July 6, 2009

ARLINGTON, Tx. - UT Arlington head men's basketball coach Scott Cross announced today Greg Young has joined his staff as an assistant coach.

Young comes to UT A from Jacksonville College in Jacksonville, Texas where he spent the last four years as the head coach of the Jaguars. He also served as the school's athletic director.

"I am excited to have Coach Young as a member of our staff," Cross said. "He brings a great deal of experience and knowledge of high school basketball in Texas which will be a great asset in recruiting."

He led his team to a 21-10 record in 2008-09 which was one of the best seasons in school history. The Jaguars spent a majority of the season in the NJCAA national rankings and Young was honored following the campaign as the Region XIV Coach of the Year.

Young has an overall record of 168-139 in 10 seasons as a junior college head coach. He has also had 55 players sign with four-year institutions including 26 with Division I schools.

Young went to Jacksonville College from Texas State where he served for five years as the Bobcats recruiting coordinator. During his tenure the Bobcats played in the Southland Conference Tournament each season. He signed eight Top 100 players according to Texas Hoops during his time at Texas State. The Bobcats finished the 2002-03 season with the third most victories in school history as a Division I program.

Previous to his tenure at Texas State, Young was the head coach at Hill College for two seasons. He led the Rebels to consecutive Region V Tournament appearances and in 1999-2000 including the Region V Tournament championship game in 2000. That was the first time the school had reached the finals since 1974.

From 1994-1998 Young was the head coach at Lamar (Colo.) Community College. Young turned the Lopes into a Region VIX contender in his four years there, twice reaching the Region VIX tournament quarterfinals.

Young has also spent time as an assistant coach at Cleburne (Tex.) High School during the 1990-91 season and as an assistant at Texas Wesleyan from 1986-90.

A native of Cleburne, Tex., Young was a three sport athlete at Cleburne High School, lettering in football, basketball and baseball. He then went on to play basketball at Howard Payne University where he was a four-year basketball letterman.

He was named a captain his senior season and received the distinguished Paul J. Cunningham Award for excellence and dedication his senior year.

Young graduated from Howard Payne in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. He later earned his master's in education from Texas Wesleyan in 1990.

Young and his wife Nicole have one daughter (Regan).