Samantha Young Joins Lady Pirate Basketball Staff
June 22, 2004 | Women's Basketball
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Samantha Young, who has been coaching college basketball for eight years, has joined the women's basketball staff at East Carolina University, according to an announcement made by Lady Pirate head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. A native of Pineville, KY., Young served as the head coach at Wofford College during the 2003-04 season.
Young assumes the assistant position previously occupied by Brady Salle who left in April to become the head coach at Eastern Illinois University. Her primary duties will be coaching the post position players and will be involved in recruiting and all aspects of the program.
Before heading to Wofford College, Young spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina serving as recruiting coordinator and assisting in all aspects of on-court coaching. She played a vital role in the turnaround success of the Lady Chanticleers during her tenure. In her second season, CCU posted their first winning season in 12 years as a Division I member, and went on to make three Big South Tournament championship game appearances.
"I am very excited about the addition of Samantha Young to our basketball staff," said Baldwin-Tener. "She brings so many different aspects to our staff. Her experience as an assistant and head coach will help us immediately. I am very pleased and excited about how hard this staff is working and excited about the future of our program."
A 1996 graduate of Eastern Kentucky with a bachelor's degree in physical education, Young also received a master's degree in sports administration from EKU in 1997.
Young was a four-year standout as a player at Eastern Kentucky. As a senior, she earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors when she averaged 16.0 points while placing fourth nationally in 3-pointers per game at 3.1. Young also ranked 23rd in the nation in assists with an average of 5.9 each contest.
Prior to working at Coastal Carolina, Young served one year (1996-97) as a graduate assistant at her alma mater. Eastern Kentucky captured the OVC championship that season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
