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Sam Young
- Nationality: USA/LBN
- Date of Birth: 1/06/85
- Place of Birth: Washington, DC (USA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 198
- Weight (KG): 102
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Pittsburgh (2005–2009)
- NBL DEBUT: 24/11/13
- AGE AT DEBUT: 28
- LAST NBL GAME: 22/03/14
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
- NBL History: Sydney 2014
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Sam Young was born in Washington, DC (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Sam Young made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 28 years of age. He scored 14 points in his first game.
Sam Young played one season in the NBL. He averaged 21.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 28 | Sydney | 12-16 (5) | 21 | 683 | 459 | 116 | 49 | 42 | 74 | 21 | 13 | 69 | 62 | 181 | 348 | 52% | 14 | 52 | 27% | 83 | 123 | 67% | 56% | 54% | Totals | 21 | 683 | 459 | 116 | 49 | 42 | 74 | 21 | 13 | 69 | 62 | 181 | 348 | 52.0% | 14 | 52 | 26.9% | 83 | 123 | 67.5% | 57% | 54% | 31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 28 | Sydney | 12-16 (5) | 21 | 32.5 | 21.9 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 16.6 | 52% | 0.7 | 2.5 | 27% | 4.0 | 5.9 | 67% | 56% | 54% | Total | 21 | 32.5 | 21.9 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 16.6 | 52.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.9% | 0.7 | 2.5 | 67.5% | 57% | 54% | 31 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Sam Young was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies with pick #36 in the 2009 NBA Draft.
Young played 249 games in the NBA. He averaged 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- June 26, 2008: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Memphis Grizzlies (as a future 2009 2nd round draft pick) with Donté Greene to the Houston Rockets; the Houston Rockets traded Nicolas Batum to the Portland Trail Blazers; the Portland Trail Blazers traded Joey Dorsey to the Houston Rockets; and the Portland Trail Blazers traded Darrell Arthur to the Memphis Grizzlies.
- December 23, 2008: Traded by the Houston Rockets (as a future 2009 2nd round draft pick) with Steve Francis and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies for a 2011 2nd round draft pick.
- Houston did not receive the 2nd round draft pick because it was top 55 protected.
- June 25, 2009: Drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2nd round (36th pick) of the 2009 NBA Draft.
- July 25, 2009: Signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.
- June 30, 2011: The Memphis Grizzlies exercised their team option on his contract.
- March 15, 2012: Traded by the Memphis Grizzlies to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ricky Sánchez.
- July 1, 2012: Became a free agent after playing for the Philadelphia 76ers.
- July 11, 2012: The Philadelphia 76ers renounced their free-agent exception rights to him.
- September 6, 2012: Signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.
- January 6, 2013: Waived by the Indiana Pacers.
- January 8, 2013: Became a free agent after his Indiana Pacers contract ended (RealGM records the waiver on January 6; Basketball-Reference lists an earlier November 26 waiver).
- January 28, 2013: Signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.
- July 1, 2013: Became a free agent after his Indiana Pacers contract ended.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 96% | 81% | 81% | 86% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 181 | 348 | 52.0% | 14 | 52 | 26.9% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 27 | Indiana | SG | 56 | 3 | 693 | 155 | 123 | 42 | 26 | 97 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 62 | 58 | 148 | 39% | 16 | 52 | 31% | 23 | 43 | 53% | 46% | 45% |
| 2011-12 | 26 | Memphis | SF | 21 | 2 | 240 | 74 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 83 | 39% | 0 | 9 | 0% | 10 | 12 | 83% | 42% | 39% |
| 2011-12 | 26 | Philadelphia | SF | 14 | 0 | 135 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 30% | 5 | 8 | 63% | 9 | 14 | 64% | 40% | 35% |
| 2010-11 | 25 | Memphis | SF | 78 | 46 | 1577 | 572 | 187 | 71 | 40 | 147 | 68 | 23 | 61 | 120 | 233 | 494 | 47% | 17 | 50 | 34% | 89 | 116 | 77% | 52% | 49% |
| 2009-10 | 24 | Memphis | SF | 80 | 1 | 1321 | 595 | 201 | 52 | 77 | 124 | 34 | 20 | 94 | 106 | 224 | 497 | 45% | 11 | 56 | 20% | 136 | 175 | 78% | 52% | 46% | Total | 249 | 52 | 3966 | 1436 | 573 | 180 | 163 | 410 | 134 | 57 | 204 | 311 | 560 | 1266 | 44% | 49 | 175 | 28% | 267 | 360 | 74% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 27 | Indiana | SG | 56 | 3 | 12.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 39% | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31% | 0.4 | 0.8 | 53% | 46% | 45% |
| 2011-12 | 26 | Memphis | SF | 21 | 2 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 39% | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.6 | 83% | 42% | 39% |
| 2011-12 | 26 | Philadelphia | SF | 14 | 0 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 30% | 0.4 | 0.6 | 63% | 0.6 | 1.0 | 64% | 40% | 35% |
| 2010-11 | 25 | Memphis | SF | 78 | 46 | 20.2 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 47% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 34% | 1.1 | 1.5 | 77% | 52% | 49% |
| 2009-10 | 24 | Memphis | SF | 80 | 1 | 16.5 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 45% | 0.1 | 0.7 | 20% | 1.7 | 2.2 | 78% | 52% | 46% | Total | 249 | 52 | 15.9 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 44% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 28% | 1.1 | 1.4 | 74% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- China - Guizhou White Tigers (2016) | Italy - JuveCaserta Basket (2014) | Lebanon - Homenetmen Beirut (2017–2018) | Mexico - Halcones de Xalapa (2015) | Turkey - Uşak Sportif (2015) | United Arab Emirates - Al Ahli Dubai (2015–2017, 2019–2021), Al Nasr (2018–2019)
Young joined JuveCaserta Basket for the 2014–15 Italian Lega Basket Serie A season, playing his first season in Italy after signing on July 22, 2014.
