Cameron Young (born March 24, 1996) is an American professional

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player for the Central Club of the

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. He played

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for the

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after playing two years at

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. 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.

High school

He played his high school career at Westchester High School in

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. There, he was a first-team all-conference selection."Cameron Young,"
gobobcats.

College career

Young then moved to junior college Arizona Western College, where he was named first-team

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as a sophomore. He averaged 17.2 points (5th in the conference), 6.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. Young signed with Quinnipiac as his four-year college. 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. He would later be granted another year of eligibility by the

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(NCAA). Young's next season was saved as new head coach

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inserted Young into the starting lineup as a senior in 2017-18. Young responded, averaging 18.8 points (4th in the Men's

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(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."Cameron Young,"
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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. In a February 18, 2019, game, Young scored 55 points against

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. The total marked a MAAC and Quinnipiac Division I record and was the most points scored in an

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game since

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’s Ben Woodside scored 60 in 2008. 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.

Professional career

Cantù (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the

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, Young signed his first professional contract with Italian club

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of the

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. He averaged 9.4 points per game.

Cherkaski Mavpy (2021)

On February 25, 2021, Young signed with

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in the

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. He scored a season-high 23 points in a 79–88 loss to

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. He averaged 13.3 points per game.

South Bay Lakers (2021)

On October 23, 2021, Young signed with the

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of the

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after a successful tryout. However, he was waived at the end of training camp.

Memphis Hustle (2021–2022)

On December 5, 2021, Young was signed by the

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. He averaged 17.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

Cleveland Charge (2022)

On February 24, 2022, Young was traded from the

to the

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in exchange for

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and the rights to

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. 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."Cameron Young,"
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NBA G League Ignite (2022–2023)

On September 28, 2022, Young signed with the

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. He averaged 10.8 points per game, shooting 86.0% from the free throw line.

Runa Basket Moscow (2023–2024)

On August 23, 2023, Young signed with

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of the

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. He averaged 11.0 points per game.

Hapoel Haifa (2024)

He signed with

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in the

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on October 7, 2024.

Career statistics

Professional

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, Lega Basket Serie A2 , 20 , , 22.2 , , .364 , , .283 , , .725 , , 2.6 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .2 , , 9.5 , - , align="left" , 2020–21 , align="left" ,

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References

External links

Quinnipiac Bobcats bio
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