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Jay Young
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamRutgers Scarlet Knights
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1964-09-22) September 22, 1964 (age 60)[1]
Alma materMarist
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1988Fitchburg State (assistant)
1988–1990Salem State (assistant)
1990–1992Northeastern (assistant)
1992–1996Newbury
1996–2000Northeastern (assistant)
2000–2005New Haven
2005–2016Stony Brook (assistant)
2016–2019Rutgers (assistant)
2019–2023Fairfield
2024–presentRutgers (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall128–139 (.479)

Jay E. Young (born September 22, 1964)[1] is an American basketball coach who is an assistant for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. He served as head coach of the Fairfield Stags men's basketball team from 2019 to 2023.[2][3]

Coaching career

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A 1986 Marist College graduate, Young played lacrosse for the Red Foxes where he was an all-conference selection.[2] Immediately after college, Young took his first basketball coaching position at Fitchburg State, followed by a stint at Salem State, then to Northeastern. In 1992 he was named the head men's basketball coach at Newbury where he guided the Nighthawks to the 1995 NJCAA Division III Final Four and was also named District VI Coach of the Year in 1995 and Region XXI Coach of the Year in 1994 and 1995.[2] After his successful spell at Newbury, Young returned to Northeastern as an assistant coach where he stayed until 2000 when he accepted the head coaching position at New Haven. While with the Chargers he led them to a 78–66 record and two NCAA Division II Regional appearances.[4]

In 2006, Young joined Steve Pikiell's coaching staff at Stony Brook where he would stay for 11 seasons and be a part of four America East Conference regular season championships and one NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016.[5][6] When Pikiell accepted the head coaching position at Rutgers, Young followed as an assistant coach.[7]

On April 3, 2019 Young was named the 13th head coach in Fairfield history.[3][8] On October 16, 2023, Young stepped down as head coach, ending his four-year tenure as head coach.[9] He finished with a 50−73 record and zero NCAA tournament appearances.

Head coaching record

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NCAA DII

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
New Haven (Independent/NYCAC) (2000–2005)
2000–01 New Haven 7–20 N/A
2001–02 New Haven 14–13 N/A
2002–03 New Haven 21–10 17–7 4th NCAA Division II Second Round
2003–04 New Haven 21–9 17–7 5th NCAA Division II First Round
2004–05 New Haven 15–14 13–11 8th
New Haven: 78–66 (.542) 47–25 (.653)
Total: 78–66 (.542)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA DI

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Fairfield (MAAC) (2019–2023)
2019–20 Fairfield 12–20 8–12 T–8th
2020–21 Fairfield 10–17 7–11 7th
2021–22 Fairfield 15–18 8–12 T–7th
2022–23 Fairfield 13–18 9–11 7th
Fairfield: 50–73 (.407) 32–46 (.410)
Total: 50–73 (.407)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jay Young". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Jay Young – Head Coach – Staff Directory". Fairfield University Athletics.
  3. ^ a b "Jay Young Named Men's Basketball Head Coach". Fairfield University Athletics.
  4. ^ "Record books" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Jay Young Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". Stony Brook University Athletics.
  6. ^ "Jay Young – Men's Basketball Coach". Stony Brook University Athletics.
  7. ^ "Jay Young – Assistant Coach – Staff Directory". Rutgers University Athletics.
  8. ^ Doyle, Paul (April 4, 2019). "Fairfield names Jay Young as men's basketball coach". Connecticut Post.
  9. ^ "Leadership Transition for Fairfield Men's Basketbal".
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