Alvin Young
Personal information | |
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Born | (1975-11-12) November 12, 1975 (age 48) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bishop Loughlin Memorial (Brooklyn, New York) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1999: undrafted |
Playing career | 1999–2016 |
Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Career history | |
1999–2000 | Esperos Kallitheas |
2000–2001 | Trenton Shooting Stars |
2001 | Florida Sea Dragons |
2001–2004 | Reggiana |
2004–2005 | Bnei HaSharon |
2005–2006 | Strasbourg IG |
2006 | Ironi Nahariya |
2006–2007 | Orlandina |
2007–2009 | Reggiana |
2009–2010 | Pavia |
2010–2013 | Reyer Venezia |
2013–2014 | VL Pesaro |
2014–2016 | UCC Casalpusterlengo |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Alvin Jerome Young (born November 12, 1975) is an American professional basketball player.
Early life
Young was raised in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School.[1][2] He learned to play basketball at the church where his mother, Edna, worked.[3] Young tried out for the team every year he was in high school, but in all four years he was cut and did not make the final roster.[2][3] He graduated high school in 1995.
College career
Unsurprisingly, no NCAA Division I colleges recruited him, so Young attended Mitchell College, a junior college located in New London, Connecticut.[3] and played basketball on its team.
During his sophomore season, Young averaged an NJCAA Tournament record 43.6 points per game over five games, including a high of 54.[2][4] His head coach, Rich Conover, who was in his first season at the helm, was instrumental in guiding Young to play at Niagara University.[4] Young viewed Conover as an uncle, so he took that advice and enrolled at Niagara the following fall.[4]
The final two seasons of Young's NCAA eligibility were spent playing at the Division I institution. A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) shooting guard / small forward, he surpassed all expectations, and as a senior in 1998–99, Young led NCAA Division I in scoring at 25.1 points per game.[5] It was the highest scoring average for a player at Niagara since Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy averaged approximately 29 in 1969–70.[3] Young scored a career high 44 points against Siena, and that season he was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year.[2] He finished his two-year Division I career with 1,152 points, 306 rebounds, 151 blocks and 130 assists.[2]
Professional athletic career
Young was not selected in the 1999 NBA draft, and thus his professional career overseas began.
He played for Strasbourg IG in France.[6]
In 2008–09 and 2009–10, Young played for the Italian club Pallacanestro Reggiana.[7]
As of the 2010–11 basketball season, Young plays for Umana Reyer in Italy.[8] In August 2013, he signed with Scavolini Pesaro.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Alvin Young". ESPN. June 30, 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Alvin Young". Sports Illustrated. 1999 NBA Draft Prospect Profile. 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Associated Press (February 13, 1999), "Young: points binge", Toledo Blade, p. 34, retrieved January 20, 2011
- ^ a b c Lewis, Brian (February 27, 1999). "Niagara Sharpshooter Living the Life". New York Post. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Alvin Young player profile". Doudiz Basket. 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "ALVIN YOUNG basketball profile". Season: 2008–2009 (Italy). Eurobasket.com. 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "ALVIN YOUNG basketball profile". Season: 2010–2011 (Italy). Eurobasket.com. 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Vuelle Pesaro signs Alvin Young". Sportando.net. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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