Patric Young
No. 4 – Olympiacos Piraeus | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / Center | ||||||||||||||
League | Greek Basket League EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Jacksonville, Florida | February 1, 1992||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10.25 in (2.09 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Providence School (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
College | Florida (2010–2014) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2014: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||
2015–present | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Patric Young (born February 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Olympiacos Piraeus of the Greek Basket League. He is a 6'10¼" (2.09 m) tall and 252 lb. (114 kg) power forward-center.[1]
Young played college basketball for the University of Florida.
College career
Young accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a member of coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2010 to 2014. In his four-year college career at Florida, Young became the 50th 1,000-point scorer in UF history, and finished his career 27th on the all-time scoring list, with 1,307 points. He also became the 11th Gator all-time with 1,300 points and 800 rebounds. Young never missed a game in his college basketball career, becoming the second player in Florida program history to appear in 150 games. As a senior, he was named NABC Pete Newell Big Man of the Year,[2] AP and Senior CLASS All-American, CoSIDA Academic All-American, and SEC Defensive Player of the Year. He was also a two-time All-SEC Team member, earning second-team honors from coaches and the AP in 2014, and second-team honors from the coaches in 2013. Furthermore, he became the SEC league’s first three-time winner of the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year honor, earning the recognition in 2012, 2013, and 2014.[3]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Young joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[4][5][6] On July 24, 2014, he signed with the Pelicans.[7] On November 30, 2014, he was waived by the Pelicans before appearing in a game for them.[8]
On December 3, 2014, Young signed with Galatasaray Liv Hospital of Turkey for the rest of the 2014–15 season.[9] In 24 Turkish League games, he averaged 10.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
On June 27, 2015, Young joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[10] On July 17, 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the Greek club Olympiacos.[11] On November 12, 2015, he suffered a torn ACL in a game against Anadolu Efes, and was shut down for the rest of the season.[12]
Career statistics
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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2014–15 | Galatasaray | 17 | 14 | 24.5 | .602 | .000 | .600 | 6.4 | .6 | .9 | .8 | 8.7 | 13.2 |
Career | 17 | 14 | 24.5 | .602 | .000 | .600 | 6.4 | .6 | .9 | .8 | 8.7 | 13.2 |
References
- ^ Πάτρικ Γιανγκ Template:El icon.
- ^ "Florida's Patric Young Named NABC Big Big Man Of The Year". missourisportsredux.com. April 3, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "4 Patric Young". GatorZone.com. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ Eichenhofer, Jim (July 2, 2014). "Florida's Patric Young will play for summer Pelicans". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ Eichenhofer, Jim (July 8, 2014). "Pelicans rookie Patric Young a formidable presence in paint". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Summer League Player Profile – Patric Young". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "Pelicans Sign Fredette and Young". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "Pelicans Waive Miller and Young". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Galatasaray announces Patric Young". Sportanado.com. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ Bourguet, Gerald (27 June 2015). "Phoenix Suns Add Patric Young, Josh Harrellson To NBA Summer League Team". valleyofthesuns.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Olympiacos bulks up with Young". euroleague.net. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Olympiacos loses center Young to torn ACL". euroleague.net. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
External links
- Patric Young at draftexpress.com
- Patric Young at eurobasket.com
- Patric Young at euroleague.net
- Patric Young at gatorzone.com
- Patric Young on Twitter
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Basketball players at the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Florida
- Centers (basketball)
- Florida Gators men's basketball players
- Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Olympiacos B.C. players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Florida