Jahmir Young

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Jahmir Young
Denver Nuggets
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-10-07) October 7, 2000 (age 23)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2024: undrafted
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–present Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2024)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2023)
  • 2× First-team All-Conference USA (2021, 2022)
  • Third-team All-Conference USA (2020)
  • Conference USA Freshman of the Year (2020)

Jahmir Young (born October 7, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Maryland.

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High school career

Young played basketball for St. Mary's Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland in his first two years. For his junior season, he transferred to DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland due to a coaching change at St. Mary's Ryken. At DeMatha Catholic, he played alongside teammates: Hunter Dickinson, Justin Moore, Earl Timberlake, and Tyrell Ward. As a junior, Young averaged 11.7 points per game and helped his team win the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title. [1] On the Amateur Athletic Union circuit, he played for Team Takeover and won a Peach Jam title. [2] As a senior, Young earned All-Conference honors and was ranked a top 10 senior in Maryland. [3] A three-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Charlotte over offers from Boston College, Hofstra, Old Dominion and La Salle. [4]

College career

As a freshman at Charlotte, Young averaged 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, and was named Third Team All-Conference USA (C-USA) and Freshman of the Year. [3] He was an eight-time C-USA Freshman of the Week honoree, becoming the fourth player in league history to do so. [5] On December 19, 2020, Young scored a sophomore season-high 27 points in a 76–72 win against North Carolina A&T. [6] As a sophomore, he averaged 18 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, earning First Team All-C-USA honors. [7] On January 17, 2022, Young scored a career-high 30 points in a 96–67 loss against Florida Atlantic. [8] He repeated on the First Team All-C-USA as a junior. [9] As a junior, Young averaged 19.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. On March 29, 2022, he declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility and later entered the transfer portal on April 7. [10]

On April 27, 2022, Young transferred to Maryland. Young, keeping his professional options open, also announced that he will continue with the NBA Draft process while maintaining his eligibility. [11] In his first year with the program, Young, starring at point guard, led the renewal of the Maryland program under first-year head coach Kevin Willard. In 2023, Young was named Second Team All-Big Ten by both coaches and media. [12]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Young joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2024 NBA Summer League [13] and on July 31, 2024, he signed with them. [14]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Charlotte 292932.3.426.373.7385.22.81.6.312.5
2020–21 Charlotte 252537.5.423.338.8344.92.51.0.318.0
2021–22 Charlotte 313135.8.468.341.8925.93.71.1.519.6
2022–23 Maryland 353531.4.415.311.8314.63.11.3.415.8
2023–24 Maryland 323235.3.404.324.9004.94.21.3.320.4
Career15215234.3.427.337.8505.13.31.3.417.3

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References

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