Ted Young (basketball)Ted Young is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt, before playing professionally for the Akita Isuzu Motors/Isuzu Lynx/Giga Cats, of the Japan Basketball League.Coaching careerYoung is the head boys basketball coach at Clarksville, and one of the most successful coaches in Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association history.PersonalHis son, Teal Young plays baseball.