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Michael Young (basketball)

Michael Young
Michael Young playing for Houston.jpg
Young as a player for the Houston Cougars men's basketball team in the 1980s
Personal information
Born (1961-01-02) January 2, 1961 (age 56)
Houston, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Yates (Houston, Texas)
College Houston (1980–1984)
NBA draft 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career 1984–1996
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
Number 43, 8, 42
Career history
1984 Phoenix Suns
1984–1986 Detroit Spirits
1986 Philadelphia 76ers
1986 Manila Beer Brewmasters
1987 Great Taste Coffee Makers
1987–1989 Valladolid
1989 Fantoni Udine
1989–1990 Los Angeles Clippers
1990 Sioux Falls Skyforce
1990–1992 Panasonic Reggio Calabria
1992–1995 Limoges
1995–1996 Faber Fabriano
1996 CRO Lyon
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Wayne Young (born January 2, 1961) is an American retired basketball player. He had a 15-year playing career spent in the NBA and overseas. He was most recently the director of basketball operations and performance enhancement at the University of Houston, his alma mater.

Young, a native Houstonian, played basketball at Yates High School and the University of Houston. With the Houston Cougars, he was part of Phi Slama Jama and was named Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1983, along with teammate Clyde Drexler. He played in the 1983 NCAA Final, a loss to the North Carolina State Wolfpack, as well as the 1984 final, a loss to the Georgetown Hoyas.

Michael Young was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 24th overall pick (1st round) of the 1984 NBA draft.

He played in three NBA seasons: 1984–85 with the Phoenix Suns, 1985–86 with the Philadelphia 76ers, and 1989–90 with the Los Angeles Clippers. He also played two seasons with the Continental Basketball Association's Detroit Spirit, where he was named the CBA's Player of the Year in 1986 after averaging 26 points per game.

Young also played in the Philippines, Spain, Italy, France and Israel. In 1986, he led Manila Beer to the finals of the Philippine Basketball Association Open Conference, losing to the Ginebra San Miguel team led by Billy Ray Bates. Young, however, won Best Import honors over the highly favored Bates. He would return the following year, this time with the Great Taste Coffee Makers, which he led to another runner-up finish to Tanduay Rhum, led by David Thirdkill. While with the French League's Limoges, he won the 1993 European Club Championship, the Euroleague.


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