Sophia Young
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| WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars – No. 33 | |
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| Forward | |
| Born | December 15, 1983 Saint Vincent, West Indies |
| Nationality |  Vincentian American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| College | Baylor |
| Draft | 4th overall, 2006 San Antonio Silver Stars |
| WNBA career | 2006–present |
| Non-WNBA career | 2006–present |
| Profile | WNBA player profile |
| WNBA Teams | |
| San Antonio Silver Stars (2006–present) | |
| Non-WNBA Teams | |
| Gambrinus Sika Brno (2006–2007) Galatasaray (2007–2010) |
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| Awards and Honors | |
| 3× WNBA All-Star (2006, 2007, 2009) | |
Sophia Yvonne Ashley Young (born December 15, 1983 in Saint Vincent, West Indies) is a Vincentian professional women's basketball player with the San Antonio Silver Stars in the WNBA.
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High school years [edit]
Young attended Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
College years [edit]
Young was an All-American at Baylor University and helped lead the team, nicknamed the Lady Bears, to their first National Championship during the 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, defeating Michigan State University. She is one of only four women in NCAA history to score 2,000 points, grab 1,000 rebounds, collect 300 steals, as well as dish out 300 assists.
- Big 12 10th Anniversary Team (only active player named to the five person squad)
- Big 12 Player of the Year
- Kodak All-American (second straight year)
- AP All-American (first team)
- USBWA All-American (second straight year)
- All-Tournament team Albuquerque Regional
- Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team (third straight year)
- Wooden Award Finalist
- Wade Trophy Finalist
- Naismith Trophy Watch List
- All-Big 12 first team (third straight year)
- All-Big 12 Defensive team
- Bayer Senior CLASS Award Finalist
- Big 12 Player of the Week (three-time)
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA)
WNBA career [edit]
Young was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars. As a rookie, she was named to the Western Conference WNBA All-Star team.
USA Basketball [edit]
Young was one of 21 finalists for the U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball Team Roster. The 20 professional women's basketball payers, plus one collegiate player (Brittney Griner), were selected by the USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the final roster which will represent the USA at the 2012 Olympics in London.[1]
WNBA career statistics [edit]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | Bold | Career high | League leader | |
Regular season [edit]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2006 | San Antonio | 34 | 34 | 31.1 | .416 | .000 | .730 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.32 | 12.0 |
| 2007 | San Antonio | 33 | 33 | 33.5 | .478 | .000 | .749 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.85 | 16.8 |
| 2008 | San Antonio | 33 | 33 | 31.9 | .478 | .000 | .786 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.73 | 17.5 |
| 2009 | San Antonio | 33 | 33 | 33.7 | .454 | .309 | .767 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.88 | 18.2 |
| 2010 | San Antonio | 34 | 34 | 31.8 | .501 | .263 | .658 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.06 | 15.3 |
| 2011 | San Antonio | 33 | 33 | 31.6 | .429 | .000 | .592 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.55 | 13.2 |
| Career | 6 years, 1 team | 200 | 199 | 32.3 | .461 | .243 | .721 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.73 | 15.5 |
Postseason [edit]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | San Antonio | 5 | 5 | 34.4 | .507 | .000 | .844 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.60 | 20.2 |
| 2008 | San Antonio | 9 | 9 | 36.1 | .456 | .000 | .750 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.11 | 17.7 |
| 2009 | San Antonio | 3 | 3 | 32.0 | .458 | .500 | .684 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.67 | 19.3 |
| 2010 | San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 33.0 | .406 | .000 | .556 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.50 | 15.5 |
| 2011 | San Antonio | ||||||||||||
| Career | 5 years, 1 team | 19 | 19 | 34.6 | .464 | .333 | .750 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.05 | 18.4 |
Awards and achievements [edit]
- 2008–2009 FIBA Eurocup Winner with
Galatasaray[2] - 2009 WNBA All-Star Selection
Notes [edit]
- ^ "Twenty-One Finalists In The Mix For Final 2012 U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball Team Roster". USA Basketball. February 13, 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ Galatasaray Win EuroCup Women After OT Thriller
External links [edit]
- Sophia Young Official Website
- Sophia Young at WNBA.com
- Sophia Young at Basketball-Reference.com
- Baylor Profile
- Yahoo Group for Sophia Young
- Player Profil at Galatasaray.org
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Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expatriates in Turkey
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines women's basketball players
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines people of American descent
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Baylor Lady Bears basketball players
- San Antonio Silver Stars players
- Galatasaray women's basketball players
- People from Saint Vincent (island)
- Evangel Christian Academy alumni
- American people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
