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Brandon Young
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Young with Lavrio in 2015
No. 4 – Lavrio
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1991-11-16) November 16, 1991 (age 33)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolCollegiate Academy
(Washington, D.C.)
CollegeDePaul (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2015Texas Legends
2015–presentLavrio
Career highlights and awards

Brandon Young (born November 16, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. After four years at DePaul University, Young entered the 2014 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

College career

Young chose to play college basketball at DePaul after finishing highschool at Friendship Collegiate Academy. At DePaul, he is the only player in program history with at least 1,200 points, 400 assists and 100 three-pointers.He is also the only player in program history with at least 100 assists in all four seasons.In his four seasons in the college, Young scored 102 career games in double-figures and reached double-figures in 81 percent of games (102-of-126). Also he had 31 games of at least 20 points including two games of 30 or more points.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Young was acquired from the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League on January 14, 2015.[1] He was waived after 19 games, averaging 6 points and 2,2 assists.

On 2015, he signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.[2]He went on to average 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1 steals in 24 games for Lavrio.

References

  1. ^ "Legends Acquire Brandon Young". Texas.dleague.nba.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "GS Lavrio signs Krubally, Young and Hill". Sportando.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.