Jahmar Young
Beirut Club | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Lebanese Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Baltimore, Maryland | November 18, 1986
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
Career information | |
High school |
W. E. B. Du Bois (Baltimore, Maryland) |
College | New Mexico State (2007–2010) |
NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2010–2011 | Crvena zvezda |
2011 | Spirou Charleroi |
2011–2012 | Ventspils |
2012–2013 | Orléans Loiret Basket |
2013 | Nizhny Novgorod |
2013–2014 | HKK Široki |
2015 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
2015–2016 | Paris-Levallois |
2016 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
2017 | Hapoel Haifa |
2017 | Huracanes del Atlántico |
2017 | Cibona |
2018–present | Beirut Club |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jahmar Young (born November 18, 1986) is an American professional basketball for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.
Career
Young played college basketball at the New Mexico State University from 2007 to 2010.[1] He went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft.
In September 2010, he signed his first professional contract with Crvena zvezda of Serbia.[2] In March 2011, he left Zvezda and signed with Spirou Charleroi of Belgium. He played only 3 games in the Belgian League.
In August 2011, he signed with BK Ventspils of the Latvian Basketball League for the 2011–12 season.[3] In August 2012 he signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the French LNB Pro A for the 2012–13 season.[4]
In September 2013, he signed with Nizhny Novgorod of Russia.[5] On October 19, 2013, he was released by Nizhny after appearing in only one game.[6] In December 2013, he signed with HKK Široki of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] In April 2014, he parted ways with Široki.[8]
In January 2015, he signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of Lebanon.[9]
On November 27, 2015, he signed with Paris-Levallois of the LNB Pro A.[10] On February 16, 2016, he parted ways with Paris after appearing in ten games.[11] On February 26, 2016, he re-signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut.[12]
On October 18, 2017, Young signed with Cibona of Croatia for the rest of the 2017–18 season,[13] but the contract was terminated on November 22 of the same year.[14] In January 2018, he signed with Beirut Club.[15]
References
- ↑ "New Mexico State Aggies-Bio". nmstatesports.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Crvena Zvezda inks Jahmar Young". Eurobasket.com. September 9, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ "BK Ventspils announces Jahmar Young". Sportando.com. August 10, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Orleans signs Jahmar Young". Sportando.com. August 8, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ "N.Novgorod tabs Jahmar Young, ex Orleans". Eurobasket.com. September 4, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Jahmar Young leaves Nizhny Novgorod". Sportando.com. October 19, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ Jahmar Young novi igrač na Pecari
- ↑ "Major changes in Pecara". Abaliga.com. April 3, 2014. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ Jahmar Young moves to Al Riyadi Beirut
- ↑ "Jahmar Young sera le joker médical du PL". parislevallois.com (in French). November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Paris-Levallois inks Anthony Robertson, parts ways with Jahmar Young". Sportando.com. February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ Jahmar Young officially signs with Al Riyadi
- ↑ "He is back in ABA League - Jahmar Young signs with Cibona". aba-liga.com. October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Cibona part ways with Jahmar Young". .aba-liga.com. November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Jahmar Young (ex Cibona) is a newcomer at Beirut Club". Eurobasket.com. January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.