Jay Young
Jay Young (born September 22, 1964)
Teams coached: New Haven Chargers, Fairfield Stags
New Haven record: 77-67 (.535)
Fairfield record: 50-73 (.407)
Overall record^: 127-140 (.476)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 2 (2003, 2004)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2019-2023 | Fairfield |
| 2016-2019 | Rutgers (asst) |
| 2009-2016 | Stony Brook (assoc. HC) |
| 2005-2009 | Stony Brook (asst) |
| 2000-2005 | New Haven |
| 1996-2000 | Northeastern (asst) |
| 1992-1996 | Newbury College |
| 1990-1992 | Northeastern (grad. asst) |
| 1988-1990 | Salem State (asst) |
| 1987-1988 | Fitchburg State (asst) |
Jay Young Facts
- John E. Young
- Born September 22, 1964
- Hometown: Fitchburg, Massachusetts
- Alma Mater: Marist College (BS, 1986)
- Played lacrosse at Marist for three seasons, earning First Team All-Conference honors as a senior in 1986
- Started his coaching career in 1987, spending one season as an assistant under John Conlee at D-III Fitchburg State followed by two seasons under Jim Todd D-III Salem State
- Spent two years as a graduate assistant at Northeastern under Karl Fogel, including their 1991 NCAAT appearance
- Became the head coach at Newbury College (MA) in 1992, working there for four seasons
- Won two conference titles (1994, 1995) and reached the 1995 NJCAA Div III Final Four
- Returned to Northeastern to spend four years as an assistant under Rudy Keeling
- Became the head coach at Newbury College (MA) in 1992, working there for four seasons
- Got his second head coaching job in 2000, spending at the helm at Division II New Haven (CT)
- Took a program that won just 7 games in his first season to the D-II NCAA Tournament in 2003 and 2004 via back-to-back 20-win seasons
- Joined Steve Pikiell‘s staff at Stony Brook as an assistant in 2005, working under Pikiell for the next 14 seasons
- Elevated to associate head coach in 2009, serving in that capacity for seven seasons
- Was a part of six postseason appearances (one NCAA, two NIT, three CBI) while at SBU
- Followed Pikiell to Rutgers in 2016, his first role in a power conference program
- Hired in April 2019 as the head coach at Fairfield, his first Division I head coaching opportunity
- Went 50-73 in four seasons at the helm, resigning from his position in October 2023
Jay Young Coaching Tree
- Chris Casey (Fairfield)
- Patrick Sellers (Central Connecticut)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I and Division II levels only
