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Charlton Young, a former star player at Georgia
Southern who spent the 2004-05 season as the
associate head coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga,
joined the Georgia Tech basketball staff as an
assistant coach in June of 2005.
The top assistant to head coach John Shulman, Young
helped the Moccasins to a highly successful season,
including the championship of the Southern
Conference and the program's first berth in the NCAA
Tournament since 1997. The Mocs finished the season
with an overall record of 20-11 and won the SoCon
North Division title.
Prior to his year at UTC, Young also spent a total
of seven seasons as a member of Cliff Ellis' staff
at Auburn, most recently from 2000-04.
"Charlton brings a great deal of enthusiasm to our
staff and program," said head coach Paul Hewitt. "He
has a great reputation for working with point
guards, and is an excellent defensive coach."
His first assignment at Auburn was from 1994-97,
where he was an administrative assistant for the
1994-96 seasons, then an assistant coach during the
1996-97 season. The Miami, Fla., native rejoined the
Tigers staff in May of 2000 where he was responsible
for recruiting, scouting, player development and
on-the-floor coaching. His first recruiting class
was ranked third-best nationally by ESPN.com.
The Tigers' most successful run occurred in 2002-03,
when they forged a 22-12 record after being picked
to finish last in the SEC West. Auburn advanced to
the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. After victories
over Saint Joseph's and Wake Forest, the Tigers were
knocked out by eventual national champion Syracuse
by one point. Auburn also went 18-14 with an NIT
appearance in 2000-01.
In between his terms at Auburn, Young worked for
head coach Hugh Durham at Jacksonville from 1997-99,
then served one year at Northeastern for head coach
Rudy Keeling where he put together a
nationally-ranked recruiting class, according to
Eastern Basketball Magazine.
Young earned his bachelor's degree from Georgia
Southern in June of 1994, majoring in communication
arts. A first-team all-Southern Conference selection
as a senior in 1993, he averaged 17.1 points and 5.1
assists while leading the Eagles to a 19-9 record in
their first year in the league.
He was the 1992 Trans-America Athletic Conference
Tournament Most Outstanding Player and was named to
the All-TAAC Second-Team as a sophomore and junior,
averaging 13.7 and 13.6 points, respectively. As a
freshman, he averaged 8.8 points and was an
honorable mention All-TAAC selection.
The former guard holds three GSU basketball records,
including career assists (530), career
three-pointers made (241), and season three-pointers
made (93).
For his career, Young averaged 13.3 points and 4.6
assists per game from 1989-93. He started 103 of 114
games and was voted a senior captain. Following his
playing career, he played professionally in Tours,
France, for the 1993-94 season, averaging 17.0
points and 6.2 assists per game.
Young attended Carol City High School in Miami where
he led his school to the state championship as a
junior. A McDonald's All-America nominee, he helped
CCHS to a 37-3 record in 1988 and a 29-4 mark in
1989.
He is married to the former Carolyn Jones, a
two-time Kodak All-America basketball player at
Auburn and Southeastern Conference Player of the
Year in 1990-91. She is a former member of the
WNBA's Portland Fire and was an assistant coach for
the Auburn women's basketball team. They have two
daughters, Ariel Victoria and Audia Denise, and a
son, Isaiah Anthony. |
