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Mike Young begins his first season as the head men’s basketball coach at Virginia Tech. The veteran head coach comes home to the New River Valley with a wealth of experience and the desire and focus to lead this Hokies program in its quest to be among the best in the ACC and the nation.
 
Since arriving in Blacksburg, Young has worked diligently to assemble a top-level coaching staff. Along with that staff, Young has devoted countless hours toward putting together a competitive roster for the 2019-20 season and making a noticeable impact on the always evolving national recruiting community.
 
The Radford, Virginia native joins the Hokies after a record-setting 17-year tenure as the head coach at Wofford. The Terriers posted a 30-5 overall record in 2018-19, including a perfect 18-0 mark in Southern Conference play, and registered a convincing 84-68 win over Seton Hall in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.  
 
"We are fortunate to have been able to recruit Mike Young to Virginia Tech, not only because of his proven leadership and coaching ability, but also because Coach Young is home in Southwest Virginia and leads his life in the true Hokie tradition of integrity and commitment to service," Dr. Timothy Sands said at the time of Young’s hiring in April. "I look forward to the excitement and success we will enjoy, as Coach Young and his student-athletes hit the court and compete to win. Laura and I are excited to welcome Coach Young and his family to Virginia Tech and Blacksburg. We look forward to sharing our campus and the many Hokie traditions that make this place home for all of us."

The 2019 Sporting News Coach of the Year, Young finished third in last season's Associated Press Coach of the Year voting behind Texas Tech's Chris Beard and Houston's Kelvin Sampson. In his 17 seasons at the helm as head coach of Wofford College, Young built the Terriers into one of the Southern Conference's preeminent programs and a perennial NCAA Tournament participant. He guided Wofford to five NCAA Tournament berths over the past 10 seasons and five Southern Conference championships. In addition to the on-court success of his teams, 100 percent of Young's student-athletes at Wofford who completed their eligibility graduated. 
 
"Coach Young has earned tremendous respect and admiration across the nation for the integrity and winning tradition that were trademarks of his program at Wofford," Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock said. "His track record of winning consistently on the basketball court combined with his ability to develop young men into leaders and help them fulfill their potential academically and athletically appealed to us at Virginia Tech. His propensity as a recruiter, a teacher, and an innovative coach are all attributes that will serve him well at Tech.”
 
In addition to owning numerous coaching accolades, Young currently serves as a member of the NCAA's Men's Basketball Ethics Committee. 
 
Young compiled a 299-244 (.551) overall record at Wofford and earned Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors four times (2010, 2014, 2015 and 2019). Under his guidance, the Terriers registered an impressive list of nonconference wins, including ones over the likes of Auburn, Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, NC State, Purdue, Seton Hall, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Xavier and Wake Forest. Arguably the most compelling nonconference victory of his tenure at Wofford came on Dec. 20, 2017 when the Terriers faced then-No. 5 North Carolina at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and registered a 79-75 victory over head coach Roy Williams and the Tar Heels. 
 
Prior to assuming the head coaching reins for the Terriers in 2002-03, Young was an assistant coach to current Wofford Director of Athletics Richard Johnson. Young came to Wofford after serving as a graduate assistant for one year under Oliver Purnell at Radford University.

A 1986 graduate of Emory & Henry College, he was a four-year letterman in basketball for coach Bob Johnson and the team captain his junior and senior seasons. He credits Johnson for having a major influence on his playing and coaching career.  

Upon his graduation, Young became a full-time assistant coach for two years at Emory & Henry before moving on to Radford. Another of Young’s mentors is Fletcher Arritt, longtime coach of Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy. Young played one season for him before attending Emory & Henry. In the summer of 2015, Young was inducted into the Emory & Henry College Sports Hall of Fame, as well as the Radford High School Hall of Fame.