Steve Yang Named Associate Head Coach of Ladyjack Basketball
6/21/2024 10:45:00 AM | Women's Basketball
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- Stephen F. Austin announced the hiring of Steve Yang as Associate Head Coach of the women's basketball program, Thursday afternoon.
Steve Yang joins the Ladyjack staff after spending one season at California Baptist where he helped lead the Lancers to a WAC regular season title and tournament championship after they defeated the Ladyjacks in the championship game, 75-74. The Lancers made a trip to UCLA for their first round matchup in the NCAA Tournament but fell to the Bruins, 84-55. Yang is currently serving on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Board of Directors and oversees assistant coaches. He is also a WBCA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee member and the Vice-President of the Asian Coaches Association.
Prior to his move to Riverside, Yang was Associate Head Coach at McNeese State after spending time as an Assistant Coach for the Cowgirls. Prior to McNeese, Yang spent four years at Georgetown where he served as an interim assistant coach/Director of Basketball Operations.
While at Georgetown he was part of a team that ranked No. 21 in the Big East 2018 recruiting class per ASGR and Top 40 in the country. He was also part of a team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT and he coach the Big East Defensive Player of the Year, several All-Big East selections, and two All-Big East Conference Tournament performers as well as a student-athlete that was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team and NCAA Women of the Year nominee.
Prior to joining the Georgetown staff, Yang was the Director of Basketball Operations at George Mason University from 2015-17 where he coached two Atlantic 10 All-Conference players, an Allstate WBCA Good Works Team student-athlete, an Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team, and several players who were named to the Dean's List.
In the summer of 2018, Yang was part of the inaugural Teamworks Basketball Leadership Committee. Yang and the committee helped shape the future of student-athlete engagement and developed best practices throughout the athletics industry focusing specifically on basketball.
The 2006 graduate of Missouri State has had stops at his alma mater as well as at Winthrop University, the University of Illinois-Springfield and George Mason.
While at Springfield, Yang took over as the interim head coach after spending time as an assistant coach and community event coordinator. Before Springfield, Yang spent the 2013-14 season as the director of operations at Winthrop University.
His stint at Winthrop followed a season as the Director of Operations at Missouri State. Before this, Yang spent four years at Evangel University as an assistant coach and video coordinator as well as serving as an assistant on both the men's and women's basketball coaching staffs at McCook (Neb.) Community College for one year. He was also the boy's varsity head coach at Miami School in Amoret, Missouri.
The native of Tulsa, Ok., Yang earned his Bachelor of Science in recreation and leisure studies degree from Missouri State in 2006 and his Master of Science in administrative studies and sports management from Missouri State in 2010.
Yang and his wife, Lisa, have two sons, Lincoln and Landon, and a daughter, Scarlett.
"Coach Yang brings an energy and championship experience that will be invaluable to our program," said Leonard Bishop, SFA Women's Basketball Head Coach. "His ability to build relationships with players, coaches, and boosters will be utilized immediately to help grow our program. He is a servant leader and a great family man, I have no doubt the people of Nacogdoches are going to love the Yang family."
"I look forward to working with Coach Bishop and the Ladyjack staff. I'm excited to come to Nacogdoches to help propel the Ladyjacks to further success. I've always had a servant heart and can't wait to work with our student-athletes," said Yang.
Steve Yang joins the Ladyjack staff after spending one season at California Baptist where he helped lead the Lancers to a WAC regular season title and tournament championship after they defeated the Ladyjacks in the championship game, 75-74. The Lancers made a trip to UCLA for their first round matchup in the NCAA Tournament but fell to the Bruins, 84-55. Yang is currently serving on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Board of Directors and oversees assistant coaches. He is also a WBCA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee member and the Vice-President of the Asian Coaches Association.
Prior to his move to Riverside, Yang was Associate Head Coach at McNeese State after spending time as an Assistant Coach for the Cowgirls. Prior to McNeese, Yang spent four years at Georgetown where he served as an interim assistant coach/Director of Basketball Operations.
While at Georgetown he was part of a team that ranked No. 21 in the Big East 2018 recruiting class per ASGR and Top 40 in the country. He was also part of a team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT and he coach the Big East Defensive Player of the Year, several All-Big East selections, and two All-Big East Conference Tournament performers as well as a student-athlete that was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team and NCAA Women of the Year nominee.
Prior to joining the Georgetown staff, Yang was the Director of Basketball Operations at George Mason University from 2015-17 where he coached two Atlantic 10 All-Conference players, an Allstate WBCA Good Works Team student-athlete, an Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team, and several players who were named to the Dean's List.
In the summer of 2018, Yang was part of the inaugural Teamworks Basketball Leadership Committee. Yang and the committee helped shape the future of student-athlete engagement and developed best practices throughout the athletics industry focusing specifically on basketball.
The 2006 graduate of Missouri State has had stops at his alma mater as well as at Winthrop University, the University of Illinois-Springfield and George Mason.
While at Springfield, Yang took over as the interim head coach after spending time as an assistant coach and community event coordinator. Before Springfield, Yang spent the 2013-14 season as the director of operations at Winthrop University.
His stint at Winthrop followed a season as the Director of Operations at Missouri State. Before this, Yang spent four years at Evangel University as an assistant coach and video coordinator as well as serving as an assistant on both the men's and women's basketball coaching staffs at McCook (Neb.) Community College for one year. He was also the boy's varsity head coach at Miami School in Amoret, Missouri.
The native of Tulsa, Ok., Yang earned his Bachelor of Science in recreation and leisure studies degree from Missouri State in 2006 and his Master of Science in administrative studies and sports management from Missouri State in 2010.
Yang and his wife, Lisa, have two sons, Lincoln and Landon, and a daughter, Scarlett.
"Coach Yang brings an energy and championship experience that will be invaluable to our program," said Leonard Bishop, SFA Women's Basketball Head Coach. "His ability to build relationships with players, coaches, and boosters will be utilized immediately to help grow our program. He is a servant leader and a great family man, I have no doubt the people of Nacogdoches are going to love the Yang family."
"I look forward to working with Coach Bishop and the Ladyjack staff. I'm excited to come to Nacogdoches to help propel the Ladyjacks to further success. I've always had a servant heart and can't wait to work with our student-athletes," said Yang.
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