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Jersey Number 42
Jacob Young
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Yates HS
- Prev School:
- Texas
Feature: Jacob Young Excels in First Season in Scarlet Knight Uniform | 2019-20 in Photos
- Played two seasons at Rutgers, playing in 58 games (20 starts), averaging 14.1 points, 3.4 assists and notching 79 steals
- Played two seasons in the Big 12 Conference at the University of Texas from 2016-18 before transferring to Rutgers
- Exciting guard with NCAA Tournament experience who can score in a variety of ways
- Tough competitor with a strong pedigree who plays with confidence at both ends of the floor
- 2020-21 Academic All-Big Ten
- Finished second in the Big Ten in steals (1.71), is 9th in field goal percentage (46.9) and 16th in scoring (14.1).
- Scored double-digits in 24 of 28 games
- Led team with 94 assists
- Scored 24 points in win over FDU (Nov. 27), most points as a Scarlet Knight, and added seven assists and four steals
- Posted 17 points in win over Hofstra (Nov. 29)
- Had first career double-double with 18 points and career-high 10 assists alongside five steals in win over Syracuse (Dec. 8)
- Notched 24 points and four assists in win over No. 13 Illinois (Dec. 20)
- Led team with 17 points against No. 10 Iowa (Jan. 2)
- Had team-high 19 points versus Ohio State (Jan. 9)
- Led team with 19 points against No. 9 Wisconsin (Jan. 15)
- Led team with 19 points against Northwestern (Jan. 31)
- Led team with 15 points against Northwestern (Feb. 13)
- Led team with 19 points against Maryland (Feb. 21)
- Led team with 23 points against Minnesota (Mar. 6)
- Had 13 points in NCAA Tournament win over Clemson (March 19)
- Played in 30 games off the bench, averaging 8.5 points (fourth on the team)
- Shared team-lead with 31 steals and had 56 assists (third on the team) while shooting 41.3 percent from the field
- In Big Ten Conference games, increased scoring average to 9.1 points per game and had 23 steals, ranking ninth in the league at 1.2 steals per game
- Steal rate of 3.4% in conference games led the league
- Had 13 double-digit scoring games, 11 of those coming against Big Ten foes
- Scored in double-figures in 11 of last 18 games of the season
- Had four games of at least three steals
- Had season-high output of 23 points against Caldwell (Dec. 30)
- Led team in scoring six times
- Appeared twice on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays, for highlight-reel basket in win over Purdue (Jan. 28) and highlight-reel dunk in win at Purdue (March 7)
- Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules
- Played in 30 games (five starts) at Texas, averaging 16.8 minutes, 6.2 points and 1.7 rebounds with 22 assists and 20 steals
- Shot 41.3% overall, 32.3% from 3-point distance and 68.2% from the free throw line
- Posted career-high 29 points against Texas Tech in the Big 12 Tournament
- Scored eight points in career-high 40 minutes of action in the NCAA Tournament against Nevada
- Had six double digit games, including three in his last six games of the season
- Averaged 13.3 points over the season’s last six games
- Played in 33 games (five starts), averaging 16.4 minutes and 3.7 points
- Shooting 28.7% from the field while collecting 30 rebounds, 28 assists and eight steals
- Had 14 points against Texas Tech and 11 points versus Alabama
- A 2016 graduate of Jack Yates High School in Houston, Texas
- Ranked as the No. 87 overall prospect in the nation by Scout and No. 106 by Rivals following his senior year
- Two-time Class 5A all-state selection by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC)
- Led Yates to the third round of the Class 5A state playoffs as a senior
- Paced Yates to an 18-9 mark and a trip to the regional semifinals of the state tourney in his junior season
- As a sophomore, led the team to a 24-7 mark and a trip to the Class 4A state championship game
- Son of Michael and Tina Young
- Majoring in Labor and Employment relations (Master's Program)
- Father played basketball at the University of Houston (1980-84) and was part of the school's legendary "Phi Slama Jama" teams
- Michael still ranks third in career scoring in University of Houston history and is one of five players to have his jersey retired by the school
- Has two older brothers, Michael Jr. and Joe, one older sister, Mayorca, and one younger sister, Milan
- Joe played at the University of Houston (2011-13) and the University of Oregon (2013-15) before being selected 43rd overall by the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Draft
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