Jesse Wade Young (born April 29, 1980) is a Canadian former professional
basketball player
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. He also holds Irish citizenship. He played 2008-09 for Spain
ACB league
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...
club
CB Murcia
UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes.
History
Founded in 1985 u ...
. He signed for Bancatercas
Teramo Basket
Teramo Basket was a professional basketball club that is based in Teramo, Italy. Established in 1960, Teramo played in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), Italy's top league, for 10 years before they were moved to the Serie B. The team played at Pala ...
(Italy LegaA) for 2009/2010 season. After being a free-agent for the first part of the season, in January 2011 he signed again for Bancatercas
Teramo Basket
Teramo Basket was a professional basketball club that is based in Teramo, Italy. Established in 1960, Teramo played in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), Italy's top league, for 10 years before they were moved to the Serie B. The team played at Pala ...
till the end of the Italian top division season. On December 14, 2011 Young announced that he was retiring from basketball.
Honours
;Clubs Honours
*Catalan League Champion - 2005/2006
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FIBA EuroCup
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Champion - 2005/2006
Career statistics
: ''Correct as of 12 October 2007''
National career
Young was a member of the
Canada national team that participated in the
1999
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and
2003 Pan American Games
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Al ...
. He also played at the
FIBA Americas Championship 2007
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averaging 6.8 points and 3.4 rebound per game.
References
External links
ACB ProfileBasketpedya.com Profile
1980 births
Living people
Basketball people from Ontario
Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Canadian expatriate basketball people in Italy
Canadian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Canadian men's basketball players
Canadian people of Irish descent
CB Estudiantes players
CB Inca players
CB Murcia players
Citizens of Ireland through descent
George Mason Patriots men's basketball players
Irish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Irish men's basketball players
Irish people of Canadian descent
Joventut Badalona players
Liga ACB players
Pan American Games competitors for Canada
Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario
Teramo Basket players
Centers (basketball)
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