Michael Wayne Young is an American retired basketball player.
Education
Young, a native Houstonian, played basketball at and the University of Houston. With the Houston Cougars, he was part of Phi Slama Jama and was named Southwest Conference Men"s Basketball Player of the Year in 1983, along with teammate Clyde Drexler. He played in the 1983 National Collegiate Athletic Association Final, a loss to the North Carolina State Wolfpack, as well as the 1984 final, a loss to the Georgetown Hoyas.
Career
He had a 15-year playing career spent in the National Basketball Association and overseas. He was most recently the director of basketball operations and performance enhancement at the University of Houston, his alma mater. Michael Young was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 24th overall pick (1st round) of the 1984 National Basketball Association Draft.
He played in three National Basketball Association seasons: 1984-1985 with the Phoenix Suns, 1985-1986 with the Philadelphia 76ers, and 1989-1990 with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Young also played in the Philippines, Spain, Italy, France and Israel. In 1986, he led Manila Beer to the finals of the Philippine Basketball Association Open Conference, losing to the Ginebra San Miguel team led by Billy Ray Bates.
He would return the following year, this time with the Great Taste Coffee Makers, which he led to another runner-up finish to Tanduay Rhum, led by David Thirdkill. Young concluded his playing career in 1998 before returning to the University of Houston.
He spent one season as an assistant men"s basketball coach and five years as Houston"s strength and conditioning coach.
He then became the director of basketball operations and performance enhancement. Young earned a bachelor"s degree from the University of Houston in 2002.
Membership
Joseph played college basketball for Houston and Oregon and followed his father"s footsteps to the National Basketball Association in 2015 as a member of the Indiana Pacers.