Cameron Young (born March 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa from the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Quinnipiac Bobcats after playing two years at Arizona Western College. Young led the conference in points per game and was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season.
 Young with Cantù in October 2019 | |
| No. 11 – Hapoel Haifa | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 24, 1996 Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Westchester (Los Angeles, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Cantù |
| 2021 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
| 2021–2022 | Memphis Hustle |
| 2022 | Cleveland Charge |
| 2022–2023 | NBA G League Ignite |
| 2023–2024 | Runa Basket Moscow |
| 2024–present | Hapoel Haifa |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school
editHe played his high school career at Westchester High School in Los Angeles. There, he was a first-team all-conference selection.[1]
College career
editYoung then moved to junior college Arizona Western College, where he was named first-team Arizona Community College Athletic Conference as a sophomore. He averaged 17.2 points (5th in the conference), 6.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.[1]
Young signed with Quinnipiac as his four-year college.[2] Young's first season at Quinnipiac, as a junior in 2016-17, consisted of only six minutes as he found himself on coach Tom Moore’s bench.[3] He would later be granted another year of eligibility by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[4]
Young's next season was saved as new head coach Baker Dunleavy inserted Young into the starting lineup as a senior in 2017-18. Young responded, averaging 18.8 points (4th in the Men's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)), 6.8 rebounds (5th), and 1.3 steals per game, shooting .422 from the field (8th) and .754 from the free throw line (7th), for the Bobcats and earning second-team All-MAAC honors.[3][5]
Following his fifth year of eligibility being reinstated, Young entered the 2018–19 season as a graduate student and as the leading returning scorer in the MAAC and a preseason first-team All-MAAC selection.[6] In a February 18, 2019 game, Young scored 55 points against Siena. The total marked a MAAC and Quinnipiac Division I record and was the most points scored in an NCAA Division I game since North Dakota State’s Ben Woodside scored 60 in 2008.[7] Young led the Bobcats to an 11–7 MAAC record, with 23.5 points (1st in the MAAC), 5.1 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game as well as a .482 field goal percentage (4th), .766 free throw percentage (3rd), and .437 three-point percentage (1st), and at the close of the season was named the MAAC Player of the Year and a first-team All-MAAC pick.[8][9][5]
Professional career
editCantù (2019–2020)
editAfter going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Young signed his first professional contract with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A.[10] He averaged 9.4 points per game.[11]
Cherkaski Mavpy (2021)
editOn February 25, 2021, Young signed with Cherkaski Mavpy in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[12] He scored a season-high 23 points in a 79–88 loss to BC Ternopil.[13] He averaged 13.3 points per game.[11]
South Bay Lakers (2021)
editOn October 23, 2021, Young signed with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League after a successful tryout.[14] However, he was waived at the end of training camp.
Memphis Hustle (2021–2022)
editOn December 5, 2021, Young was signed by the Memphis Hustle.[15] He averaged 17.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[16]
Cleveland Charge (2022)
editOn February 24, 2022, Young was traded from the Memphis Hustle to the Cleveland Charge in exchange for Dwayne Sutton and the rights to Levi Randolph.[16] He averaged 25.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.9 steals per game, shooting 50.4% from the field and 88.1% from the free throw line.[11]
NBA G League Ignite (2022–2023)
editOn September 28, 2022, Young signed with the NBA G League Ignite.[17] He averaged 10.8 points per game, shooting 86.0% from the free throw line.[11]
Runa Basket Moscow (2023–2024)
edit
On August 23, 2023, Young signed with Runa Basket Moscow of the VTB United League.[18] He averaged 11.0 points per game.[11]
Hapoel Haifa (2024–present)
editHe signed with Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League on October 7, 2024.[11]
Career statistics
editProfessional
edit| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Pallacanestro Cantù | Lega Basket Serie A2 | 20 | 22.2 | .364 | .283 | .725 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 9.5 |
| 2020–21 | Cherkaski Mavpy | Ukrainian SuperLeague | 21 | 25.3 | .457 | .369 | .782 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .9 | .7 | 13.8 |
| Career | All Leagues | 41 | 23.8 | .417 | .318 | .760 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .7 | .5 | 11.7 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Cameron Young," gobobcats.
- ^ "Trio sign" (Press release). Arizona Western Matadors. May 11, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Riley, Lori (February 24, 2019). "Cam Young making most of an extra year and has Quinnipiac men's basketball on the upswing". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "Cameron Young Granted Extra Year of Eligibility by NCAA, Will Return for QU Men's Basketball in 2018–19" (Press release). Quinnipiac Bobcats. May 31, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Cameron Young," Sports-Reference.
- ^ "Rider Selected as Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite; Canisius' Reese Named Preseason Player of the Year" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. October 23, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Negley, Cassandra (February 18, 2019). "Quinnipiac's Cameron Young scores most points in D-I game since 2008". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Fuller, Jim (March 8, 2019). "Quinnipiac's Cameron Young named MAAC Player of the Year". New Haven Register. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "MAAC Men's Basketball Major Award Winners Announced" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (September 6, 2019). "Cantù sign Cameron Young". Sportando. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cameron Young," RealGM.
- ^ "Черкаські Мавпи підсилилися американським захисником" (in Ukrainian). fbu.ua. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Cherkasy 88 – Ternopil 79". EuroBasket.com. April 21, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Kioski, Nick (October 23, 2021). "South Bay Finalizes Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "2021–2022 Memphis Hustle Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "Charge Acquire Young in Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Ignite Announces Veteran Roster Additions". oursportscentral.com. September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ "Cameron Young is in Runa". VTB-League.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.