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Former West Virginia standout Frank Young joined the North Florida men's basketball staff as the director of basketball operations in August 2014.
Young arrived at UNF after serving the 2013-14 season as a men’s basketball assistant coach at West Virginia Wesleyan.
As a player at West Virginia, Young was a part of some highly successful teams. He capped off his collegiate career by capturing the 2007 NIT Championship MVP honor after leading the Mountaineers to the title. In the championship game, he connected on 6-of-7 three-pointers and scored 24 points in the victory over Clemson.
At WVU, Young finished his career ranked among the program’s all-time leaders in three-pointers made (187), attempted (499) and percentage (37.5). Young also owns the Mountaineers’ single season marks for treys made (117) and attempted (270), which he accomplished during his senior season. He was his team’s leading scorer at 15.3 points per game in 2007 while ranking second in rebounding at 4.4 boards a contest.
Young continued his playing career after West Virginia with professional stints in Europe. He played for EnBW Ludwigsburg in Germany (2007), Rotterdam Challengers (2008) and Landstede Club (2008-09) in the Netherlands along with Germany’s Crailsheim Merlins (2010-11). Following his playing days, Young spent two years working for the State of Florida as a Security Representative in Unemployment Compensation before joining the coaching ranks.
As a prep standout for Florida High School, Young was a teammate with current UNF assistant coach Byron Taylor. As a senior, he averaged 22.3 points and 10.1 rebounds while being named the Tallahassee Democrat All-Big Bend Player of the Year and 2A Florida State Player of the Year runner-up. Young was also selected to the Florida Sports Writers Association's Class 2A all-state squad.
A native of Tallahassee, Fla., Young earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from West Virginia in 2007 and also got an MBA from Florida Institute of Technology in 2013.
