Jay Young

Biography

Jay Young returns to Rutgers in 2025-26 for his second year as an assistant coach in his second stint with the Scarlet Knights. A respected veteran with 37 years of coaching experience, Young returned to Rutgers in 2024-25 after four seasons as head coach at Fairfield University. “We are thrilled to welcome Jay Young back home to Rutgers,” said head coach Steve Pikiell said at the time of his hiring. “Jay is one of the hardest workers I have been around in my 30-plus years of coaching. He helped build winning programs from the ground up at Stony Brook and Rutgers and brings an outstanding wealth of knowledge to all areas of our program.” Young added, “It’s special for my family and me to be back with Coach Pikiell after 14 great years together. I value being around great people and a tremendous university. During my previous tenure at Rutgers, I met so many remarkable people, and now to be reunited with them, I couldn’t be more excited. I am as hungry as ever to get back to coaching.” Career Highlights Young has guided programs to eight national tournament appearances, including two at both the Division I and II levels and four at the Division III level, highlighted by an NJCAA Final Four berth. During his first tenure at Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights set new standards for Big Ten wins, recorded their first Big Ten postseason victory in 2017, and reached the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals for the first time in 2018. In 2019-20, KenPom.com ranked Rutgers as the most improved