Sophia Young
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| WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars – No. 33 | |
| Forward | |
| Born | December 15, 1983 Saint Vincent, West Indies |
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| 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 |
| Profile | WNBA Info Page |
| WNBA Teams | |
| San Antonio Silver Stars (2006–present) | |
| Overseas 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. She is currently playing for Turkish club Galatasaray.
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[edit] High school years
Young attended Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
[edit] College years
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)
[edit] WNBA career
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.
[edit] WNBA career statistics
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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 | |
[edit] Regular season
| 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 |
[edit] Postseason
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 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 |
[edit] Awards and achievements
- 2008–2009 FIBA Eurocup Winner with
Galatasaray[1] - 2009 WNBA All-Star Selection
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- 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
- Expatriates in Turkey
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines women's basketball players
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expatriates in the United States
- 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
