Jahmar Young (born November 18, 1986) is an American professional

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player for Hapoel Hevel Modi'in of the

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. He played

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for

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Early life and college career

Young attended

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. He was rated as the No. 26 best prep recruit by hoopscooponline.com. As a youngster, he played for various AAU programs, including the DC Assault and Cecil Kirk. In 2004, Young averaged 18.3 points per game and shot 47.5 percent from the field in a four-game tournament for Cecil Kirk. Young played

at the

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, where he averaged 20.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in his senior year. Young was named First-team All- WAC in 2009 and 2010.

Professional career

In September 2010, he signed his first professional contract with

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of Serbia. In March 2011, he left Zvezda and signed with

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of Belgium. He played only 3 games in the

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. In August 2011, he signed with BK Ventspils of the

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for the 2011–12 season. In August 2012 he signed with

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of the French

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for the 2012–13 season. In September 2013, he signed with

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of Russia. On October 19, 2013, he was released by Nizhny after appearing in only one game. In December 2013, he signed with

HKK Široki Hrvatski košarkaški klub Široki (), commonly referred to as HKK Široki or simply Široki, is a men's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The team currently competes in the Basketball Champ ...

of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In April 2014, he parted ways with Široki. In January 2015, he signed with

Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut Al Riyadi Club Beirut ( ar, نادي الرياضي بيروت, lit=Sporting Club Beirut) is a multi-sports club based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the basketball team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League. T ...

of Lebanon. On November 27, 2015, he signed with

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of the LNB Pro A. On February 16, 2016, he parted ways with Paris after appearing in ten games. On February 26, 2016, he re-signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut. On October 18, 2017, Young signed with

Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes ...

of Croatia for the rest of the 2017–18 season, but the contract was terminated on November 22 of the same year. In January 2018, he signed with Beirut Club. On October 24, 2018, Young returned to

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

for a second stint, signing a one-year deal. In 26 games played during the 2018–19 season, he finished the season as the league third best scorer with 22.6 points, to go with 2.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game. On January 22, 2020, Young signed with Hapoel Hevel Modi'in as an injury cover for Deondre Parks.

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