Rayford Trae Young “Ice Trae” is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Young was born on September 19, 1998, in Lubbock, Texas to Candice and Rayford Young.
In his early stages of development, Young played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners. He equaled the then-record in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I single-game assists with 22 In 2017 and became the only player to ever lead the NCAA in both points and assists in a single season.
At a very young age, Young has already got some career highlights and awards. They include;
- NBA All-Star (2020)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2019)
- Consensus first-team All-American (2018)
- Wayman Tisdale Award (2018)
- First-team All-Big 12 (2018)
- Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2018)
- NCAA season scoring leader (2018)
- NCAA season assists leader (2018)
- McDonald’s All-American (2017)
Does Trae Young have a twin?
No. Young has three younger siblings but none of them is his twin.
What is Trae Young afraid of?
Trae Young is ornithophobic, an extreme fear of birds.