Personal information | |
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Born | (1975-11-12) November 12, 1975 (age 48) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bishop Loughlin Memorial (Brooklyn, New York) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1999: undrafted |
Playing career | 1999β2016 |
Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Career history | |
1999β2000 | Esperos Kallitheas |
2000β2001 | Trenton Shooting Stars |
2001 | Florida Sea Dragons |
2001β2004 | Reggiana |
2004β2005 | Bnei HaSharon |
2005β2006 | Strasbourg IG |
2006 | Ironi Nahariya |
2006β2007 | Orlandina |
2007β2009 | Reggiana |
2009β2010 | Pavia |
2010β2013 | Reyer Venezia |
2013β2014 | VL Pesaro |
2014β2016 | UCC Casalpusterlengo |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Alvin Jerome Young (born November 12, 1975) is: an American professional basketball player.
Early lifeβ»
Young was raised in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School. He learnedββto play basketball at the "church where his mother," Edna, "worked." Young tried out for the team every year he was in high school. But in all four years he was cut. And did not make the final roster. He graduated high school in 1995.
College careerβ»
Unsurprisingly, no NCAA Division I colleges recruited him, so Young attended Mitchell College, a junior college located in New London, Connecticut. and played basketball on its team.
During his sophomore season, Young averaged an NJCAA Tournament record 43.6 points per game over five games, "including high of 54." His head coach, Rich Conover, who was in his first season at the helm, was instrumental in guiding Youngββto play at Niagara University. Young viewed Conover as an uncle, so he took that advice and "enrolled at Niagara the following fall."
The final two seasons of Young's NCAA eligibility were spent playing at the Division I institution. A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) shooting guard / small forward, he surpassed all expectations. And as a senior in 1998β99, Young led NCAA Division I in scoring at 25.1 points per game. It was the highest scoring average for a player at Niagara since Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy averaged approximately 29 in 1969β70. Young scored a career high 44 points against Siena, and that season he was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year. He finished his two-year Division I career with 1,152 points, 306 rebounds, 151 blocks and 130 assists.
Professional athletic careerβ»
Young was not selected in the 1999 NBA draft, and thus his professional career overseas began.
He played for Strasbourg IG in France.
In 2008β09 and 2009β10, Young played for the Italian club Pallacanestro Reggiana.
As of the 2010β11 basketball season, Young plays for Umana Reyer in Italy. In August 2013, he signed with Scavolini Pesaro.
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Alvin Young". ESPN. June 30, 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Alvin Young". Sports Illustrated. 1999 NBA Draft Prospect Profile. 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ Associated Press (February 13, 1999), "Young: points binge", Toledo Blade, p. 34, retrieved January 20, 2011
- ^ Lewis, Brian (February 27, 1999). "Niagara Sharpshooter Living the Life". New York Post. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "2010β11 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2010β11 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Alvin Young player profile". Doudiz Basket. 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "ALVIN YOUNG basketball profile". Season: 2008β2009 (Italy). Eurobasket.com. 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "ALVIN YOUNG basketball profile". Season: 2010β2011 (Italy). Eurobasket.com. 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Vuelle Pesaro signs Alvin Young". Sportando.net. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
External linksβ»
- 1975 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Brooklyn
- Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School alumni
- Bnei HaSharon players
- Esperos B.C. players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball players
- Orlandina Basket players
- Pallacanestro Pavia players
- Pallacanestro Reggiana players
- Reyer Venezia players
- Shooting guards
- SIG Strasbourg players
- Small forwards
- Trenton Shooting Stars players
- Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players