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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1992)}}

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| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.Yates High School>Yates (Houston, Texas)| college =

• Houston (2011–2013)
• Oregon (2013–2015)| draft_year = 2015| draft_round = 2| draft_pick = 43| draft_team = Indiana Pacers| career_start = 2015

20152017|end}}| team1 = Indiana Pacers2015–16 NBA Development League season>2015–2017| team2 = → Fort Wayne Mad Ants| years3 = 2018–2020| team3 = Nanjing Monkey Kings| years4 = 2020–2021| team4 = Beijing Royal Fighters2021–22 NBA G League season>2021–2022| team5 = Birmingham Squadron| years6 = 2022–2023Promitheas Patras B.C.>Promitheas Patras| years7 = 2023| team7 = Napoli Basket| years8 = 2023Hunan Yongsheng>Changsha Wantian Yongsheng| years9 = 2023–present| team9 = Fujian Sturgeons| highlights =

• CBA Foreign MVP (2020)
• CBA scoring champion (2020)
• CBA All-Star (2019)
• CBA All-Star Game MVP (2019)
• Third-team All-American – SN (2015)
• Pac-12 Player of the Year (2015)
• First-team All-Pac-12 (2015)
• Second-team All-Pac-12 (2014)
• Third-team All-Conference USA (2013)
• Conference USA All-Freshman (2012)
• Third-team Parade All-American (2010)
• Texas Mr. Basketball (2010)

}}Joseph Michael Young (born June 27, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The son of former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Michael Young,WEB, Joseph Young Bio, uhcougars.com,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150403005850weblink">weblink 2015-04-03, dead, 2015-03-09, he played college basketball with the Houston Cougars and later the Oregon Ducks. Young earned third-team All-American honors and was named conference player of the year in the Pac-12 as a senior with Oregon in 2015. He was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 2015 NBA draft with the 43rd overall pick.

High school career

Young attended Yates High School under Greg Wise, where he averaged 27.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 3.8 assists per game as a senior to help lead the Lions to a perfect 34-0 record and the No. 1 national ranking in final polls from USA Today, MaxPreps and Rivals.com. In the process, he was named to the Parade All-America Third-Team, the Texas Gatorade Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year and the Class 4A Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Team. Yates ended up winning their second straight State Championship with Young winning the Most Valuable Player of the state final award.WEB,weblink Oregon bio, GoDucks.com, December 12, 2015,

College career

Young originally committed to Providence, but was forced to sit out a season after fired head coach Keno Davis refused to release him from his letter of intent. He began his collegiate career at Houston, where his father was Director of Basketball Operations. As a sophomore, Young averaged 18 points per game and shot 42 percent from the three-point arc and 87 percent on free throws. After the season, his father refused reassignment at the University of Houston and left the program, and Young opted to transfer.NEWS, Phillips, Scott, Houston leading scorer Joseph Young, and father Michael, leaving the program,weblink June 7, 2015, NBC Sports, June 1, 2013, Young announced his intention to transfer to Oregon to play under coach Dana Altman.NEWS, Goodman, Jeff, Oregon lands guard Joseph Young,weblink June 7, 2015, ESPN, June 28, 2013, In 2015, he was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year after averaging 19.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game as a senior. He hit back-to-back game-winning shots versus Arizona State and Washington.NEWS, Alger, Tyson, Dana Altman and Joseph Young named Pac-12's coach and player of the year, March 9, 2015, The Oregonian,weblink March 9, 2015,

Professional career

Indiana Pacers (2015–2018)

On June 25, 2015, Young was selected with the 43rd pick of the 2015 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.WEB,weblink Pacers Add Turner, Young in 2015 Draft, June 26, 2015, NBA.com, June 25, 2015, After leading the 2015 NBA Summer League in scoring with 22.5 points per game and earning All-Tournament honors, Young signed a four-year, $4 million deal with the Pacers on July 14.WEB,weblink Joe Young Signs Contract, July 14, 2015, NBA.com, July 14, 2015, NEWS, Meagher, Sean, Joseph Young, Indiana Pacers reportedly agree on 4-year rookie deal,weblink July 14, 2015, The Oregonian, July 13, 2015, On December 11, 2015, he was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.WEB,weblink Pacers Assign Joe Young To Mad Ants, December 11, 2015, NBA.com, December 11, 2015, He was recalled by the Pacers three days later.WEB,weblink Pacers Recall Joe Young From Mad Ants, December 14, 2015, NBA.com, December 14, 2015, On December 27, he was reassigned to the Mad AntsWEB,weblink Pacers Assign Glenn Robinson III and Joe Young to Mad Ants, Recall Shayne Whittington, December 27, 2015, NBA.com, December 27, 2015, and recalled the next day.WEB,weblink Pacers Recall Young, Robinson III From Mad Ants; Assign Whittington, December 28, 2015, NBA.com, December 28, 2015, On January 17, 2017, Young was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Pacers' D-League affiliate.WEB,weblink 2016-17 NBA Assignments, NBA.com, March 11, 2017, January 26, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170126075350weblink">weblink dead, He was recalled by the Pacers six days later.WEB,weblink Pacers Recall Rakeem Christmas and Joe Young From Mad Ants, January 23, 2017, NBA.com, March 11, 2017,

