Greg Youncofski

Biography

Greg Youncofski completed his second season on the St. John’s staff in 2025-26. He was elevated to the position of assistant coach during the 2025-26 season after joining on as the program’s director of operations in June of 2024. Youncofski’s two seasons in Queens have been two of the most memorable campaigns in the program’s proud history. With Youncofski on staff, St. John’s owns a record of 61-12 (.836) with two outright BIG EAST Regular Season titles and two BIG EAST Tournament crowns. After notching the program’s first NCAA Tournament win since 2000 in his first season, this past year’s Red Storm advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999. St. John’s has produced two BIG EAST Players of the Year in as many opportunities with Youncofski on staff, as RJ Luis Jr. took home the award in 2025 before Zuby Ejiofor unanimously won the accolade in 2026. Ejiofor also was also named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year, becoming the first player to win all three awards since UConn’s Emeka Okafor in 2004. Youncofski joined Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino’s staff with over a decade of Division I experience that includes stops at Loyola Marymount, UCLA, Cincinnati and Kansas. Youncofski arrived in Queens after spending four seasons as an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount under Head Coach Stan Johnson. During his tenure in Los Angeles, Youncofski helped lead the Lions to a pair of winning campaigns, in