Alex Young (basketball)

Alex Young
Young playing for Capo d'Orlando, 2013
Enisey
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
League VTB United League
Personal information
Born (1989-10-17) October 17, 1989
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Northwest (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College IUPUI (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Capo d'Orlando
2013–2014 Sigma Barcellona
2014–2015 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2015–2017 Châlons-Reims
2017–2018 Ironi Nahariya
2018–present Enisey
Career highlights and awards

Alex Young (born October 17, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Enisey of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the IUPUI Jaguars.

Early life and college career

Young attended Northwest High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He played college basketball for Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis's Jaguars.

During his college career, Young was named three-time All-Summit League First Team, two-time NABC All-District (12) First Team and Summit League All-Tournament Team.[1]

Professional career

In July 2012, Young joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2012 NBA Summer League. One month later, Young started his professional career with the Italian team Capo d'Orlando, signing a one-year deal.[2]

On July 22, 2013, Young signed with Sigma Barcellona for the 2013–2014 season.[3]

On August 1, 2014, Young signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2014–15 season.[4] That season, Young participated in the Israeli League All-Star game.

On July 28, 2015, Young signed a two-year deal with the French team Châlons-Reims.[5]

On July 17, 2017, Young returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with Ironi Nahariya for the 2017–18 season.[6] On November 2, 2017, Young was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in October.[7] On November 18, 2017, Young recorded a career-high 36 points, along with 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, in a 88–92 loss to Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[8] On May 17, 2018, Young scored 15 points, including a game-winning 3-pointer in a 77–76 win over Maccabi Ashdod that helped Nahariya to secure their place in the Israeli Premier League for another season.[9]

On July 11, 2018, Young signed a one-year deal with the Russian team Enisey of the VTB United League.[10]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league

Domestic Leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Italy Orlandina Serie A2 1629.9.447.284.6805.51.11.8.419.5
2013–14 Italy Barcellona 3433.0.473.360.7876.4.71.3.519.5
2014–15 Israel Gilboa Galil IPL 3229.5.403.310.7665.42.01.1.615.5
2015–16 France Châlons-Reims Pro A 3428.7.434.331.7824.41.31.3.314.3
2016–17 3228.9.433.370.7273.51.41.514.8
2017–18 Israel Nahariya IPL 3333.3.444.294.7695.32.22.1.717.0

Source: RealGM

References

  1. ↑ "Alex Young Bio". iupuijags.com.
  2. ↑ "Capo d'Orlando lands rookie Alex Young". Sportando.com. August 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sigma Barcellona lands Alex Young". Sportando.com. July 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Alex Young signs with Gilboa/Galil". Sportando.com. August 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Alex Young moves to Chalons-Reims". Sportando.com. July 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Alex Young signs with Ironi Nahariya". Sportando.com. July 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ "שחקן חודש אוקטובר: אלכס יאנג". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ "צפו: משחק כמעט מושלם לאלכס יאנג". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Winner League, Game 32: Maccabi Ashdod Vs Nahariya". basket.co.il. May 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Alex Young signs with Enisey Krasnoyarsk". Sportando.com. July 11, 2018.
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