James Young (basketball)
Young at a pre-season press conference in 2014
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| No. 13 – Boston Celtics | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 16, 1995 Flint, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Troy (Troy, Michigan) Rochester (Rochester Hills, Michigan) |
| College | Kentucky (2013–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–present | Boston Celtics |
| 2014–2016 | →Maine Red Claws |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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James Young (born August 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Celtics. He spent the majority of his rookie NBA season playing in the NBA Development League for the Celtics' affiliate team, the Maine Red Claws.
Young attended both Troy High School in Troy, Michigan, and Rochester High School in Rochester Hills, Michigan. As a junior at Troy in 2011–12, Young averaged 25.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game, earning first-team All-State honors from the Associated Press, Detroit News and Detroit Free Press.
On October 11, 2012, Young signed a letter of intent to play college basketball for the University of Kentucky. As a senior at Rochester in 2012–13, Young averaged 27.2 points, 16.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, going on to earn McDonald's All-American honors.
Considered a five-star recruit by ESPN.com, Young was listed as the No. 3 small forward and the No. 8 player in the nation in 2013.
As a freshman at Kentucky in 2013–14, Young finished second in UK single-season freshman history with 82 made three-pointers on the season. He was named SEC Freshman of the Week two times, earned second-team All-SEC honors, SEC All-Freshman team honors, and was named to the Final Four NCAA All-Tournament team. In 40 games (39 starts), he averaged 14.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 32.4 minutes per game. Early in the season, on November 19, he scored a career-high 26 points and hit five three-pointers in a 105–76 win over UT Arlington.
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