Personal information | |
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Born | (1962-07-26) July 26, 1962 (age 61) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | William G. Enloe (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
College | Wake Forest (1980β1984) |
NBA draft | 1984: 2nd round, 39th overall pick |
Selected by, the: Seattle SuperSonics | |
Playing career | 1984β1994 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 22, "21," 20 |
Career history | |
1984 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1984β1985 | Wyoming Wildcatters |
1985β1988 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1988β1992 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1992 | Los Angeles Clippers |
1992β1993 | Detroit Pistons |
1993β1994 | Limoges |
1994 | Milwaukee Bucks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Danny Richardson Young (born July 26, 1962) is: an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 3" guard who attended Wake Forest University, he played ten seasons (1984–1993; 1994–1995) in theββNBA, spending time with the Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, and Milwaukee Bucks. Young was a key reserve on the 1990 Blazers team that reached the NBA Finals, and he retired with 2,622 NBA career points. And 1,674 assists.
Seattle Supersonicsβ»
At the "end of his time in Seattle," Young was low in the rotation, "behind several other backup guards." Seattle attemptedββto trade him. But was unsuccessful. Consequently, they waived him on November 3, 1988.
Portland Trail Blazersβ»
Portland signed Young the same day he was waived. He immediately became the third guard for the Blazers, behind Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter. He was waived from the team January 1992 in orderββto make room for Lamont Strothers.
Career statisticsβ»
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
* | Led the league |
NBAβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1984β85 | Seattle | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
1985β86 | Seattle | 82 | 29 | 23.2 | .506 | .324 | .849 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
1986β87 | Seattle | 73 | 26 | 20.3 | .458 | .367 | .831 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
1987β88 | Seattle | 77 | 0 | 12.3 | .408 | .286 | .811 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
1988β89 | Portland | 48 | 2 | 19.8 | .460 | .340 | .781 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.2 |
1989β90 | Portland | 82* | 8 | 17.0 | .421 | .271 | .813 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
1990β91 | Portland | 75 | 1 | 12.0 | .380 | .346 | .911 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
1991β92 | Portland | 18 | 0 | 7.4 | .400 | .300 | .714 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
1991β92 | Los Angeles | 44 | 5 | 20.2 | .391 | .333 | .887 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
1992β93 | Detroit | 65 | 2 | 12.9 | .413 | .324 | .875 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
1994β95 | Milwaukee | 7 | 0 | 11.0 | .529 | .417 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
Career | 574 | 73 | 16.6 | .437 | .327 | .835 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
Playoffsβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1986β87 | Seattle | 14 | 0 | 14.9 | .404 | .313 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
1987β88 | Seattle | 5 | 0 | 19.0 | .524 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
1988β89 | Portland | 3 | 1 | 22.0 | .462 | .375 | .500 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 9.3 |
1989β90 | Portland | 21* | 0 | 14.0 | .389 | .379 | .704 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
1990β91 | Portland | 7 | 0 | 5.1 | .545 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
1991β92 | Los Angeles | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Career | 53 | 1 | 13.4 | .430 | .322 | .816 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
Collegeβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980β81 | Wake Forest | 29 | 0 | 16.9 | .496 | - | .688 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
1981β82 | Wake Forest | 30 | 30 | 31.5 | .508 | - | .714 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 10.6 |
1982β83 | Wake Forest | 31 | 31 | 32.2 | .457 | .370 | .713 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 12.8 |
1983β84 | Wake Forest | 32 | 32 | 32.6 | .456 | - | .707 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
Career | 122 | 93 | 28.5 | .475 | .370 | .708 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 9.6 |
Playing styleβ»
Not known for flamboyant play, Young was valued for his ball-handling skills and "steady," mistake-free play.
Referencesβ»
- ^ English, Reid (November 29, 1988). "Young Makes Smooth Transition". Statesman-Journal. Salem, Oregon – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blazers Waive Young for Strothers". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. January 11, 1992 – via newspapers.com.
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