Education
In his four-year college career at Florida, Young became the 50th 1,000-point scorer in UF history, and finished his career 27th on the all-time scoring list, with 1,307 points.
In his four-year college career at Florida, Young became the 50th 1,000-point scorer in UF history, and finished his career 27th on the all-time scoring list, with 1,307 points.
He is a 6"10¼" (209 m) tall and 252 pounds (114 kg) power forward-center. Young played college basketball for the University of Florida.
He also became the 11th Gator all-time with 1,300 points and 800 rebounds.
Young never missed a game in his college basketball career, becoming the second player in Florida program history to appear in 150 games. He was also a two-time All-Securities and Exchange Commission Team member, earning second-team honors from coaches and the Associated Press in 2014, and second-team honors from the coaches in 2013.
After going undrafted in the 2014 National Basketball Association draft, Young joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League. On July 24, 2014, he signed with the Pelicans.
On November 30, 2014, he was waived by the Pelicans before appearing in a game for them.
On December 3, 2014, Young signed with Galatasaray Liv Hospital of Turkey for the rest of the 2014-2015 season. In 24 Turkish League games, he averaged 10.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. On June 27, 2015, Young joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2015 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On July 17, 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the Greek club Olympiacos.
On November 12, 2015, he tore the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in a game against Anadolu Efes, and was shut down for the rest of the season.
As a senior, he was named NABC Pete Newell Big Manitoba of the Year, Associated Press and Senior CLASS All-American, CoSIDA Academic All-American, and Securities and Exchange Commission Defensive Player of the Year. Furthermore, he became the Securities and Exchange Commission league’s first three-time winner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Scholar Athlete of the Year honor, earning the recognition in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Young accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a member of coach Billy Donovan"s Florida Gators men"s basketball team from 2010 to 2014.
