Greg Young

Greg Young

Teams coached: Texas-Arlington Mavericks
Texas-Arlington record: 20-33 (.377)
Overall record^: 20-33 (.377)

Career Accomplishments:

  • NCAA National Championships:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  0

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2021-2023 Texas-Arlington
2013-2021 Texas-Arlington (assoc. HC)
2009-2013 Texas-Arlington (asst)
2005-2009 Jacksonville (TX) College
2000-2005 Texas State (recruiting coordinator)
1998-2000 Hill College (TX)
1994-1998 Lamar CC (CO)
1991-1994 Eastern New Mexico (asst)
1986-1990 Texas Wesleyan (asst)

Greg Young Facts

  • Greg Young
  • Hometown: Cleburne, Texas
  • Alma Mater: Howard Payne University (BA, 1986) / Texas Wesleyan University (M.Ed, 1990)
  • Was a three-sport athlete at Cleburne HS (TX) and then played basketball for four years at D-III Howard Payne (TX)
  • Started his coaching career at Howard Payne, spending four seasons as an assistant there under John Sheehy and David Harrison
  • After one year as an assistant at Cleburne HS (TX), he worked for three seasons on Earl Diddle’s staff at D-II Eastern New Mexico
  • Young was the head coach at Lamar CC (CO) (1994-98), Hill College (TX) (1998-2000) and Jacksonville College (TX) (2005-09)
    • In between stops, he worked as the recruiting coordinator on Dennis Nutt’s staff at D-I Texas State for five seasons
  • Hired by Scott Cross in 2009 as an assistant coach at Texas-Arlington and was elevated to associate head coach in 2013
  • In April 2021, Young was elevated to head coach at Texas-Arlington following the departure of Ogden
    • After less than two seasons at the helm, Young was fired in February 2023; he was 20-33 overall and 9-15 on the season
  • Along with his wife, Nicole, has one daughter

Greg Young Coaching Tree

  • Royce Johnson (Texas-Arlington)

 

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only