He was most recently the head coach of the UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team.
[1] A three-sport athlete in high school, Young played college basketball at Howard Payne University where he was a four-year letterman and senior captain.
[2] Young would return to the junior college ranks to take the head coaching position at Jacksonville College where he'd lead the team to one of its best records in school history with a 21–10 record during the 2008–09 season, and would be honored as Region XIV Coach of the Year.
Overall, Young would compile a 168–139 record across his head coaching stops at the junior and community college level.
[4][5] Less than two years into his tenure as the head basketball coach, Young was fired after starting 9-16 into the 2022-23 season and compiling a 20-34 record with the program.