Sam Young (basketball)
| No. 4 – Al Ahli Dubai | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | UAE National Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 1, 1985 Washington, D.C |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Friendly (Fort Washington, Maryland) |
| College | Pittsburgh (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall |
| Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2012 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2012 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2012–2013 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2013–2014 | Sydney Kings |
| 2014 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2014 | Juvecaserta Basket |
| 2015 | Halcones de Xalapa |
| 2015 | Uşak Sportif |
| 2015 | Al Ahli Dubai |
| 2015 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2015 | Cañeros del Este |
| 2015 | San Sebastian |
| 2015–2016 | Al Ahli Dubai |
| 2016 | Guizhou Senhang |
| 2016–present | Al Ahli Dubai |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Samuel David "Sam" Young (born June 1, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Al Ahli Dubai of the UAE National Basketball League. He played college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh.
The eldest of five children, Young was born in Washington, D.C. to single mother Marquet Craig, then 14 years old. She supported her family by working as a cable TV installer for Comcast, and moved the family nine times. By the time Young was in high school, the family had found its way to Prince George's County, Maryland. At Friendly High School in Fort Washington, Young led the Patriots to Maryland state titles in 2003 and 2004, averaging 24.6 points, 14.0 rebounds, and six blocked shots per game as a senior.
After graduating from high school, Young attended Hargrave Military Academy for a year as his high school grades meant that he would have to spend a year at a prep school in order to qualify for a scholarship. He averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds for a team that went 28–1 and was ranked second nationally among prep school programs. The basketball recruiting site Scout.com named Young its National Prep School Player of the Year for 2005. He also received the recruiting attention he had largely missed out on in high school, receiving offers from programs such as Georgia, Maryland, Georgetown, Virginia Tech, and Miami. He would decide to sign with Pitt; Joe Lombardi, then a Pitt assistant and now head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, speculated that Young chose Pitt because "[w]e were there when a whole lot of other people weren't around. He just wanted someone to give him some love."
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