In 11 Serie A games for JuveCaserta, Young scored 241 points (21.9 points per game) while shooting 81-for-174 from the field (46.6%), 18-for-49 from three (36.7%), and 61-for-76 at the line (80.3%), and he left the club on December 31, 2014.
Young joined Halcones de Xalapa on January 14, 2015, before moving later that season to Muratbey Uşak Sportif in Turkey’s top flight after signing on April 8, 2015, appearing in five league games for Uşak and averaging 14.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 25.2 minutes per game.
By the mid-2010s Young was a regular import in the UAE with Al Ahli Dubai, and during the 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup he erupted for 50 points in Al Ahli’s opener against Barsy Atyrau, a performance that helped earn him All-Star Five selection for the tournament.
Young later moved to Lebanon for the 2017–18 season with Homenetmen Beirut, sharing the roster with imports and locals including Walter Hodge, Makram Ben Romdhane, and Ismail Ahmad, and he finished the year as a Lebanese league and cup winner in 2018.
He returned to the UAE for the 2018–19 season with Al Nasr, where his listed teammates included Chester Giles and Philip Szanyiel, before rejoining Al Ahli Dubai for 2019–2021.
COLLEGE
Sam Young played four seasons at Pittsburgh from 2005–06 to 2008–09, appearing in 143 games with 78 starts and finishing his Panthers career with 1,884 points, 712 rebounds, 138 assists, 119 steals and 109 blocks while shooting 49.8 percent from the field.
As a freshman in 2005–06, Young appeared in 33 games with three starts and averaged 7.9 points and 4.4 rebounds in 20.4 minutes per game while shooting 52.1 percent from the field, immediately earning a regular role in Pitt’s frontcourt rotation.
Young played all 37 games as a sophomore in 2006–07 and averaged 7.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per game, remaining a key reserve as Pittsburgh continued its run of NCAA Tournament appearances.
His breakout came as a junior in 2007–08 when he started all 37 games and averaged 18.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while shooting 50.3 percent from the field and 38.3 percent from three-point range.
Young scored 668 points during that junior season, then a Pittsburgh single-season record, and was named First Team All-Big East, the Big East Most Improved Player and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American.
He produced one of the defining stretches of his college career during the 2008 Big East Tournament, averaging 20.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks across four victories as Pittsburgh won the tournament championship and Young was named the event’s Most Outstanding Player.
Young returned for his senior season in 2008–09 and started all 36 games, producing career-high averages of 19.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while shooting 50.2 percent from the field and 37.2 percent from three-point range.
He again earned First Team All-Big East honours and was named a Third Team Associated Press All-American, while also finishing as a finalist for the Naismith and Wooden Player of the Year awards and earning Wooden All-America Team recognition.
Pittsburgh entered the 2009 NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed, and Young delivered several major postseason performances, including 14 points and 13 rebounds in a 72–62 first-round win over East Tennessee State and 32 points with eight rebounds in an 84–76 second-round victory over Oklahoma State.
Young followed with 19 points in a 60–55 Sweet Sixteen win over Xavier before scoring 28 points and grabbing seven rebounds in Pittsburgh’s 78–76 Elite Eight loss to Villanova, which ended the Panthers’ season one win short of the Final Four.
Across Young’s four seasons, Pittsburgh reached the NCAA Tournament every year and his senior class recorded 112 victories, the most by a class in program history at the time.
Young finished his college career ranked fourth on Pittsburgh’s all-time scoring list with 1,884 points and also held the school record for career games played with 143, while recording 32 games of 20 or more points and 97 double-figure scoring games.
After completing his senior season, Young was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 36th pick in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft.
AWARDS
- 1x All-NBL Second Team
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