Young expresses excitement for new chapter as head coach of BYU men's basketball

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PROVO, Utah — It's a new team, a new level, a semi-new setting, and a new look for Coach Kevin Young.

Young is currently an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns, who are preparing for the NBA Playoffs as the #6 seed in the Western Conference. He will remain with the Suns through the playoffs, but will immediately start recruiting and hiring a coaching staff for BYU. "The things you guys were able to accomplish, first year in the Big 12 — absolutely remarkable," he said from the podium."Cannot wait to have every one of you guys back in a BYU uniform and get to it."

He also said his time coaching in the NBA has its advantages — he wants to help BYU players make it to the pros. Young is a Salt Lake City native and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and he mentioned how that was one of the many selling points for this career change.

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