Skyler Young joins the Idaho women's basketball program as an assistant coach after more than 20 years of collegiate coaching experience, including stops at Seattle, Portland, Weber State, Bradley, Ohio, Detroit Mercy and Western Michigan.
Young most recently served as the head coach at Seattle University from 2023-26. Prior to becoming a head coach, Young spent five seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Portland from 2018-23, helping lead the Pilots to three 20-win seasons, two West Coast Conference Tournament championships, two NCAA Tournament appearances and one WNIT appearance.
During his time at Portland, Young helped the Pilots return to national prominence. Portland won the 2019-20 WCC Tournament championship and earned an NCAA Tournament berth after finishing 21-11, while the 2022-23 Pilots went 23-9 and defeated No. 1 seed Gonzaga to capture the WCC Tournament championship and return to the NCAA Tournament. Young also coached Alex Fowler, the program's all-time leading scorer and a four-time First Team All-WCC selection.
Young previously spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Weber State from 2016-18, where he helped the Wildcats become one of the Big Sky's top offensive teams. During his time in Ogden, Weber State led the conference in scoring offense and ranked among the nation's top 100 in seven offensive categories.
Prior to Weber State, Young spent four seasons at Bradley from 2012-16 and three seasons at Ohio from 2009-12. At Bradley, he helped the Braves lead the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring in 2012-13, averaging 71.3 points per game, which ranked 21st nationally. At Ohio, Young worked primarily with the Bobcats' perimeter players and helped Teniisha Benson earn First Team All-MAC honors after leading the team in both scoring and rebounding in 2011-12.
Young began his collegiate coaching career at his alma mater, Western Michigan, where he served as an assistant coach from 2005-08 after spending time as an undergraduate manager. He also spent the 2008-09 season as an assistant coach at Detroit Mercy.
Before beginning his collegiate coaching career, Young spent the 2005 season as an equipment manager with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA, where he also assisted with individual skill development.
Young earned his bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University in 2005.
