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Position | Shooting guard |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | February 9, 2002 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | East Coweta (Sharpsburg, Georgia) |
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Chris Youngblood (born February 9, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference. He previously played for the South Florida Bulls and the Kennesaw State Owls.
Coming to Kennesaw State from East Coweta High School, Youngblood was a three-year starter for the Owls. He averaged double-figures and improved his scoring average in each season. As a junior in the 2022–23 season, he led the Owls to its first NCAA tournament berth, earning first-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference honors. [1]
After three seasons at Kennesaw State, Youngblood followed coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, transferring to South Florida with Owl teammates Brandon Stroud and Kasen Jennings. [2] the trio led the Bulls to a surprising regular season American Athletic Conference regular season title. Youngblood averaged 15.3 points per game and was named the AAC co-Player of the Year. [3]
Following the 2023–24 season, Youngblood entered the transfer portal again. [4] He ultimately chose to play for coach Nate Oats at Alabama in his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [5] [6]
The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama in NCAA Division I men's basketball. The program plays in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In the conference it trails only long-time basketball powerhouse Kentucky in SEC tournament titles, is third behind Kentucky and Arkansas in total wins, and is third behind Kentucky and Tennessee in SEC regular season conference titles. Alabama was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion for the 1929–30 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. The team has appeared in the NCAA tournament 24 times, most recently in 2024, and has made ten Sweet Sixteens, two Elite Eights, and one Final Four in the tournament. Alabama's current head coach is Nate Oats.
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