Kevin Young (basketball, born 1981)

Kevin Young
Philadelphia 76ers
Position Assistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1981-11-17) November 17, 1981
Salt Lake City, Utah
Nationality American
Career information
High school Sprayberry (Marietta, Georgia)
College
Coaching career 2006–present
Career history
As coach:
2006–2007 Shamrock Rovers
2007–2011 Utah Flash (assistant)
2011–2013 Iowa Energy
2013–2014 Delaware 87ers (assistant)
2014–2015 Delaware 87ers (Player Development)
2014–2016 Delaware 87ers
2016–present Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)

Kevin Young (born on November 17, 1981) is an American basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been a coach for the NBA Development League's Iowa Energy, Utah Flash, and Delaware 87ers.

Coaching Experience

He made his professional head-coaching debut at age 23 in Dublin, Ireland, with the Shamrock Rovers. Returning to the states, he served as assistant coach at Utah Valley University, where he helped lead the team to its second most wins in a season.

Career

Young's own basketball career started in Marietta, Georgia, where he played high school ball at Sprayberry High School under Coach Roger Kvam. After high school, Young attended Middle Georgia College. After 2 years, he transferred to Clayton State University where he was a stand out guard. He is still an all-time leader for field goals, assists and three-point shooting.

Personal

Young is married to Melissa Bailey of Omaha, Nebraska and they have two sons. They were married on July 2, 2011 in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

References

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