Brandon Young
Quick Facts
Biography
Brandon Young (born November 16, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who plays for BBC Monthey of the Swiss League. After four years at DePaul University, Young entered the 2014 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
High school career
Young played high school basketball at Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School, in Washington, D.C..
College career
Young chose to play college basketball at DePaul after finishing highschool at Friendship Collegiate Academy. At DePaul, he is the only player in program history with at least 1,200 points, 400 assists and 100 three-pointers.He is also the only player in program history with at least 100 assists in all four seasons.In his four seasons in the college, Young scored 102 career games in double-figures and reached double-figures in 81 percent of games (102-of-126). Also he had 31 games of at least 20 points including two games of 30 or more points.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Young was acquired from the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League on January 14, 2015. He was waived after 19 games, averaging 6 points and 2,2 assists.
On 2015, he signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. He went on to average 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1 steals in 24 games for Lavrio. He re-signed with the team for the 2016–17 season. He left the team after thw arrival of Steven Gray at the club. On December 15, he joined BBC Monthey of the Swiss League.