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Jersey Number 20
Nylah Young
- Hometown:
- Suffolk, Va.
- High School:
- King's Fork HS
2020-21 SEASON
Played in and started all 15 games…averaged 13.3 points, 6.5 rebounds per game as she was named Second Team All-Conference….scored 20 points with eight rebounds against USC Upstate (1/16)…had two double-doubles with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Charleston Southern (12/21) and 19 points and 10 rebounds against High Point (2/20)…scored 15 points or more in nine games…had eight or more rebounds in seven games.
2019-20 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in 29 games, making 27 starts for the Lady Pirates this season…Young is averaging 12.7 points, 7.1 rebounds per contest as a freshman… was 137-for-366 (37.4%) from the floor and was 21-for-58 (36.2%) from beyond the arc on the season…Young was named Big South Freshman of the week for games played Jan. 6-12, Jan. 13-19, and Jan. 27-Feb. 2. Had six 20+ points games and recorded 10 double doubles on the season…Had a season high of 30 points against Longwood…she finished 1st in rebounds, and 3rd in scoring on the team. She landed 11th in scoring with (12.7 ppg), tied for 10th in blocked shots (0.8 bpg) and 7th in rebounds (7.1 rpg) in the Big South Conference…she earned All-Freshman Team… played a total of 860 minutes…finished the season with 369 points, 42 steals, 16 assists, and 206 rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL
Comes to Hampton after a stellar career at King’s Fork High School in Suffolk…She was a two-time All-State selection and a two-time Southeastern District Player of the Year…Young scored over 1,000 points in her career and holds the school record with a 52-point game in her senior season.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Tyra Young-Ruffin and Curley Young and step-daughter of Julius E. Ruffin….She has seven siblings: Maya Young, London Young, Alexia Wilkinson, Alyssia Wilkinson, Curley Young, Ashley Williams, Aaron Williams
Played in and started all 15 games…averaged 13.3 points, 6.5 rebounds per game as she was named Second Team All-Conference….scored 20 points with eight rebounds against USC Upstate (1/16)…had two double-doubles with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Charleston Southern (12/21) and 19 points and 10 rebounds against High Point (2/20)…scored 15 points or more in nine games…had eight or more rebounds in seven games.
2019-20 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in 29 games, making 27 starts for the Lady Pirates this season…Young is averaging 12.7 points, 7.1 rebounds per contest as a freshman… was 137-for-366 (37.4%) from the floor and was 21-for-58 (36.2%) from beyond the arc on the season…Young was named Big South Freshman of the week for games played Jan. 6-12, Jan. 13-19, and Jan. 27-Feb. 2. Had six 20+ points games and recorded 10 double doubles on the season…Had a season high of 30 points against Longwood…she finished 1st in rebounds, and 3rd in scoring on the team. She landed 11th in scoring with (12.7 ppg), tied for 10th in blocked shots (0.8 bpg) and 7th in rebounds (7.1 rpg) in the Big South Conference…she earned All-Freshman Team… played a total of 860 minutes…finished the season with 369 points, 42 steals, 16 assists, and 206 rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL
Comes to Hampton after a stellar career at King’s Fork High School in Suffolk…She was a two-time All-State selection and a two-time Southeastern District Player of the Year…Young scored over 1,000 points in her career and holds the school record with a 52-point game in her senior season.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Tyra Young-Ruffin and Curley Young and step-daughter of Julius E. Ruffin….She has seven siblings: Maya Young, London Young, Alexia Wilkinson, Alyssia Wilkinson, Curley Young, Ashley Williams, Aaron Williams
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