Nanjing Monkey King (2018–2020)

On August 1, 2018, Young signed a one-year deal with Nanjing Monkey King of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).WEB, East, Tony, Joe Young will leave the NBA and go play in China,weblink 8 Points 9 Seconds, August 1, 2018, August 1, 2018, In his first career game with the CBA, Young recorded 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a 91-118 loss to the Qingdao Eagles.WEB,weblink Qingdao Eagles 118 - Nanjing Monkey King 91, Eurobasket, October 21, 2018, January 13, 2020, On November 15, 2018, Young recorded a career-high 51 points to go along with 9 rebounds and 2 assists in a 110-124 loss to the Jilin Northeast Tigers.WEB,weblink Nanjing Monkey King 110 - Jilin Tigers 124, Eurobasket, November 15, 2018, January 13, 2020, On June 27, 2019, Young was included in the 2019 NBA Summer League roster of the Los Angeles Lakers.WEB, Lakers Announce 2019 Summer League Roster,weblink June 27, 2019, NBA.com, June 27, 2019, He re-signed with Nanjing for the 2019–20 season,NEWS, Carchia, Emiliano, Joe Young to re-sign with Nanjing Money King,weblink August 1, 2019, Sportando, August 1, 2019, On July 23, 2020, Young dropped 74 points against Shandong Heroes during one of the final regular season games in the CBA’s bubble en route to being named the league’s regular season scoring champion. Young marked the third-highest personal single-game scoring show in CBA history.WEB, 刘小卓, Young scores 74 in Nanjing's loss, Beijing win 6th straight,weblink 2020-12-07, www.chinadaily.com.cn,

Beijing Royal Fighters (2020–2021)

On October 1, 2020, Young signed with the Beijing Royal Fighters of the CBA for an annual salary of $3.1 million. Young will be playing under former NBA All-Star and CBA legend, Stephon Marbury.Young is coming off a career season where he averaged a league high of 38.3 points, 6.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game for Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings.WEB, Royal Fighters ink Joseph Young,weblink Asiabasket, October 1, 2020, October 1, 2020,

Birmingham Squadron (2021–2022)

On October 25, 2021, Young joined the Birmingham Squadron through a trade.WEB, Birmingham Squadron finalize roster for team's first training camp in Birmingham,weblink NBA.com, October 25, 2021, November 2, 2021,

Promitheas Patras (2022–2023)

On July 22, 2022, Young, according to his agent Pete Mickeal, signed with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup, his first European club. On January 4, 2023, he parted ways with the Greek club. He averaged 16 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in domestic competition, as well as 23.4 points and 3.9 assists in the EuroCup.

Napoli (2023–present)

On January 5, 2023, Young signed with Napoli of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.NEWS,weblink Joe Young signs with GeVi Napoli, January 5, 2023, Sportando, En, January 8, 2023, Skerletic, Dario,

Career statistics

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NBA Regular season

{{NBA player statistics start}} {{nbay|2015}} Indiana.800 >1.2 >1.6 >.4 >| 3.8 {{nbay|2016}} Indiana| 2.1 {{Nbay|2017}} Indiana53 >1 >10.5 >.430 >.379 >1.2 >| 3.9class="sortbottom" Career| 3.4

NBA Playoffs

{{NBA player statistics start}} 2016 Indiana4 >.375 >.250 >1.000 >.3 >.3 >| 2.3 2018 Indiana3.0 >| .0class="sortbottom" Career| 1.8

College

{{NBA player statistics start}}2011–12Houston.2 >| 11.32012–13Houston.420 >| 18.02013–14Oregon.480 >1.3 >| 18.92014–15Oregon36 >35 >36.7 >.925 >4.4 >3.8 >| 20.7 class="sortbottom"Career| 17.5

Personal life

The son of Tina and Michael Young, his father ranks as the third-leading scorer in Houston Cougars history and is one of five players to have his jersey number retired by the school. He majored in Sociology. His younger brother Jacob played college basketball for Texas and Rutgers before transferring to Oregon.NEWS, Kratch, James, Rutgers lands Texas transfer Jacob Young, April 22, 2018, NJ.com,weblink October 4, 2018, Young and Paul George are fifth cousins.NEWS, Hunsinger Benbow, Dana, Pacers' 2nd round pick Joe Young related to Paul George?, June 30, 2015, Indianapolis Star,weblink October 4, 2018,

Philanthropy

Young has remained involved in the Houston, Texas community and in 2019 donated 1,000 Thanksgiving Day turkey dinners to less fortunate residents of the city’s Midtown district.

See also

• List of second-generation NBA players

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

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• Oregon Ducks bio
• Houston Cougars bio {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403005850weblink |date=2015-04-03 }}

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