Personal information | |
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Born | Peterborough, Ontario | April 29, 1980
Nationality | Canadian/Irish |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Peterborough Collegiate (Peterborough, Ontario) |
College | George Mason (1999–2003) |
NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
Playing career | 2003–2011 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
2003–2004 | Drac Inca |
2004–2007 | DKV Joventut |
2007–2008 | MMT Estudiantes |
2008–2009 | CB Murcia |
2009–2011 | Teramo Basket |
Jesse Wade Young (born April 29, 1980) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He also holds Irish citizenship. [1] He played 2008-09 for Spain ACB league club CB Murcia. He signed for Bancatercas Teramo Basket (Italy LegaA) for 2009/2010 season. After being a free-agent for the first part of the season, in January 2011 he signed again for Bancatercas Teramo Basket till the end of the Italian top division season. [2] On December 14, 2011 Young announced that he was retiring from basketball. [3]
Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1999-00 | George Mason | NCAA (USA) | 30 | 12 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
2000-01 | George Mason | NCAA (USA) | 30 | 23 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 8.2 |
2001-02 | George Mason | NCAA (USA) | 29 | 32 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 14.6 |
2002-03 | George Mason | NCAA (USA) | 26 | 30 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
2003-04 | Inca | LEB (Spain) | 37 | 26 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 11.4 |
2004-05 | Joventut | ACB (Spain) | 33 | 15 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
2005-06 | Joventut | ACB (Spain) | 26 | 17 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
Young was a member of the Canada national team that participated in the 1999 and 2003 Pan American Games. He also played at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 averaging 6.8 points and 3.4 rebound per game. [4]
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