Cameron Young (born March 24, 1996) is an American professional

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player for Runa Basket Moscow of the

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. He played

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for the

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after playing two years at Arizona Western College. Young was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season.

College career

After a high school career at Westchester High School in

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, Young moved to junior college Arizona Western, where he was named first-team Arizona Community College Athletic Conference as a sophomore. Young signed with Quinnipiac as his four-year college. Young's first season at Quinnipiac consisted of only six minutes as he found himself on coach Tom Moore’s bench. He would later be granted another year of eligibility by the

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(NCAA).

Young's next season was saved as new head coach

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inserted Young into the starting lineup. Young responded, averaging 18.8 points a game for the Bobcats and earning second-team All-

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(MAAC) honors. Following his fifth year of eligibility being reinstated, Young entered the 2018–19 season as the leading returning scorer in the MAAC and a preseason first-team All-MAAC selection. In a February 18, 2019 game, Young scored 55 points against

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. The total marked a MAAC and Quinnipiac Division I record and was the most points scored in an

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game since

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’s

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scored 60 in 2008. Young led the Bobcats to an 11–7 MAAC record and at the close of the season was named the MAAC Player of the Year and a first-team All-MAAC pick.

Professional career

Cantù (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the

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, Young signed his first professional contract with Italian club

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of the

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Cherkaski Mavpy (2021)

On February 25, 2021, Young signed with Cherkaski Mavpy in the

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. He scored a season-high 23 points in a 79-88 loss to

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South Bay Lakers (2021)

On October 23, 2021, Young signed with the

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of the

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after a successful tryout. However, he was waived at the end of training camp.

Memphis Hustle (2021–2022)

On December 5, 2021, Young was signed by the

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. He averaged 17.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

Cleveland Charge (2022)

On February 24, 2022, Young was traded from the

to the

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in exchange for

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and the rights to

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NBA G League Ignite (2022–2023)

On September 28, 2022, Young signed with the

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Runa Basket Moscow (2023–present)

On August 23, 2023, Young signed with Runa Basket Moscow of the

Career statistics

Professional

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, Lega Basket Serie A2 , 20 , , 22.2 , , .364 , , .283 , , .725 , , 2.6 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .2 , , 9.5 , - , align="left" , 2020–21 , align="left" , Cherkaski Mavpy , Ukrainian SuperLeague , 21 , , 25.3 , , .457 , , .369 , , .782 , , 2.3 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , .7 , , 13.8 , - , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , All Leagues , 41 , , 23.8 , , .417 , , .318 , , .760 , , 2.5 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , .5 , , 11.7

References

External links

Quinnipiac Bobcats bioEuroBasket Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Cameron 1996 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Arizona Western Matadors men's basketball players Basketball players from Inglewood, California Basketball players from Los Angeles Cleveland Charge players Lega Basket Serie A players Memphis Hustle players NBA G League Ignite players Pallacanestro Cantù players Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball players Shooting guards