Mitchell Young

This article is about the basketball player. For the American football player, see Mitch Young.

Mitchell Young
No. 3 – Logan Thunder
PositionPower forward
LeagueQueensland Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 34)
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrisbane State
(Brisbane, Queensland)
CollegeSaint Mary's (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2009Australian Institute of Sport
2013–2015Cairns Taipans
2014Cairns Marlins
2015–presentLogan Thunder
2015–2016Townsville Crocodiles
2016–2018Brisbane Bullets
2018–2019Cairns Taipans
Career highlights and awards
  • QBL All-League Team (2018)

Mitchell Young (born 6 August 1990) is an Australian former professional basketball player who last played for the Cairns Taipans He played four years of college basketball for Saint Mary's College of California.

Early life

Young grew up playing for the Logan Thunder Junior Basketball Club[1] before attending the Australian Institute of Sport, where he played for the program's SEABL team between 2007 and 2009.[2][3]

College career

Young played college basketball at Saint Mary's alongside Matthew Dellavedova from 2009 to 2013.[4] In his freshman year, Young registered 3.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks per game. He increased those numbers to 10.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore and led the West Coast Conference in field goal percentage. He was named the WCC Co-Player of the Week on 27 December 2010. Young averaged 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and shot .607 from the field as a junior but was hampered by injuries to his groin and foot. As a senior, Young averaged 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and started all 35 games.[1]

Professional career

After graduating from college, Young returned to Australia and joined the Cairns Taipans on a two-year deal.[5][6] In 60 games for the Taipans over two seasons, he averaged 3.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.[7] During the 2014 off-season, he played for the Cairns Marlins in the Queensland Basketball League.[8] In 2015, he played for the Logan Thunder QBL team for the first time.[8]

After playing for the Townsville Crocodiles during the 2015–16 NBL season,[4] Young spent the next two NBL seasons with the Brisbane Bullets.[9][10] In 2016, 2017,[11] and 2018, Young played for the Logan Thunder in the QBL. The 2018 season saw Young earn QBL All-League Team honours for his 22.7 points and league-leading 12 rebounds per game.[12][13]

Young returned to the Cairns Taipans for the 2018–19 NBL season.[14] In July 2019, he announced his retirement from the NBL after six seasons and 163 games.[15]

Personal life

Young's parents are Graham and Julie Young, and he has two younger brothers, Billy and Zach. Young majored in business administration at Saint Mary's.[1]

In July 2019, Young was appointed general manager of Logan Basketball.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mitchell Young Bio". smcgaels.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Past Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Player statistics for Mitchell Young – SEABL". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Crocs Announce Young as First Signing". NBL.com.au. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Taipans sign St Mary's poduct [sic] Mitchell Young". andthefoul.net. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Taipans sign Aussie Mitchell Young out of St Mary's College". taipans.com. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Player statistics for Mitchell Young – NBL". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Player statistics for Mitchell Young – QBL". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "YOUNG GUNS JOIN BRISBANE BULLETS". NBL.com.au. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  10. ^ Brisbane Bullets’ Mitch Young eager to play in front of home crowd in Logan
  11. ^ "A rivalry will be renewed as two powerhouse basketball clubs clash to open the QBL season". CourierMail.com.au. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  12. ^ "2018 QBL Season Review". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  13. ^ "2018 QBL Award Winners". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  14. ^ Mitch Young Returns to Cairns Taipans
  15. ^ NBL (24 July 2019). "BIG shoutout to one of the NBL's good guys..." Twitter. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019.
  16. ^ Anderson, Rowan (3 August 2019). "Mitch Young talks NBL retirement, and transition from court time to board room". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2019.