Leadership Transition for Fairfield Men’s Basketball Chris Casey to Serve as Interim Head Coach for 2023-24 Season
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (October 16, 2023) — Fairfield University announced today that Jay Young, the University's Head Men's Basketball Coach, has stepped down from his position and will be leaving the University. We would like to thank Coach Young for his dedication and contributions to Fairfield during his four seasons with the Stags. During his tenure, Coach Young led the Stags to a 50-73 record, which included an appearance in the 2021 MAAC Championship game. We wish Coach Young much success in his future endeavors.
Chris Casey, who has served as an Assistant Men's Basketball coach for Fairfield over the past four seasons, will assume the role of Interim Head Coach effective immediately. Coach Casey's strong knowledge of the game, commitment to player development, previous head coaching experience and passion for the Fairfield University Men's Basketball program will provide a strong foundation for him to lead the Stags for the 2023-24 season. Casey previously served as the Head Coach at Niagara University, LIU Post and Rutgers-Newark.
Former Rutgers basketball coach, longtime Steve Pikiell assistant steps down from current job
Former Rutgers basketball assistant coach Jay Young stepped down from his position as head coach at Fairfield and will be leaving the university, it announced Monday. The move comes exactly 3 weeks before the start of the 2023-24 season.No reason was given for Young’s decision.
Former Rutgers basketball coach, longtime Steve Pikiell assistant steps down from current job
Former Rutgers basketball assistant coach Jay Young stepped down from his position as head coach at Fairfield and will be leaving the university, it announced Monday. The move comes exactly 3 weeks before the start of the 2023-24 season.No reason was given for Young’s decision.
Leadership Transition for Fairfield Men’s Basketball Chris Casey to Serve as Interim Head Coach for 2023-24 Season
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (October 16, 2023) — Fairfield University announced today that Jay Young, the University's Head Men's Basketball Coach, has stepped down from his position and will be leaving the University. We would like to thank Coach Young for his dedication and contributions to Fairfield during his four seasons with the Stags. During his tenure, Coach Young led the Stags to a 50-73 record, which included an appearance in the 2021 MAAC Championship game. We wish Coach Young much success in his future endeavors.
Chris Casey, who has served as an Assistant Men's Basketball coach for Fairfield over the past four seasons, will assume the role of Interim Head Coach effective immediately. Coach Casey's strong knowledge of the game, commitment to player development, previous head coaching experience and passion for the Fairfield University Men's Basketball program will provide a strong foundation for him to lead the Stags for the 2023-24 season. Casey previously served as the Head Coach at Niagara University, LIU Post and Rutgers-Newark.
Post by Stagophile on Oct 16, 2023 13:17:40 GMT -5
The timing of this so close to the start of season is so strange. Giving the timing I see this as Jay's personal decision to resign. I hope he is alright.
Last Edit: Oct 16, 2023 13:18:18 GMT -5 by Stagophile
Chris Casey - Interim Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Casey was named the Interim Head Coach of Fairfield Men's Basketball prior to the 2023-24 season. An assistant coach for the Stags for the past four years, Casey came to Fairfield as a veteran of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, as he previously recruited and coached six All-MAAC basketball student-athletes during his six-year tenure as the head coach at Niagara University....
Crazy. Unfortunate timing before the season. Wishing Coach Young the best. Interested to see how the whole coaching staff will play out in effect to this.
