Nick Young
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Born in Los Angeles, California, Young played for Hamilton High School, Dorsey High School, and [[Cleveland High School (Los Angeles, California)|Cleveland High School]] in suburban [[Reseda, California]]. He averaged 27.2 points and 10.8 rebounds as a 2004 senior at Cleveland, earning 2004 CIF L.A. City Section, Los Angeles Times All-City and San Fernando Valley first team honors. Young shot 57.3% from the field and 46.8% from three-point range (52-of-111), had 48 steals and 41 blocks as Cleveland finished with a 25–4 record. He was tabbed the seventh-best player in the country by HoopScoop and listed by |
Born in Los Angeles, California, Young played for Hamilton High School, Dorsey High School, and [[Cleveland High School (Los Angeles, California)|Cleveland High School]] in suburban [[Reseda, California]]. He averaged 27.2 points and 10.8 rebounds as a 2004 senior at Cleveland, earning 2004 CIF L.A. City Section, Los Angeles Times All-City and San Fernando Valley first team honors. Young shot 57.3% from the field and 46.8% from three-point range (52-of-111), had 48 steals and 41 blocks as Cleveland finished with a 25–4 record. He was tabbed the seventh-best player in the country by HoopScoop and listed by basketball columnist Frank Burlison as among the Top 50 recruits in 2004. Young once scored 56 points in one game and had 23 rebounds in another. He earned CIF L.A. City Section first team honors in 2003 and was included in a list of Top Seniors by ''[[Athlon Sports]]'' heading into 2004. |
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==College career== |
==College career== |
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Young played for the [[University of Southern California]] from 2004 to 2007 and was [[List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10 First Team]] in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. In the [[2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2007 NCAA Tournament]], he led the fifth-seeded Trojans to a berth in the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to the one-seeded [[North Carolina Tar Heels]], 74–64.{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107005808/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000022 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |title=UNC pulls off biggest rally of the season to dismiss USC |work=ESPN.com |date=March 23, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}} Along the way, Young led USC to a 77–60 first-round win against Arkansas.{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110730033026/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000019 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2011 |title=Gibson keys decisive Trojan victory over Hogs |work=ESPN.com |date=March 16, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}} In the second round, he led the team with 22 points over the [[Texas Longhorns]] in an 87–68 |
Young played for the [[University of Southern California]] from 2004 to 2007 and was [[List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10 First Team]] in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. In the [[2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2007 NCAA Tournament]], he led the fifth-seeded Trojans to a berth in the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to the one-seeded [[North Carolina Tar Heels]], 74–64.{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107005808/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000022 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |title=UNC pulls off biggest rally of the season to dismiss USC |work=ESPN.com |date=March 23, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}} Along the way, Young led USC to a 77–60 first-round win against Arkansas.{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110730033026/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000019 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2011 |title=Gibson keys decisive Trojan victory over Hogs |work=ESPN.com |date=March 16, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}} In the second round, he led the team with 22 points over the [[Texas Longhorns]] in an 87–68 win which featured the National Player of the Year, [[Kevin Durant]], though Durant led both teams in scoring with 30.{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322165013/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000021 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 22, 2007 |title=Young pours in 22 points for USC in blowout of Texas |work=ESPN.com |date=March 18, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}} |
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As expected, following his junior season,{{cite news|first=Andy|last=Katz|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2839924 |title=Trojans' Young set to declare but may not get agent |work=ESPN.com |date=April 16, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}} Young announced on April 15, 2007, to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' that he would forgo his senior year |
As expected, following his junior season,{{cite news|first=Andy|last=Katz|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2839924 |title=Trojans' Young set to declare but may not get agent |work=ESPN.com |date=April 16, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}} Young announced on April 15, 2007, to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' that he would forgo his senior year and enter the [[2007 NBA draft]],{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2841107 |title=USC's Young passes on senior year, turns pro |work=ESPN.com |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=April 17, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}} where Young was selected with the 16th overall pick by the [[Washington Wizards]]. |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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