PORTLAND, Ore. --- Skyler Young, who brings 19 years of experience to The Bluff, is the new assistant coach for the University of Portland women's basketball program, announced head coach Cheryl Sorenson. Young spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Weber State.
 
"I'm honored to have this opportunity and want to thank Coach Sorenson," said Young. "Her vision and dedication to the success of Portland women's basketball on and off the court makes me excited for the journey ahead. I look forward to working with the student-athletes and to contribute to the team's success this season."
 
"I feel blessed to be able to add a coach like Skyler to our team," Sorenson said. "He is known for his hard work in recruiting, extensive knowledge of X's & O's, and developing players on and off the court."
 
Young joined the Weber State staff in July of 2016, and under his guidance the Wildcats led the Big Sky in scoring offense, while ranking in the top 100 in seven offensive categories. He also helped lead the Wildcats to the WBI quarterfinals, and under his tutelage Larryn Brooks landed All-Big Sky honors.
 
Prior to his stint in Ogden, Young was an assistant coach at Bradley for four seasons. The Braves led the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring in 2012-13, and their 71.3 points per game average ranked 21st in the nation. Previously, Young was an assistant with Ohio (2009-12), where he worked primarily with the Bobcats' perimeter players. Young assisted Tenishia Benson with earning First-Team All-MAC honors after leading Ohio in both scoring and rebounding in 2011-12.
 
During his time in Athens, Ohio, Young helped secure a top-60 recruiting class, which included a 2011 Parade All-American and a junior college All-American who was ranked as the third-best junior college player in the country.
 
Young started his collegiate coaching career with the Western Michigan Broncos during the 2005-06 season and spent three seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater. Between the 2005-06 and 2007-08 seasons, Young helped coach the top two scorers in Western Michigan history, the 2006-07 Mid American Conference Co-Player of the Year and four First Team All-MAC award winners. Young also served as an undergraduate manager at Western Michigan, helping the Broncos to the 2002-03 MAC Tournament title and NCAA Tournament along with the WNIT quarterfinals during the 2003-04 season. In addition to the postseason success, Young helped WMU produce two Kodak honorable mention All-Americans and a MAC Player of the Year during his time as an undergrad.
 
Following his stint at Western Michigan, Young served as assistant coach at Detroit Mercy during the 2008-09 season, helping the Titans to six more wins than the year prior to his arrival and recruiting one of the top incoming classes in the program's history.
 
Before starting his coaching career, Young spent the 2005 season as equipment manager with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA, where he also assisted with on-court individual skill development for players.
 
A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., Young earned his Bachelor's in business administration in 2005 from Western Michigan.