James Young is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.
As a freshman at Kentucky in 2013-14, he finished second in UK single-season freshman history with 82 made three points on the season.
He spent much of the season driving back and forth between Boston and Maine, playing for the Red Claws to receive consistent playing time.
He had 11 D-League assignments in total during his rookie season; playing in the D League was something he was originally against but grew to love in time, even urging the Celtics to send him to Maine during December.
James Young’s Age
As of 2021, he is 25 years old and was born on August 16, 1995, in Flint, Michigan.
Young’s Wikipedia
According to Wikipedia, in 2019-20, he was the top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League with an average of 20.5 points per game.
On October 11, 2012, he signed a letter of intent to play college basketball for the University of Kentucky; as a senior at Rochester in 2012-13, he averaged 27.2 points, 16.0 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game, going on to earn McDonald’s All America honors.
Young’s Height
He is 6 ft 6 inches tall.
Young’s Nationality
He is an American.
Young’s Family
There is no information about his family.
Dating, Relationship, and Marriage
We haven’t found any records of his personal life. He might be single or married.
Young’s Facebook
We haven’t found his Facebook account on Facebook.
Young’s Twitter
On Twitter, he has 30.5k followers, 139 following and 646 tweets.