Young adds Will Voigt to BYU men’s basketball coaching staff

BYU men’s basketball head coach Kevin Young has reached into the NBA G-League for his next assistant coaching hire.

Young announced on Monday the addition of Will Voigt to the program.

“Will is someone I’ve had great respect for,” Young said. “He is a creative thinker, very organized and has an unmatched work ethic. Will has years of head coaching experience in the NBA G-League, as well as vast experience coaching all over the world, including in the Rio Olympics. He’s not afraid to push the envelope creatively, especially on the defensive end of the floor. Will is a high-level coach who I will lean on heavily.”

Voigt brings more than 20 years of experience to the Cougar bench, including last season as the head coach of the Austin Spurs in the NBA G League. In many ways, Voigt’s humble coaching beginnings mirror that of Young, who coached as a volunteer assistant at Utah Valley before spending a number of years in the G League (then called the D League).

Voigt is expected to take the lead as defensive coordinator for the Cougars, with Young focusing on the offensive end.

Young has put a premium on developing players for a pro career and Voigt has the skill set to step into a key role. Voigt joins fellow assistants Chris Burgess and Brandon Dunston along with Chief of Staff Doug Stewart at BYU. There are two open assistant coaching spots Young is expected to fill shortly, as well as other staff positions. Young mentioned current strength and conditioning coach Michael Davie in a recent radio interview. Davie spent eight years with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks before joining Mark Pope’s staff last year and would seem to be a good fit for Young’s goals.

One of the players Voigt developed in Austin was David Duke Jr. who averaged 19.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. He also worked with RaiQuan Gray, who averaged 17.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game and was named to the United States roster for the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers.

Voigt spent one season as the head coach of the Zamalek of the Egyptian Basketball Super League and Basketball Africa League. He guided the team to a third-place finish in the BAL playoffs, along with an appearance in the Super League semifinal.

Voigt had two different stints as the head coach of German Bundesliga side Telekom Baskets Bonn, after serving as the head coach of the Angola National Basketball team from 2017-20. Former Cougar Brandon Davies played for Voigt in four AfroCan qualifiers, averaging 16.8 points and 11.8 rebounds per game.

He was named the head coach of the Nigerian national team at AfroBasket 2015. He helped the D’Tigers win their first-ever FIBA Afrobasket title with a 74-65 win over Angola securing automatic qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics.

He spent the 2014-15 season as an assistant coach for the Shanxi Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. He was the head coach of the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League from 2009-14, leading the team to a trio of playoff appearances.

He led the Vermont Frost Heaves to back-to-back ABA Championships after being voted the head coach by the fans when Alexander Wolff purchased the team and put the naming of the head coach to a vote. He got his first head coaching gig in Norway, spending three seasons with Ulriken Elite from 2003-06.

Voigt worked under Mike Dunlap at Metro State during the 2002-03 season where the Roadrunners went 28-5, winning the RMAC Tournament before falling to Nebraska Kearney in the regional final. He spent the previous season as an assistant coach under Rick Barnes at Texas, helping the Longhorns make a run to the Sweet 16.

The Cabot, Vermont native was a video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs from 1999-01 after getting his start in coaching in 1998 as an intern for the Los Angeles Clippers while earning his degree in political science from Pomona College.

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