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... Georgia Tech will announce this week that they have hired a new hoops assistant coach to replace Cliff Warren. The new guy will be Charlton Young, currently an assistant at UT-Chattanooga, and before that at Auburn for 4 years, Jacksonville and Northeastern. He had been with UTC for one season..... He's a native of Miami, played hoops at Georgia Southern, then overseas after graduation. His parents live in ATL.......... Here's his biography.......
I can't help but wonder how the connection came about? Could it have been the fact that Cliff Warren left the Jackets to coach Jacksonville, where Young had a stint earlier in his coaching career? Who knows, but fun to try and connect the dots. Maybe we'll find out soon..
Someone emailed to me the story from a Chattanooga paper, but you cannot access it online with a subscription. However, through the magic of internet hacking, look what I found.......... Here's a quote from the article about what his boss, John Shulman, had to say:
"I've been ready for this," Shulman said. "I knew when we hired him that this would happen. He brought a lot to the table, and we wish him well."
His reputation? A strong recruiter and good with guards. Sound familiar? That was Cliff Warren as well. Young was the key guy bringing in a the last two strong recruiting classes for UTC, but he also helped coach the perimeter players on a team that went 20-11, won their division and their conference tourney......
The only hold-up at this point is the background check. You can be assured the admin will follow through on this thoroughly before announcing. Looks like a good find if you ask me......