Jackie Young (born September 16, 1997) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(WNBA). She was drafted first overall by the

in the

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. A graduate of

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, she played

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for the

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, reaching two

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finals and winning one in

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. She won a gold medal in Women's 3x3 basketball at the

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and a national professional WNBA championship in 2022.

High school career

In Young's high school career, the PCHS Tigers posted a 97-9 (.915) record. She finished as the leading scorer (girls' or boys' basketball) in Indiana high school history with 3,268 points, eclipsing the 26-year-old record set by

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. Overall, Young averaged 30.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals per game, while shooting .583 from the field, .382 from beyond the arc and .858 from the free-throw line. She led Princeton to 53 consecutive wins and the 2015 Indiana Class 3A state championship. She Scored 36 points in state title game, setting the record for most points in a Class 3A final, as well as the most points by one player in any Indiana girls' basketball state title game since 1980. Young led her team to a 27–1 record in her senior season, ranking third in the state and ninth in the nation in scoring with 34.9 PPG. She also achieved 9.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.8 steals. She shot .605 as a senior with a .429 mark from three-point range and an .861 free-throw percentage. All told, she compiled 20 30-point games, 10 40-point games and a season high 53 points on Nov. 20 vs. county rival Gibson Southern. Young set the Indiana high school girls' basketball single season scoring record as a junior, recording 1,003 points. She was the fifth player of either sex in state history to score 1,000 points in a season. She was ranked in the top-10 by nearly all major national recruiting services, including a No. 5 rank by Prospects Nation.

College career

Young played three seasons of

for the

between 2016 and 2019, where she won an

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as a sophomore in 2018. She earned

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All-Freshman Team in 2017 and second-team All-ACC in 2019. She also earned ACC tournament MVP in

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Professional career

WNBA

Young had the option to remain at Notre Dame for the 2019–20 college season, but opted to enter the

where she was selected with the first overall pick by the

, coached by

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. She later signed a multi-year deal with Puma. She played the

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as a

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for the first time, having played as a

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in college. Young finished eighth in the WNBA with 153 total assists, and her 2.89 assist/turnover ranked sixth overall. She averaged 6.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game and was subsequently named to the

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. In the

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, Young averaged 10.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assist in 40 games with the Aces. In the

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, Young emerged as an early candidate for Most Improved Player after being shifted to that of a play finisher rather than a playmaker but eventually lost out to

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as Dallas went out at the semi-final stage of the

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Following her further improvements during the 2022 season she was selected as most improved player throughout the WNBA in 2022 She was also announced to her first WNBA All-Star team as a starter in July. She was also a part of the championship winning

Turkey and Israel

In February 2020, Young joined Turkish side

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, but her time there lasted only two games due to the

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-induced cancellation of the league. For the 2020–21 season, Young played in Israel for A.S. Ramat Hasharon.

Australia

On August 3, 2021, Young signed with the

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in Australia for the

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. Her performances grew steadily and in particular her scoring improved from an average of 10 points per game in the first ten games to average over twenty five in her subsequent six games including 30, 36 and 26 points in consecutive matches to help Lynx finish the regular season second in the WNBL. Jackie contributed 21, 12 and 18 respectively in the three-match final series which

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won by two matches to one. Young was made 2021–2 season MVP for Perth Lynx and was runner-up overall league MVP.

National team career

In July 2021, Young won a gold medal in Women's 3x3 basketball at the

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 33 , , 0 , , 21.4 , , .463 , , .379 , , .803 , , 4.6 , , 1.4 , , 1.8 , , 0.3 , , 1.5 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 38 , , 38 , , 34.4 , , .520 , , .282 , , .789 , , 6.6 , , 3.7 , , 1.4 , , 0.5 , , 2.4 , , 14.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 38 , , 37 , , 32.2 , , .528 , , .452 , , .785 , , 7.4 , , 5.1 , , 1.3 , , 0.4 , , 1.9 , , 14.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 109 , , 75 , , 29.7 , , .512 , , .364 , , .790 , , 6.3 , , 3.5 , , 1.2 , , 0.4 , , 1.9 , , 12.4

WNBA

Regular season

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, 22 , , 0 , , 25.8 , , .492 , , .231 , , .852 , , 4.3 , , 3.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 1.6 , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 32 , , 32 , , 31.8 , , .507 , , .250 , , .833 , , 4.1 , , 3.2 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 1.5 , , 12.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", 3 years, 1 team , 88 , , 66 , , 26.7 , , .443 , , .286 , , .830 , , 3.8 , , 3.7 , , 0.9 , , 0.3 , , 1.5 , , 9.7

Postseason

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, 5 , , 5 , , 12.4 , , .409 , , .800 , , .875 , , 1.8 , , 2.6 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.2 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;",

, 8 , , 0 , , 20.4 , , .309 , , .167 , , .905 , , 3.0 , , ''2.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 2.4 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;",

, 5 , , 5 , , 26.0 , , .333 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 3.2 , , 2.2 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.6 , , 5.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", 3 years, 1 team , 18 , , 10 , , 19.7 , , .333 , , .417 , , .914 , , 2.7 , , 2.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 1.6 , , 6.6

FIBA

{, class="wikitable" , + Figures are average per game , style="text-align:left;", Year/League , style="text-align:left;", Team , G , , MIN , , PTS , , 2FGP , , 3FGP , , FT , , RO , , RD , , RT , , AS , , PF , , BS , , ST , , TO , , RNK , - , style="text-align:left;", Turkish League 2020 , style="text-align:left;", Elazig , 2 , , 20.5 , , 4.5 , , 28.6% , , 0.0%, , 50.0% , , 1.5 , , 2.0 , , 3.5 , , 2.5 , , 2.0 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , -

WNBL (Australia)

{, class="wikitable" , + !Year !Team !G !PTS !FGA !FGM !FG% !3PA !3PM !3P% !FTA !FTM !FT& !DEF !OFF !REB !AST !BLK !STL !TO , - , 2022 ,

, 20 , 356 , 293 , 140 , 47.8 , 15 , 3 , 20 , 87 , 73 , 83.9 , 61 , 20 , 81 , 66 , 4 , 30 , 32

References

External links

Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
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Las Vegas aces
{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Jackie 1997 births Living people 3x3 basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics All-American college women's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American women's 3x3 basketball players American women's basketball players Basketball players from Indiana Las Vegas Aces draft picks Las Vegas Aces players McDonald's High School All-Americans Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball players Olympic 3x3 basketball players of the United States Olympic gold medalists for the United States in 3x3 basketball People from Princeton, Indiana Perth Lynx players Shooting guards Women's National Basketball Association All-Stars Women's National Basketball Association first-overall draft picks