| No. 2 – Al Ahli Doha | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| League | Qatari Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 16, 1991 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality | American / Bulgarian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Collegiate Academy (Washington, D.C.) |
| College | DePaul (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015 | Texas Legends |
| 2015–2016 | Lavrio |
| 2016–2017 | Monthey |
| 2017–2018 | Champville SC |
| 2018 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2018–2019 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
| 2019 | Lavrio |
| 2019–2020 | Levski Sofia |
| 2020–2021 | Kyiv-Basket |
| 2021–2022 | Trefl Sopot |
| 2022 | Szolnoki Olajbányász |
| 2022–2024 | CSKA Sofia |
| 2024–present | Al Ahli Doha |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Brandon Young (born November 16, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Al Ahli Doha of the Qatari Basketball League. After four years at DePaul University, Young entered the 2014 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
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High school career
Randallstown High School class of 2009
College career
Young chose to play college basketball at DePaul after finishing high school 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 averaged 6 points and 2,2 assists.
In September 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. He re-signed with the team for the 2016–17 season.[3] He left the team after the arrival of Steven Gray at the club. On December 15, he joined BBC Monthey of the Swiss League.[4] With Monthey, Young won the Swiss Cup, scoring 14 points at the final against Fribourg Olympic.
On October 9, 2017, Young signed with Champville of the Lebanese Basketball League.[5] On January 31, 2018, he moved to Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.[6]
On July 14, 2020, he has signed with Kyiv-Basket of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[7]
On June 30, 2021, he has signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.[8] Young averaged 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. He parted ways with the team on February 17, 2022.[9]
On February 21, 2022, he has signed with Szolnoki Olaj of the Hungarian NB I/A.[10]
He spent almost two seasons in CSKA Sofia, reaching the final of the National Cup with the Bulgarian club and finishing third in the Bulgarian Championship.
In 2024, he started playing for Qatar's Al Ahli Doha.
References
- ^ "Legends Acquire Brandon Young". Texas.dleague.nba.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ "GS Lavrio signs Krubally, Young and Hill". Sportando.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "Brandon Young re-signs with Lavrio GS". Sportando.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Monthey tabs Brandon Young, ex Lavrio". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ "Brandon Young inks with Champville". Sportando.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Μπράντον Γιανγκ". kolossosbc.gr (in Greek). January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ "BC Kiev ink Brandon Young". Sportando. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Nowy rozgrywający w Treflu". plk.pl (in Polish). June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Brandon Young leaves Trefl". Eurobasket. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Brandon Young agreed terms with Szolnok". Eurobasket. February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
External links
- RealGM.com Profile
- DePaul Blue Demons profile Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
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