Michael Young (basketball player)

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Michael Young as a University of Houston player

Michael Wayne Young (born January 2, 1961 in Houston ) is a retired American basketball player .

Life

Young, a six-foot-long winger, was a member of the college team at the University of Houston , Texas , from 1980 to 1984 . He was 129 times in the starting line-up and played a total of 4498 minutes for the university team, with both values ​​he set the best marks for the University of Houston. Young got 2043 points, placing him third on the college team's all-time basket hunter list. He recorded his highest season point value in 1983/84 with 19.8 per encounter and thus had a better value than his teammate Hakeem Olajuwon . Young moved into the NCAA final twice with Houston during his college days (1983 and 1984) , but lost each time.

In the NBA draft process in 1984, the rights to Young in the first selection round (24th place) went to the Boston Celtics . His colleague from Unitagen, Hakeem Olajuwon, was chosen first. Young did not succeed in jumping into Boston's NBA roster, at the end of October 1984 he was removed from the roster. He was signed by the Phoenix Suns , for which he played two games in the NBA 84/85 season, while playing mainly for the Detroit Spirits in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). The 1985/86 game year was also two-pronged: Young was a top performer with the Detroit Spirits and scored 26.8 points per game, led the CBA in points scored, and he also worked briefly for the Philadelphia 76ers , with whom he played two NBA games denied.

1986/87 left-hander Young played in the Philippines for the Manila Beer team , where he also attracted attention with his offensive strength. In the 1987/88 season he was under contract with the Spanish first division club Fórum Filatélico Valladolid , he scored an average of 23.3 points per encounter in 30 league games. In 1988/89 he also played at times in Valladolid (23.9 points / game in 18 inserts), and he also played 21 games for the Italian first division club Fantoni Udinese (26.7 points / game).

Young went back to his home country for the time being and tried again to make the jump to the NBA. During the game year 1989/90 he wore the colors of the Los Angeles Clippers in 45 games and scored 4.9 points per encounter. In the 1990/91 season he received no NBA contract. Young played nine games for Sioux Falls Skyforce in the CBA and 28 appearances for Panasonic Reggio Calabria in the second division of Italy. He excelled in Reggio Calabria with 33.5 points per game and was under contract there in 1991/92. Young again proved his quality in the final and scored 27.5 points per encounter in his second year in Reggio Calabria.

In 1992, the American moved to Limoges CSP in France . In the French league, Young came in 1992/93 to 18.5 points per game and won the championship with CSP. He was named the best foreign player in the French league that season. With Limoges he was also the European championship champion in the same year , which was classified as a big surprise. In 1994 and 1995 he won the French cup competition with the team. He was later inducted into the Limoges CSP Hall of Fame . Young stayed in Limoges until 1995, in 1994 he was again French champions with the team and again received the award as the best foreigner in the league. In the 1995 summer break, Young moved within the country and the league to Basket CRO Lyon. He stayed there for a year and then played for Faber Fabriano in Italy's second division in 1996/97. In 1997/98 the American was under contract with Maccabi Givat Shmuel in Israel .

After the end of his playing career, he worked at the University of Houston from 1998 to 2013: first he was an assistant coach for one year, then for five years he was responsible for strength and conditioning training, then he was the director of the team's daily operations. The employment relationship between Young and the university ended in a lawsuit in 2013. However, the matter did not come to a court hearing.

Web links

Commons : Michael Young (basketball)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ 2019-20 HOUSTON MEN'S BASKETBALL . (PDF; 663 kB) In: Amazon S3. 2019, accessed on June 23, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Michael Young College Stats. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  4. ↑ 1983-84 Houston Cougars Roster and Stats. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b 2012-13 HOUSTON MEN'S BASKETBALL . (PDF; 588 kB) In: Amazon S3 . 2012, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
  6. ↑ 1984 NBA Draft History - Round 1. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  7. ↑ 1984-85 Boston Celtics Transactions. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  8. ↑ a b Michael Young Stats. In: basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Michael Young Statistics on StatsCrew.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  10. ↑ 1985 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Leaders on StatsCrew.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  11. ↑ 45 memorable PBA imports: Black, Bates highlight the '80s. March 24, 2020, accessed June 13, 2020 .
  12. ↑ a b Michael Wayne Young | ACB.COM. Retrieved June 13, 2020 (Spanish).
  13. ↑ a b c LEGABASKET SERIE A LEGABASKET SERIE A. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Michael Young Stats. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  15. ↑ 1992-1993 season: Limoges, roi de France, roi d'Europe! | LNB.fr. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  16. ↑ [Happy Birthday] Michael Young, le soleil de Limoges. In: Basket Retro. January 2, 2020, accessed on June 13, 2020 (Fri-FR).
  17. ↑ Avr 15, 2011 | Europe | 1: CSP Limoges 1993: Pour l'éternité ... In: La Grosse Balle Orange. April 15, 2011, accessed June 13, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Limoges CSP | #CSPLegends: le Limoges CSP étoffe son Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  19. ↑ 1993-1994 season: Des Champions d'Europe insatiables | LNB.fr. Retrieved June 13, 2020 (long iso).
  20. ↑ YOUNG Michael | LNB.fr. Retrieved June 13, 2020 (long iso).
  21. ↑ EncyclocCsP: N ° 3: Michael Young. Retrieved June 13, 2020 (French).
  22. ↑ The 2010s: UH basketball's best and worst moments. December 30, 2019, accessed June 13, 2020 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Young, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Young, Michael Wayne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd January 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Houston