He was one of the Cougars' all-time basketball greats and a charter member of Phi Slama...
Young, one of the all-time greats for the University of Houston men’s basketball program, was back on campus Sunday for the first time in almost 10 years.
Young, a charter member of UH’s Phi Slama Jama teams that made three straight Final Four appearances in the early 1980s, attended the 45th annual H-Association BBQ luncheon and the Cougars’ game against Memphis. “It’s great to be back at a time of normalcy going to the Final Four,” Young said as he received a loud ovation from a crowd of several hundred inside the TDECU Stadium Club.
Young spent 16 years as an employee in the school’s athletic department, including as director of basketball operations on then-coach James Dickey’s staff. In July 2013, Young filed a lawsuit that alleged UH asked him to “engage in the illegal act of accepting money without performing a service and to violate NCAA rules” regarding reassignment to a community service role within the athletic department. At the time, Young said a school official told him his contract would remain in effect as long as his son, Joseph, remained on the team.but wanted to reconcile with his alma mater. His No.
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