Stephen Weigh
July 23, 2020
Galen Young
- Nationality: CAN/USA
- Date of Birth: 16/10/75
- Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee (USA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 198
- Weight (KG): 100
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Northwest Mississippi CC (1994-1996) / Charlotte (1997-1999)
- NBL DEBUT: 19/09/07
- AGE AT DEBUT: 31
- LAST NBL GAME: 12/03/10
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 34
- NBL History: Townsville 2008 | Perth 2010
- Championships: 1
- Perth (2010)
BIO: Galen Young was born in Memphis, Tennessee (USA). After attending Hillcrest High School in Memphis, Tennessee, Young spent two years at Northwest Mississippi Community College between 1994 and 1996. He transferred to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and began playing for the 49ers in 1997.
FAMILY: Young was the father of two twin sons, Grayson and Ellis.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Galen Young made his NBL debut with the Townsville Crocodiles at 31 years of age. He scored 13 points in his first game.
Young averaged 11.3 points and 9.4 rebounds for the Townsville Crocodiles during the 2007/08 season. Young was expected to return for a second season with the Townsville Crocodiles but after Young was involved in a drink-driving incident while driving on a suspended license the team chose not to re-new his contract.
Young averaged 6.0 points and 4.5 rebounds during the 2009/10 season and helped guide the Wildcat’s to a first place finish (17-11) in the regular season. A mid-season addition to the roster, joining the team as an injury replacement for Paul Rogers who injured his elbow and triceps in the second game of the season. Once reaching the playoffs the Wildcat’s defeated the fourth placed Gold Coast Blaze in two straight games with Young adding 10 points as the Wildcat’s won game one 81-68 and 6 points in the 82-78 game two victory. This sent the team into the NBL Grand Final to face the Wollongong Hawks.
Perth claimed game one comfortably with a 75–64 win at home with Young contributing 11 points and 7 rebounds. The series then moved to Wollongong for game two, where the Hawks returned the favour, defeating Perth 75–63 with Young adding 8 points and 7 rebounds in the loss. The Wildcats returned home for the third and deciding game where although Young was limited offensively, scoring only three points on 1/5 shooting, Perth comfortably defeated Wollongong 96–72. His Wildcats teammate Kevin Lisch was named Finals MVP after averaging 18 points and 4 rebounds over the three game series.
Galen Young played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Townsville Crocodiles and the Perth Wildcats. He averaged 9.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 48 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 34 | Perth | 17-11 (1) | 16 | 296.0 | 96 | 72 | 20 | 18 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 55 | 34 | 81 | 42% | 6 | 15 | 40% | 22 | 31 | 71% | 50% | 46% | 16 |
| 2007-08 | 32 | Townsville | 17-13 (5) | 32 | 1,062.0 | 362 | 300 | 113 | 88 | 212 | 27 | 20 | 128 | 145 | 126 | 327 | 39% | 13 | 43 | 30% | 97 | 156 | 62% | 45% | 41% | 20 | Totals | 48 | 1358 | 458 | 372 | 133 | 106 | 266 | 38 | 25 | 163 | 200 | 160 | 408 | 39.2% | 19 | 58 | 32.8% | 119 | 187 | 63.6% | 47% | 42% | 20 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 34 | Perth | 17-11 (1) | 16 | 18.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 42% | 0.4 | 0.9 | 40% | 1.4 | 1.9 | 71% | 50% | 46% | 16 |
| 2007-08 | 32 | Townsville | 17-13 (5) | 32 | 33.2 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 10.2 | 39% | 0.4 | 1.3 | 30% | 3.0 | 4.9 | 62% | 45% | 41% | 20 | Total | 48 | 28.3 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 39.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.8% | 0.4 | 1.2 | 63.6% | 47% | 42% | 20 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Galen Young was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with pick #48 in the 1999 NBA Draft.
After spending preseason with the Bucks, he joined the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) where he played his first professional season. He averaged 11.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game and was selected to the CBA All-Rookie Team.
He spent the 2000/01 season in Japan, before returning to the United States and spending preseason with the Indiana Pacers.
He then spent the 2001/02 season in the NBA Development League with the North Charleston Lowgators.
For the 2002/03 season, Young again played in the CBA and averaged 15.3 points and 8.3 rebounds with the Gary Steelheads. After a preseason stint with the Seattle SuperSonics, Young played a second season with the Steelheads in 2003/04. He averaged 15.5 points and 8.0 rebounds.
After another preseason stint with the Seattle SuperSonics, Young played the 2004/05 season in Italy.
The 2006/07 season saw Young help the Yakima Sun Kings win the CBA championship, while earning CBA Most Valuable Player and All-CBA First Team honours.
