in April 2022 to become associate head coach at Missouri under Dennis Gates, another former FSU assistant
- Along with his wife, Carolyn, has two daughters and two sons
Charlton Young Coaching Tree
- Clifford Reed (Maryland Eastern Shore)
