Norfolk State Women's Basketball Adds Assistant Coach Jasmine Young

NORFOLK, Virginia -- Norfolk State women's basketball head coach announced today the hiring of assistant coach Jasmine Young. Young was a standout player at East Carolina and helped build Virginia Union into a Division-II powerhouse in the sport.

"I am pleased to bring Jasmine on board," Vickers said. "She comes highly recommended from many different people that I respect. From her success as a player at East Carolina and as a coach at Virginia Union to the experience she gained at Georgia State, I believe she will fit within our culture perfectly."

Young joins the Spartans after a one-year stint at Georgia State in Atlanta, where she assisted Sharon Baldwin, her former coach at ECU.

Under Young's direction, guard Kierra Henry averaged 14.2 points per game, good for seventh-best in the conference, on 42.9-percent shooting while averaging 3.2 assists per game. Fellow GSU guard Madison Newby ranked second in the Sun Belt in steals per game (2.4) and fourth in assists per game (4.1).

"I'm grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the great culture at Norfolk State," Young said. "It feels great to be back in my home town, and I'm looking forward to working with an exceptional group of young ladies who love the game. I want to extend a special thanks to coach Vickers for bringing me in and believing in my talents and skills."

Prior to her stint at Georgia Southern, Young spent three years as an assistant at Virginia Union in Richmond.

In Young's first year at Virginia Union, the Lady Panthers compiled a 9-18 record. Over the next two seasons, VU went a combined 56-8 and reached the 2017 NCAA Division-II National Championship game.

VU scored 78.5 points per game in 2016-17, a mark that ranked 15th in D-II that season. The Lady Panthers led the CIAA in assists per game (14.7) and field goal percentage (.443) and ranked fifth with 9.7 steals per contest.

The Lady Panthers' turnaround began during the 2015-16 season, when Virginia Union posted a 28-3 record and captured its first-ever CIAA Tournament title. The Lady Panthers fell just shy of reaching the Final Four, falling to Bentley 53-52 in the Elite Eight.

Before going to Virginia Union, Young was an assistant at Powhatan High School in Richmond. The team posted three winning seasons with Young on the bench. Young helped coach two district players of the year and one regional player of the year.

Young enjoyed a three-year professional career overseas, spending time in Puerto Rico, Poland and Germany. Young made her professional debut in 2009 with Aguas Buenas Tigersas and made an immediate impact, leading the Puerto Rican league in assists while also leading her team to the playoffs.

After splitting time in 2010 between Herne T.C. Club and Klub Sportowy Basket 25, Young returned to the Aguas Buenas Tigersas for her final season in 2011.

Young starred at East Carolina between 2005 and 2009, and ranks fifth in all-time scoring with 1,591 points. She owns the team record with 122 starts and was a four-year All-C-USA second team performer. She thrice earned C-USA all-defensive team accolades and was the first Pirate to earn C-USA freshman of the year honors, when she did so in 2005-06.

Young ranks second in all-time assists at ECU and owns three of the 10-highest single-season assist marks in program history. Similarly, her 264 steals are tied for the second-most in team history, and Young appears twice on the single-season steals top-10 list.

Young holds two bachelor's degrees from East Carolina, graduating in 2009 with degrees in communications and criminal justice.

Prior to college, Young played for Monacan High School in Richmond.

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