Travis Young

Travis Young

Personal information
Born	(1979-06-04) June 4, 1979 (age 45) Columbus, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Zanesville High School (Zanesville, Ohio)
College	Marshall (1997–2001)
NBA draft	2001: undrafted
Playing career	2001–2009
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	3, 8
Career history
2001–2002	Landstede
2002–2003	Omniworld Almere
2003–2006	Donar
2006–2009	Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards
2× Eredivisie champion (2004, 2007) 2× Dutch Cup winner (2005, 2008) 5× Eredivisie All-Star Team (2003–2007) Kees Akerboom Trophy (2007) First-team All-MAC (2001) MAC Freshman of the Year (1998)

Travis Young (born June 4, 1979) is an American former basketball player. Standing at 1.85 m, he was a point guard. During the 2000s, Young played in the Dutch Eredivisie for Landstede (2001–02), Omniworld Almere (2002–03), Donar (2003 to 2006) and EiffelTowers Den Bosch (2006 to 2009).[1][2] Young was also named to the league's All-Star Team five times.[3]

High school and college career

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Young played high school basketball for Zanesville High School, before playing four season in college for Marshall. He was the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Freshman of the Year and garnered all-conference honours as a senior.[4] After leaving Marshall, he was the school's third leader of all-time in steals. Young was inducted into the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.[4]

Professional career

Young began his career with Landstede in the 2001–02 season and averaged 22.2 points on 63.3% field goal shooting in his rookie year.[1] In the following season, he played for Omniworld Almere, where Young averaged 20.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.[1]

In 2003, Young signed for Donar. He won his first national championship in 2004, averaging 16.4 points per game over the season.[1] In December 2005, he resigned from the club after claimed unprofessional behaviour while recovering from his injury.[5] Young returned two months later, in January, as a reported dispute with Donar's board was resolved.[6]

In July 2006, Young signed with rival EiffelTowers Den Bosch, signing a one-year contract.[7] On November 5, 2006, Young scored a career-high 48 points for Den Bosch in a 120–103 win over Donar.[8] In the 2006–07 season, Young played in the 2006–07 ULEB Cup with EiffelTowers. He helped the team beat Real Madrid 84–77, scoring 25 points in the encounter.[9] In September 2008, Young and EiffelTowers agreed to end his contract after he suffered multiple injuries.[10]

In January 2009, Young signed with Anwil Wloclawek.[11] However, in February, Young announced his retirement from basketball in a letter to the website Eurobasket.com.[12]

References

1. "Travis Young Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier - NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
2. "Travis Young International Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
3. "All Star Team (M) | Basketball Happenings". July 11, 2016. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
4. "Marshall Athletics Announces 2022 Hall of Fame Class". Marshall University Athletics. June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
5. "Travis Young neemt zelf ontslag". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). December 19, 2005. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
6. "Travis Young toont berouw". Supportersvereniging Donar (in Dutch). January 25, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
7. "Travis Young naar EiffelTowers/ Den Bosch". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). July 25, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
8. "Travis Young nekt Capitals". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). November 5, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
9. "Basketbal: Stunt Eiffeltowers tegen Real Madrid". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). October 31, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
10. "Contract Travis Young beëindigd". Basketbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). September 25, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
11. "Travis Young w Anwilu". Anwil Włocławek (in Polish). January 1, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
12. "Travis Young stopt ermee". NU (in Dutch). February 27, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2022.