Mitchell Young (born 6 August 1990) is an Australian former professional basketball player who last played for the

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He played four years of college basketball for

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Early life

Young grew up playing for the Logan Thunder Junior Basketball Club before attending the

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, where he played for the program's SEABL team between 2007 and 2009.

College career

Young played college basketball at Saint Mary's alongside

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from 2009 to 2013. In his freshman year, Young registered 3.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks per game. He increased those numbers to 10.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore and led the

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in field goal percentage. He was named the WCC Co-Player of the Week on 27 December 2010. Young averaged 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and shot .607 from the field as a junior but was hampered by injuries to his groin and foot. As a senior, Young averaged 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and started all 35 games.

Professional career

After graduating from college, Young returned to Australia and joined the

on a two-year deal. In 60 games for the Taipans over two seasons, he averaged 3.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. During the 2014 off-season, he played for the Cairns Marlins in the

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. In 2015, he played for the Logan Thunder QBL team for the first time. After playing for the

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during the 2015–16 NBL season, Young spent the next two NBL seasons with the

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. In 2016, 2017, and 2018, Young played for the Logan Thunder in the QBL. The 2018 season saw Young earn QBL All-League Team honours for his 22.7 points and league-leading 12 rebounds per game. Young returned to the Cairns Taipans for the 2018–19 NBL season. In July 2019, he announced his retirement from the NBL after six seasons and 163 games.

Personal life

Young's parents are Graham and Julie Young, and he has two younger brothers, Billy and Zach. Young majored in

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at Saint Mary's. In July 2019, Young was appointed general manager of Logan Basketball.

References

External links

Mitchell Young
at crocodiles.com.au
Mitchell Young
at brisbanebullets.com.au {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Mitchell 1990 births Living people Australian men's basketball players Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Brisbane Bullets players Cairns Taipans players Power forwards Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball players Townsville Crocodiles players Summer World University Games medalists in basketball FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Coffs Harbour Basketball players from New South Wales Sportsmen from New South Wales People educated at Brisbane State High School 21st-century Australian sportsmen