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Tamera "Ty" Young (born October 30, 1986) is an American former
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player and assistant coach with the
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. After playing collegiately for
James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public university, public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908, the institution was renamed in 1938 in honor of the fourth president of the ...
, Young was drafted by the
Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Dream compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded for the ...
with the 8th overall pick of the
2008 WNBA draft The WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which Women's National Basketball Association teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The 2008 draft was held on April 9. A lottery was held on Octobe ...
. She was traded to the Chicago Sky, and helped them to the
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in 2014, then came back to Atlanta, and was traded to the Aces in 2018.


Personal

Born in
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, Tamera Young is the daughter of the late Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and an older sister, Nikia. Her cousin, Willie Williams, was a cornerback for the
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's
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and a 13-year NFL veteran (Steelers 1993–96, 2005;
Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a ...
1997–2003). Tamera is the all-time leading scorer at Emsley A. Laney High School, the same high school that produced
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, where her number 11 jersey is retired. During her senior year she led the "Buccaneers to the 2004 Conference Championship. During her off-seasons, she spent her time with her ex-fiancée,
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in
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raising awareness about
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to which she lost her father on April 6, 2015.


College career

Tamera played collegiately at
James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public university, public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908, the institution was renamed in 1938 in honor of the fourth president of the ...
in the
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. She set numerous records while in college, including the conference's all-time scoring record. As a senior, she led JMU to the third round of the 2008 WNIT, before ultimately losing to the
University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...
.


James Madison statistics

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WNBA career

Young was drafted in the first round with the eighth overall pick in the
2008 WNBA draft The WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which Women's National Basketball Association teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The 2008 draft was held on April 9. A lottery was held on Octobe ...
by the expansion team
Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Dream compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded for the ...
. In her first season with the Dream Tamera became the first player from
James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public university, public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908, the institution was renamed in 1938 in honor of the fourth president of the ...
to play in the WNBA and wore the number 23 on her jersey. In her second season she switched to the number 11, which she wore in college. While playing for the Atlanta Dream, Young's per game averages included 8.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 27.4 minutes a game. On August 12, 2009, Young was traded to the
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in exchange for
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. As a player, she averaged 40.5% in field goal accuracy, 27% in three-point accuracy, and averaged 6.8 PPG. On February 1, 2018, Young signed a contract with the
Las Vegas Aces The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home game ...
.


WNBA career statistics


Regular season

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Playoffs

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Overseas career

During the 2008–09 off-season, following her rookie year in the WNBA, Young went to Latvia and played for Cesis. For the 2009–10 off-season Young went to Turkey and played for Pankup. In 2010, she signed with Basket Landes in France for the 2010–11 off-season. Young signed to play for Istanbul University in
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
for the 2011–12 off-season. After the winter holidays she would sign with
Maccabi Bnot Ashdod Maccabi Bnot Ashdod () is a professional women's basketball team based in Ashdod, playing in the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League, Ligat Ha'al in Israel since 2003. It is the women's basketball division of the Maccabi Ashdod sports club. ...
in
Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
and go on to win the 2012 Israeli Cup and be named the MVP. In the 2014 off-season, Young joined the Brazilian championship, being teammate to various
Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Dream compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded for the ...
players in América de Recife.


Coaching career

On April 17, 2024, Young was hired as an assistant coach for the
Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 2006 season. Th ...


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Tamera 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Brazil American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American women's basketball players Atlanta Dream draft picks Atlanta Dream players Basketball players from Wilmington, North Carolina Chicago Sky players 21st-century American sportswomen Chicago Sky coaches James Madison Dukes women's basketball players Las Vegas Aces players Shanxi Flame players Small forwards Emsley A. Laney High School alumni Atenienses de Manati (women's basketball) players Athletes Unlimited basketball players American women's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from North Carolina