Ted Young (basketball)

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Ted Young
Personal information
Born (1960-11-12) November 12, 1960 (age 64)
Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Clarksville
(Clarksville, Tennessee) [1]
College Vanderbilt (1979–1983)
NBA draft 1983: undrafted
Playing career1983–1992
Coaching career1997 [2] –present
Career history
As a player:
1983–1992 Akita Isuzu Motors/Isuzu Lynx/Giga Cats
As a coach:
1997–present Clarksville HS
Career highlights
  • JBL MVP (1988)
  • JBL Best5 (1988)
  • JBL Scoring Leader (1985)
  • 2x JBL Rebound Leader (1984, 1985)
  • JBL Assist Leader　(1988)
  • JBL2 champion (1983)
  • 2x Japanese Emperor's Cup champions (1984, 1988)
  • JBL champion (1988)

Ted Young (born November 12, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt, before playing professionally for the Akita Isuzu Motors/Isuzu Lynx/Giga Cats, of the Japan Basketball League. [3] [4]

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Coaching career

Young is the head boys basketball coach at Clarksville, and one of the most successful coaches in Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association history. [5]

Personal

His son, Teal Young plays baseball.

References

  1. ↑ ACME Ahteletics (October 31, 2017). "Our Coaches" . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. ↑ USA Today (June 30, 2013). "In Memoriam: Ben Fendley built CHS' tradition" . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ GameFacePh (September 24, 2009). "Foreign teams add spice to the action" . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ Akita Sakigake (September 7, 2014). "バスケでかなえる夢" . Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Leaf-Chronicle Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts". subscribe.theleafchronicle.com. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
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