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Kyle Young

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Player profile

  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 225
  • Year Grad.
  • Hometown Canton, Ohio
  • H.S./Last School Jackson

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NCAA Career Stats

Young Glad Path Led to Ohio State, Degree

CAREER HONORS

  • Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021)
  • 2020 Ohio State Scholar Athlete

AS A SENIOR (2020-21)

  • Set career-high with 18 points at Maryland (2/8/21) … tied that effort in the first half vs. Purdue March 12 before leaving the game in the second half with injury
  • Veteran of 108 games played, 65 starts
  • 650 career points; 469 rebounds
  • A career 68% shooter at the foul line, Young connected on 85% at the stripe in 2020-21 (44-52)
  • Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree
  • 2021 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree
  • Fouled out for the first and only time in his career vs. Penn State at home Jan. 27, 2020-21

AS A JUNIOR (2019-20)

  • Started 25 games, averaging 7.5 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting a team high 58.5 percent from the field
  • Posted first-career double-double with a career-best 14 points and 13 rebounds vs. Cincinnati (11/6)
  • Scored 10 points vs. UMass Lowell (11/10)
  • Went for eight points and seven boards vs. Villanova (11/13)
  • Tallied a double-double with career-high 15 points to go along with 10 rebounds against Stetson (11/18)
  • Went for nine points and five boards at North Carolina (12/4)
  • Totaled nine points and six rebounds vs. Penn State (12/7)
  • Went for 10 points and nine rebounds against Southeast Missouri (12/17)
  • Totaled 10 points and six rebounds vs. Kentucky (12/21)
  • Pulled down 11 boards against West Virginia (12/29)
  • Went for 10 points and six rebounds vs. Nebraska (1/14)
  • Totaled 14 points and six boards vs. Minnesota (1/23)
  • Went for 12 points and five rebounds at Michigan (2/4)
  • Scored a career-high 16 points while pulling down seven boards against Purdue (2/15)
  • Went for eight points and seven rebounds at Iowa (2/20)
  • Attended Athletes in Action Captains Academy

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19)

  • Played in 31 games, making 14 starts
  • Averaged 6.0 points and 4.4 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game
  • Connected on 78 of 116 (67.2 percent) attempts from the field
  • Scored 10 points and tied career-best eight boards at Cincinnati (11/7)
  • Scored seven points vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (11/11)
  • Went for six points and six boards at Creighton (11/15)
  • Tallied six points and five boards vs. Samford (11/20)
  • Scored eight points vs. Cleveland State (11/23)
  • Scored a career-high 10 points vs. Syracuse (11/28)
  • Went for 10 points and eight boards vs. Minnesota (12/2)
  • Totaled six points, five rebounds and three assists against Illinois (12/5)
  • Went for eight points and six rebounds vs. Bucknell (12/15)
  • Tallied 11 points and six rebounds against UCLA (12/22)
  • Went for six points and five boards at Iowa (1/12)
  • Totaled six points, six boards and two blocks against Penn State (2/7)
  • Tallied eight points and four boards vs. Northwestern (2/20)
  • Went for seven points and tied career-high eight rebounds at Purdue (3/2)
  • Tallied seven points, four boards, two assists and two blocks at Northwestern (3/6)
  • Went for six points and eight boards vs. Wisconsin (3/10)
  • Totaled six points and a career-high four assists against Michigan State (3/15)

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18)

  • Appeared in 25 games off the bench, averaging 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game
  • Went for four points and three boards against Robert Morris (11/10)
  • Pulled down three offensive boards in 12 minutes off the bench vs. Gonzaga (11/23)
  • Scored five points vs. Clemson (11/29)
  • Went for six points and four rebounds vs. Michigan (12/4)
  • Tallied four points and eight boards vs. The Citadel (12/19)
  • Went for four points and three boards at Rutgers (1/14)
  • Scored four points at Penn State (2/15)
  • Played a career-high 22 minutes at Michigan (2/18)

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE

  • Three-time All-Ohio selection at Massillon Jackson
  • Helped Jackson to the Division I state championship and a 28-2 record as a senior
  • Averaged 18.0 points and 6.5 boards while shooting 59 percent from the field in his senior campaign
  • Tallied 21.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a junior
  • Finished high school career with 1,582 points

PERSONAL

  • Son of Mary and the late Mark Young
  • Has an older brother, Mark, and an older sister, Jessica