Brandon Young
Young with Lavrio in 2015 | |
No. 0 – Cherkaski Mavpy | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
League | Ukrainian SuperLeague |
Personal information | |
Born |
Baltimore, Maryland | November 16, 1991
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Collegiate Academy (Washington, D.C.) |
College | DePaul (2010–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2015 | Texas Legends |
2015–2016 | Lavrio |
2016–2017 | Monthey |
2017–2018 | Champville SC |
2018 | Kolossos Rodou |
2018–present | Cherkaski Mavpy |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Brandon Young (born November 16, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Cherkaski Mavpy of the Ukrainian SuperLeague. After four years at DePaul University, Young entered the 2014 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
High school career
Young played high school basketball at Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School, in Washington, D.C..
College career
Young chose to play college basketball at DePaul after finishing highschool at Friendship Collegiate Academy. At DePaul, he is the only player in program history with at least 1,200 points, 400 assists and 100 three-pointers.He is also the only player in program history with at least 100 assists in all four seasons.In his four seasons in the college, Young scored 102 career games in double-figures and reached double-figures in 81 percent of games (102-of-126). Also he had 31 games of at least 20 points including two games of 30 or more points.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Young was acquired from the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League on January 14, 2015.[1] He was waived after 19 games, averaging 6 points and 2,2 assists.
In September 2015, he signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.[2] He went on to average 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1 steals in 24 games for Lavrio. He re-signed with the team for the 2016–17 season.[3] He left the team after the arrival of Steven Gray at the club. On December 15, he joined BBC Monthey of the Swiss League.[4] With Monthey, Young won the Swiss Cup, scoring 14 points at the final against Fribourg Olympic.
On October 9, 2017, Young signed with Champville of the Lebanese Basketball League.[5] On January 31, 2018, he moved to Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.[6]
References
- ↑ "Legends Acquire Brandon Young". Texas.dleague.nba.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ "GS Lavrio signs Krubally, Young and Hill". Sportando.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Brandon Young re-signs with Lavrio GS". Sportando.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Monthey tabs Brandon Young, ex Lavrio". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Brandon Young inks with Champville". Sportando.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ↑ "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Μπράντον Γιανγκ". kolossosbc.gr (in Greek). January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.