Brandon Young (born November 16, 1991) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Bulgarian basketball league. After four years at

DePaul University DePaul University is a private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-centu ...

, Young entered the

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but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

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

, Young was acquired from the Texas Legends of the

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on January 14, 2015. He averaged 6 points and 2,2 assists. In September 2015, he signed with

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of the

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. 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. He left the team after the arrival of Steven Gray at the club. On December 15, he joined

BBC Monthey BBC Monthey-Chablais is a Swiss professional basketball team based in Monthey. The team currently plays in the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basketball. The team has won the Swiss championships three times, in 1996, 2005 and 2017. In July 2018, the clu ...

of the

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. With Monthey, Young won the Swiss Cup, scoring 14 points at the final against

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. On October 9, 2017, Young signed with Champville of the

Lebanese Basketball League The Lebanese Basketball League is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB). Currently, the leagu ...

. On January 31, 2018, he moved to Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. On July 14, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

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. On June 30, 2021, he has signed with

Trefl Sopot Trefl Sopot is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Sopot, Poland. The team plays in the Dominet Bank Ekstraliga, Polish Tauron Basket Liga. The club was founded as the replacement of Asseco Gdynia, Prokom Asseco Sopot that left the ci ...

of the

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. 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. On February 21, 2022, he has signed with Szolnoki Olaj of the Hungarian NB I/A.

References

External links

RealGM.com Profile
1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Basketball players from Baltimore BBC Monthey players BC Cherkaski Mavpy players DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Lavrio B.C. players Point guards Shooting guards Texas Legends players Trefl Sopot players {{1990s-US-basketball-bio-stub