Ivory “Trey” Young is in his third season on the Utah Valley men’s basketball staff and his first as an assistant coach. He spent his first two years with the Wolverines as the Director of Player Development before being promoted to assistant coach ahead of the 2025–26 season.
Young has played a key role in Utah Valley’s success during his time on staff, helping guide the Wolverines to a combined 41 wins over the past two seasons. In 2024–25, he helped lead UVU to a 25-9 record, a dominant 15-1 mark in WAC play, and the outright WAC regular-season championship—the program’s fourth overall and second outright title. The Wolverines earned the No. 1 seed in the WAC Tournament, advanced to the championship game for the first time in program history, and earned their third-ever berth to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). UVU also finished the year undefeated at home (12-0) for the first time in program history.
In 2023–24, Young helped UVU close the season strong by winning seven of its final nine games to finish 16-16 overall and tied for fourth in the WAC standings.
Prior to returning to his alma mater, Young spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at VCU under head coach Mike Rhoades. Before that, he began his coaching career as an assistant coach at St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas.
As a player, the Houston native was a two-year starter for Utah Valley from 2015–17, averaging 7.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game over 58 appearances. He helped lead the Wolverines to their first-ever national postseason wins in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), including a memorable 20-point performance in an 85-79 win at Rice in front of his hometown crowd. Young quickly became a fan favorite during his time in Orem.
Following his collegiate career, Young played professionally for two seasons in Australia with the Corio Bay Stingrays and the South Adelaide Panthers.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Utah Valley in 2017 and later completed a master’s degree from the Center of Sports Leadership at VCU.
