5-ON-5 WITH WOFFORD'S MIKE YOUNG                                                                                                                          >>> CollegeInsider.com

DAVE MAGARITY: How your first season making the transition from assistant to head coach?

MIKE YOUNG: Richard Johnson (former head coach) gave me a lot of responsibility here for 13 years as an assistant, therefore the transition wasn't as "shocking" as it could have been. However, as you know, until you slide down a chair on that bench and everything goes through you, that does take some getting used to.

MAGARITY: Since joining the DI ranks, Wofford seems to have made steady progress?

YOUNG: We have made steady progress while continually recruiting better players and, at the same time, recruiting kids that are capable of the doing the work here academically.

MAGARITY: Is it true that the best basketball player in your house is your wife?

YOUNG: My wife is a terrible player, but is still the best athlete in our household, which should tell you something about me as a player.

MAGARITY: Now be honest pound for pound, who is more stylish me or your athletic director Richard Johnson.

YOUNG: That would have to be a pick 'em. Richard may have a slight edge. He is in the middle of his 25th diet during our time together, and doing well I might add. He has bought new clothes to fit his waistline and has made some nice selections. He needed to update his closet. The lime green jacket he wore at The Citadel should have been retired long ago.

MAGARITY: When are your beloved Baltimore Orioles going to be competitive again.

YOUNG: After seeing them play a couple times this year, I am resigned to the fact that we are in the midst of a Cubs-like streak for not winning. Let's just say that if this year's team was any indication, we are a long way away.

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