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BYU Basketball is in a new era and ready to start in the Big 12 with Head Coach Kevin Young. The Cougars will come out with a big statement this coming season. With the departure of Mark Pope and his staff, it’s time for a new era for the first time since 2019.
Kevin Young Head Coach
Kevin Young is from Salt Lake City Utah. He played for Middle Georgia from 2000-2002 and then transferred to Clayton State where he played from 2002-2004. At Clayton State, he played in 59 games and had 51 starts. He then went on to his coaching career where he coached at the collegiate and professional levels. Coach Young brings much experience to the Cougars because of his years in the NBA. Young is ready to tackle the challenges of the Big 12. He brings experience and also a lot of great assistants with him to BYU. Soon the Cougars will be able to call themselves a basketball school once again.
- Oxford College Assistant Coach 2004-2005
- UVU Assistant Coach 2005-2006
- Shamrock Rovers Head Coach 2006-2007
- Utah Flash Assistant Coach 2007-2010, Head Coach 2010-2011
- Iowa Energy Head Coach 2011-2013
- Delaware 76ers Assistant Coach 2013-2014, Head Coach 2014-2016
- Philadelphia 76ers Assistant Coach 2016-2020
- Phoenix Suns Assistant Coach 2020-2021, Associate Head Coach 2021-2024
- BYU Basketball Head Coach 2024-present
Will Voigt Assistant Coach
Will Voigt is from Cabot, Vermont. He didn’t play college ball but spent his time interning with the Clippers as an assistant while attending Pomona College in 1998. Voigt brings just as much if not more experience than Coach Young does. He is the main assistant who will be Kevin Young’s right-hand man and a great piece in the recruiting battle.
- Los Angeles Clippers Intern 1998-1999
- San Antonio Spurs Video Coordinator 1999-2001
- Texas Assistant Coach 2001-2002
- MSU Denver Assistant Coach 2002-2003
- Ulriken Elite Head Coach 2003-2006
- Vermont Frost Heavens Head Coach 2006-2009
- Bakersfield Jam Head Coach 2009-2014
- Shanxi Brave Dragons Assistant Coach 2014-2015
- Telekom Baskets Bonn Head Coach 2020-2021
- Zamalek Head Coach 2022
- Austin Spurs Head Coach 2023-2024
- BYU Assistant Coach 2024-present
Brandon Dunson Assistant Coach
Brandon Dunson is from Bloomington, Illinois. He began his playing career at SIU Edwardsville where he played from 2008-2009. He then transferred to Wabash Valley from 2009-2010 after that he played at Arizona State from 2010-2011. Dunson finished his playing career at Azusa Pacific from 2011-2012. He will bring the recruiting aspect to the Cougars coaching staff.
- Arizona Christian Associate Head Coach 2013-2016
- Stanford Director of Basketball 2016-2018, Assistant Coach 2022-2024
- Nevada Assistant Coach 2018-2019
- Cal State Fullerton Assistant Coach 2019-2021
- Denver Associate Head Coach 2021-2022
- BYU Assistant Coach 2024-present
Chris Burgess Assistant Coach
Chris Burgess is from Provo, Utah, and is back in his hometown. He played for Duke from 1998-1999 where he went to the National Championship. After that, he transferred to Utah where he played for two years from 2001-2002. Burgess is back with the Cougars for his second stint as an assistant. First with Mark Pope and now with Kevin Young. Burgess was a great asset with Coach Pope and he will be again with Coach Young.
- Utah GA 2013-2014
- Salt Lake Community College Volunteer Coach 2014
- Indian Hills Community College Assistant Coach 2014-2015
- UVU Assistant Coach 2015-2019
- BYU Assistant Coach 2019-2022
- Utah Assistant Coach 2022-2024
- BYU Assistant Coach 2024-present
Tim Fanning Assistant Coach
Tim Fanning is from Oakland, California. Fanning didn’t play college ball. He has worked with
- Canaries Basketball Academy Head Coach 2012-2013
- Delaware 87ers Assistant Coach/Video Coordinator 2013-2014
- New Zealand Tall Blacks 2014
- Nelson Giants Assistant Coach 2014, Head Coach 2014-2016
- Maccabi Tel-Aviv Assistant Coach 2016-2021
- Overtime Elite Head Coach 2021-2024
- BYU Assistant Coach 2024-present
John Linehan Assistant Coach
John Linehan is from Chester, Pennsylvania. He played in the Big East where he posted several wins and several awards. Linehan will bring the big-boy mentality to the Cougars as he has worked in the SEC where they too play big-boy ball.
- Drexel Operations Assistant 2015-2016
- Brown Assistant Coach 2016-2017
- Hartford Assistant Coach 2017-2019
- Georgia Assistant Coach 2019-2022
- St Josephs Assistant Coach 2022-2024
- BYU Assistant Coach 2024-present
Doug Stewart Chief of Staff
Doug Stewart is from Haddonfield, New Jersey. He played for Brown from 1990-1994 and then for the Generals from 1994-1999.
- Casper College Head Coach 2004-2006
- Brown Assistant Coach 2006-2008
- Oregon State Associate Head Coach 2008-2014
- Delaware 87ers Assistant Coach 2014-2015
- Nevada Assistant Coach 2015-2016
- Tulane Associate Head Coach 2016-2019
- Nevada Assistant Athletic Director, Development 2022-2024
- BYU Chief of Staff 2024-present
Nate Austin Director of Basketball Operations
Nate Austin is from Alpine, Utah. He played for BYU from 2011-2016. Austin returns to BYU to now coach after finishing up only eight years.
- Lone Peak High School Assistant Coach 2016-2018
- BYU GA 2018-2020
- Grantsville High School Head Coach 2020-2023
- Salt Lake Community College Assistant Coach 2023
- BYU Director of Basketball Operations 2023-present