Young played a fifth season in the CBA in 2008/09, playing for the East Kentucky Miners.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Japan - Bosch Blue Winds (2000–01) | Venezuela - Toros de Aragua (2002) | Philippines - Alaska Aces (2004, 2009), San Miguel Beermen (2007) | Italy - Viola Reggio Calabria (2004–05), Pepsi Caserta (2005–06) | Spain - Unelco Tenerife (2005–06) | New Zealand - Hawke’s Bay Hawks (2011–2012)
Young joined the Bosch Blue Winds for the 2000–01 season, playing his first professional season in Japan.
In 2002, Young moved to Venezuela for a short stint with Toros de Aragua.
Young joined the Alaska Aces for the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference in the Philippines, marking his first season in the PBA as an import during that tournament window.
For the 2004–05 season, Young played in Italy with Viola Reggio Calabria, appearing in 20 league games and totaling 200 points, 118 rebounds, and 37 assists while sharing the roster with Nicolas Mazzarino, Jay Larranaga, Casey Shaw, and LaVell Blanchard.
Young split the 2005–06 season between Spain and Italy, suiting up for Unelco Tenerife in Spain before later playing in Italy with Pepsi Caserta.
In 2007, Young returned to the Philippines and joined the San Miguel Beermen mid-season in the PBA Fiesta Conference, helping lift the team from a 1–6 start to sixth place by the end of the elimination round before San Miguel finished fourth after losing to eventual champion Alaska in the semifinals, a series the Aces won 4–2, and Young’s first listed game for San Miguel in that conference came on April 11 against Alaska.
Young played a second stint with the Alaska Aces in the Philippines in 2009.
In April 2011, Young joined the Hawke’s Bay Hawks for the New Zealand NBL season, and he helped the Hawks reach the Grand Final on July 17, 2011 against the Wellington Saints, top scoring for Hawke’s Bay with 20 points while teammates Josh Pace had 17 and Aidan Daly scored 16 as Wellington won behind Lindsay Tait’s 28 points and a combined 41 from Corey Webster and Leon Henry.
Young returned to New Zealand for a second season with Hawke’s Bay in 2012, and in his final professional season he averaged 11.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.7 assists across 17 games, leading the New Zealand NBL in assists while playing alongside Hawke’s Bay teammates including Isma’il Muhammad and Lawrence Abney.
COLLEGE
Galen Young played college basketball at Northwest Mississippi Community College from 1994 to 1996 before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he competed from 1997 to 1999.
After attending Hillcrest High School in Memphis, Tennessee, Young spent two years at Northwest Mississippi Community College between 1994 and 1996. As a sophomore, he was named the team’s Most Valuable Player and a two-time selection for All-State, while also earning two All-MACJC selections. He was a NJCAA All-American and named to the NJCAA All-Tournament Team, and he helped the 1995–96 Northwest squad reach the NJCAA National Tournament and place sixth overall.
Young transferred to UNC Charlotte and joined the 49ers for the 1997–98 season, when the team went 20–11 overall and 13–3 in Conference USA play, reached the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the second round. In that 1997–98 season, he played 30 games and made 27 starts, averaging 8.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game while shooting 38.1% from the field and 29.0% from three-point range, with 71.4% free-throw shooting.
As a senior in 1998–99, Young started 33 of 34 games and led Charlotte in scoring with 500 points (14.7 per game) while adding 245 rebounds (7.2 per game) and 103 assists (3.0 per game) across 1,054 minutes. He shot 170-for-414 from the field (41.1%), hit 24 three-pointers on 71 attempts (33.8%), and went 136-for-194 at the line (70.1%), with 86 offensive rebounds and 159 defensive rebounds, plus 52 steals and 19 blocks. That season Charlotte finished 23–11, went 10–6 in C-USA to place third in the American Division, won the Conference USA Tournament, and reached the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed, beating Rhode Island in the first round before losing to Oklahoma in the second round, and the 49ers finished ranked No. 24 in the final AP Poll.
In 1999, he was named first-team All-Conference USA, Conference USA Tournament MVP, and earned Conference USA All-Tournament Team recognition while averaging 14.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as a senior. Across his two seasons at Charlotte, he played 64 games (60 starts) and averaged 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game, and he left UNC Charlotte ranked third in scoring, second in blocked shots, and fourth in rebounding in program history at the time of his departure.
COACHING HISTORY
In 2016, Young became an assistant coach for the Lane College men's basketball team. He spent four seasons with the Dragons as an assistant. He then spent the 2020–21 season as an assistant coach with the Rockhurst University men's basketball program.
LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL
Around 2:30 a.m. on June 5, 2021, Young was in his mother's Memphis house when a car crashed into a room where he was using a computer. His body was found buried in the debris over four hours later while his family were clearing the house.
Young's family were unaware that he was in the house at the time and had not told the police to look for him. The car's 19-year-old driver, Miracle Rutherford, was charged with vehicular homicide, driving without insurance and reckless driving.
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