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Sophia Yvonne Ashley Young (born December 15, 1983) is a Vincentian-American former professional women's basketball player who played with the San Antonio Stars in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1983 Saint Vincent, West Indies |
| Nationality | Vincentian / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
| College | Baylor (2002–2006) |
| WNBA draft | 2006: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
| Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars | |
| Playing career | 2006–2015 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2015 | San Antonio Stars |
| 2006–2007 | Gambrinus Sika Brno |
| 2007–2010 | Galatasaray |
| 2010–2011 | Cras Taranto |
| 2012–2013 | Beijing Great Wall |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
High school years
editShe was born on Saint Vincent, West Indies. Young attended the Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
College career
editYoung 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 Division I women's 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)
College statistics
editSource[1]
| 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 | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Baylor | 35 | 497 | 56.3 | - | 54.0 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 14.2 |
| 2003–04 | Baylor | 35 | 586 | 55.5 | - | 60.7 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 16.7 |
| 2004–05 | Baylor | 36 | 661 | 52.6 | - | 70.5 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 18.4 |
| 2005–06 | Baylor | 33 | 736 | 54.6 | - | 70.5 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 22.3 |
| Career | Baylor | 139 | 2480 | 54.6 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 17.8 |
WNBA career
editYoung was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2006 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars. During her nine-year career, all with the Stars, she was named to the Western Conference WNBA All-Star team three times.
USA Basketball
editYoung was one of 21 finalists for the U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team Roster for the 2010-2012 cycle. The 20 professional women's basketball players, plus one collegiate player (Brittney Griner), were selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the final roster which will represent the US at the 2012 Olympics in London.[2] Young was named to the National team training pool again for the 2014-2016 cycle on 13 January 2014.[3]
WNBA career statistics
edit| 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 best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2012 | San Antonio | 33 | 33 | 31.8 | .521 | .000 | .706 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.70 | 16.3 |
| 2014 | San Antonio | 34 | 20 | 24.3 | .469 | .000 | .658 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.76 | 8.2 |
| 2015 | San Antonio | 34 | 29 | 27.4 | .458 | .000 | .738 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.62 | 11.5 |
| Career | 9 years, 1 team | 301 | 282 | 30.8 | .468 | .223 | .718 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.61 | 14.3 |
Postseason
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 34.0 | .633 | .000 | .667 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.33 | 16.7 |
| 2012 | San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 35.5 | .533 | .000 | .889 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.00 | 20.0 |
| 2014 | San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 27.0 | .500 | .000 | .429 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.00 | 8.5 |
| Career | 7 years, 1 team | 26 | 24 | 34.1 | .486 | .333 | .734 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.88 | 17.5 |
Awards and achievements
edit- 2008–2009 FIBA Eurocup Winner with
Galatasaray[4] - 2009 WNBA All-Star Selection
Notes
edit- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Twenty-One Finalists In The Mix For Final 2012 U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team Roster". USA Basketball. February 13, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 13, 2014). "USA Basketball sets 33-player pool". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ "Galatasaray Win EuroCup Women After OT Thriller | EuroCup Women (2009) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
External links
edit- Sophia Young Official Website
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Baylor Lady Bears bio Archived May 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Yahoo Group for Sophia Young
- Player Profile at Galatasaray.org