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Andre Young (born March 16, 1990) is a retired American professional basketball player. Standing at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), Young played the point guard or shooting guard position.[1][2] He played four years of collegiate basketball with Clemson followed by three seasons of playing professionally in multiple countries in Europe.

Andre Young

Young playing for the Clemson Tigers in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1990-03-16) March 16, 1990 (age 32) Albany, Georgia, US
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Deerfield-Windsor (Albany, Georgia)
College	Clemson (2008–2012)
NBA draft	2012 / Undrafted
Playing career	2012–2015
Position	Point guard
Number	11
Career history
2012–2013	EiffelTowers Den Bosch
2013–2014	Goverla
2014–2015	Chorale Roanne
Career highlights and awards
Dutch Cup champion (2013) DBL Most Valuable Player (2013) All-DBL Team (2013) DBL All-Star (2013) ACC All-Defensive team (2012)

Career

After playing college basketball for the Clemson Tigers, Young started his professional career in the Netherlands with EiffelTowers Den Bosch from the Dutch Basketball League. In his first season, he won the league's Most Valuable Player award and got a place in the All-DBL Team. With EiffelTowers, Young won the Dutch Cup. However, he did not win the national championship despite finishing first in the regular season.

On June 12, 2013, Young signed with BC Goverla in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[3] He left the team in March 2014 during the ongoing Ukrainian revolution.[4]

For the 2014–15 season, Young signed with Chorale Roanne of the French second tier Pro B.[5]

For the 2015–16 season, he signed with another Pro B side in Boulazac Basket Dordogne. On July 28, 2015, Young was released by Boulazac after suffering a serious injury.[6]

Honours

With club

EiffelTowers Den Bosch

• NBB Cup: 2012–13

Individual awards

• DBL Most Valuable Player: 2012–13
• All-DBL Team: 2012–13
• DBL All-Star: 2013
• DBL Three-Point shootout champion: 2013
• All-ACC Defensive Team: 2011–12

References

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