The Bulls have expressed interested in and spoken to Kevin Young as they continue to look for a new head coach, reports Jamal Collier of ESPN (via Twitter).
Young, who interviewed for several previous NBA head coaching vacancies, is currently the men’s basketball head coach at Brigham Young University. He reportedly signed a seven-year, $30MM contract with the Cougars in 2024 offseason.
A former Division II college basketball player, Young quickly transitioned to coaching, spending several years as both an assistant and head coach in the G League (then known as the D-League). He became an assistant coach with the Sixers in 2016 and landed the top assistant job with the Suns in 2020.
Young, a native of Salt Lake City, spent four years as the associate head coach in Phoenix prior to joining BYU a couple years ago.
As our tracker shows, the Bulls are casting a wide net in their search, having been linked to several candidates. Collier specifically mentions Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter as one of those candidates (Twitter link). Jake Fischer of The Stein previously reported that Chicago was interested in speaking to Splitter but it was unclear if Portland would permit those talks.
Chicago’s search is being led by new head of basketball operations Bryson Graham, who was hired away from Atlanta earlier this month.