The UT-Arlington Mavericks are close to naming their next head coach. According to Jeff Borzello, UTA will hire Kentucky assistant coach K.T. Turner to replace Greg Young.
Young first joined the Mavericks in 2009 after four years at Jacksonville College, a junior college in Jacksonville, Texas. He served as an assistant from 2009 to 2021. Young was then promoted to head coach of the Mavericks. The opening was created for Young when Christ Ogden left for an assistant role with the Texas Longhorns.
Ironically enough, another former Texas assistant will replace Young, who finished his two-year run at 20-34 and 11-18 in conference play. UTA would relieve Young of his duties after going 9-16.
UT Arlington is expected to hire Kentucky assistant KT Turner as its next head coach, sources told ESPN.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 13, 2023
Turner will bring a wealth of experience as an assistant coach. He spent seven years on the staff at SMU before joining Shaka Smart’s staff at Texas as the associate head coach. Turner would spend one season at Oklahoma under Porter Moser before joining the Kentucky staff prior to the 2022-23 season.
Turner has plenty of recruiting experience in the Lone Star State and will get an opportunity to run his own program. It is likely that recently fired Josh Pastner will be the first candidate to replace Turner at Kentucky.
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