Joe Young (basketball)

Joseph Michael Young (born June 27, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The son of former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Michael Young, he played college basketball with the Houston Cougars and later the Oregon Ducks. Young earned third-team All-American honors and was named conference player of the year in the Pac-12 as a senior with Oregon in 2015. He was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 2015 NBA draft with the 43rd overall pick.

Joe Young
Young with the Indiana Pacers in 2018
No. 3 Fujian Sturgeons
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueCBA
Personal information
Born (1992-06-27) June 27, 1992
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolYates (Houston, Texas)
College
  • Houston (2011–2013)
  • Oregon (2013–2015)
NBA draft2015: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career2015–present
Career history
20152018Indiana Pacers
20152017Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2018–2020Nanjing Monkey Kings
2020–2021Beijing Royal Fighters
2021–2022Birmingham Squadron
2022–2023Promitheas Patras
2023Napoli Basket
2023Changsha Wantian Yongsheng
2023–presentFujian Sturgeons
Career highlights and awards
  • CBA Foreign MVP (2020)
  • CBA scoring champion (2020)
  • CBA All-Star (2019)
  • CBA All-Star Game MVP (2019)
  • Third-team All-American – SN (2015)
  • Pac-12 Player of the Year (2015)
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2015)
  • Second-team All-Pac-12 (2014)
  • Third-team All-Conference USA (2013)
  • Conference USA All-Freshman (2012)
  • Third-team Parade All-American (2010)
  • Texas Mr. Basketball (2010)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
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