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New BYU basketball coach Kevin Young spreaks during a segment of “BYU Sports Nation” on May 10, 2024. | Nate Edwards, BYU Photo
It’s been a busy spring for Kevin Young, but the new BYU basketball coach is finally taking some time to share about the work he’s been doing in Provo so far.
Young recently joined CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein on his “College Hoops Today” podcast to discuss jumping from the NBA into the college world, how he feels about the direction of his new program and more.
“What do you think your reaction would have been six months ago if somebody told you that you’d be a head coach in college basketball?” Rothstein asked Young right off the bat.
“You know, I probably would have not believed them, but we’re excited that it came together,” Young responded. “BYU specifically has kind of been something in the back of my mind that could be a possibility at some point in my career. The timing of things this go-around were a bit surprising, but we’re really excited.”
Here are some of Young’s other notable quotes during his appearance on “College Hoops Today.”
On how BYU courted him for its head coaching vacancy
“Well, I initially had made some contact with those guys four or five years ago when Mark Pope originally got the job there. Ever since that time, it just was kind of stored in the memory bank a little bit as something that would be possibly of interest later down the line. But on this go-around, shortly after he left for Kentucky, we were wrapping up the regular season with the Suns and I was interviewing for NBA head coaching jobs, and (BYU) happened to call sort of in the midst of all those interviews.
“So it was a crazy time, to be honest with you, with the playoffs coming, interviews happening at the NBA level, and then this kind of coming out of nowhere. And so things kind of fast-tracked once (BYU’s offer) happened and we got to where we are now.”
On navigating the new landscape of college…
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Publish date : 2024-05-28 20:11:36
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