Brandon Young

Brandon Young (born November 16, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Levski Lukoil of the NBL. After four years at DePaul University, Young entered the 2014 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

Brandon Young
Young with Lavrio in 2015
BC Levski Sofia
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1991-11-16) November 16, 1991
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolCollegiate Academy
(Washington, D.C.)
CollegeDePaul (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2015Texas Legends
2015–2016Lavrio
2016–2017Monthey
2017–2018Champville SC
2018Kolossos Rodou
2018–2019Cherkaski Mavpy
2019Lavrio
2019–presentLevski Sofia
Career highlights and awards
  • Swiss League champion (2017)
  • Swiss League Finals MVP (2017)
  • Swiss Cup winner (2017)
  • Big East All-Rookie Team (2011)

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 high school 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
  1. "Legends Acquire Brandon Young". Texas.dleague.nba.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  2. "GS Lavrio signs Krubally, Young and Hill". Sportando.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  3. "Brandon Young re-signs with Lavrio GS". Sportando.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  4. "Monthey tabs Brandon Young, ex Lavrio". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  5. "Brandon Young inks with Champville". Sportando.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Μπράντον Γιανγκ". kolossosbc.gr (in Greek). January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.


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