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Sophia Yvonne Ashley Young (born December 15, 1983) is a Vincentian / American former professional women's basketball player who played with the San Antonio Stars in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Sophia Young

Personal information
Born	(1983-12-15) December 15, 1983 (age 38) Saint Vincent, West Indies
Nationality	Vincentian / American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, Louisiana)
College	Baylor (2002–2006)
WNBA draft	2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars
Playing career	2006–2015
Position	Small forward
Career history
2006–2015	San Antonio Stars
2006–2007	Gambrinus Sika Brno
2007–2010	Galatasaray
2010–2011	Cras Taranto
2012–2013	Beijing Great Wall
Career highlights and awards
3× WNBA All-Star (2006–2007, 2009) All-WNBA First Team (2008) 3× All-WNBA Second Team (2007, 2009, 2012) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2006)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school years

Born in Saint Vincent, West Indies, Young attended the Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.

College career

Young was an All-American at Baylor University and helped lead the team, nicknamed the Lady Bears, to their first National Championship during the 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, defeating Michigan State University. She is one of only four women in NCAA history to score 2,000 points, grab 1,000 rebounds, collect 300 steals, as well as dish out 300 assists.

• Big 12 10th Anniversary Team (only active player named to the five person squad)
• Big 12 Player of the Year
• Kodak All-American (second straight year)
• AP All-American (first team)
• USBWA All-American (second straight year)
• All-Tournament team Albuquerque Regional
• Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team (third straight year)
• Wooden Award Finalist
• Wade Trophy Finalist
• Naismith Trophy Watch List
• All-Big 12 first team (third straight year)
• All-Big 12 Defensive team
• Bayer Senior CLASS Award Finalist
• Big 12 Player of the Week (three-time)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA)

College statistics

Source[1]

Legend

GP	Games 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

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Baylor	35	497	56.3	-	54.0	10.0	1.6	2.5	1.2	14.2
2003–04	Baylor	35	586	55.5	-	60.7	8.6	2.1	2.5	0.8	16.7
2004–05	Baylor	36	661	52.6	-	70.5	9.3	2.9	1.9	0.7	18.4
2005–06	Baylor	33	736	54.6	-	70.5	10.0	2.1	2.2	1.0	22.3
Career	Baylor	139	2480	54.6	0.0	65.3	9.5	2.2	2.3	0.9	17.8

WNBA career

Young was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2006 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars. During her nine-year career, all with the Stars, she was named to the Western Conference WNBA All-Star team three times.

USA Basketball

Young was one of 21 finalists for the U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team Roster for the 2010-2012 cycle. The 20 professional women's basketball players, plus one collegiate player (Brittney Griner), were selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the final roster which will represent the US at the 2012 Olympics in London.[2] Young was named to the National team training pool again for the 2014-2016 cycle on 13 January 2014.[3]

WNBA career statistics

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2006	San Antonio	34	34	31.1	.416	.000	.730	7.6	1.5	1.7	0.4	1.32	12.0
2007	San Antonio	33	33	33.5	.478	.000	.749	5.8	1.5	1.5	0.4	1.85	16.8
2008	San Antonio	33	33	31.9	.478	.000	.786	5.6	2.3	1.6	0.5	1.73	17.5
2009	San Antonio	33	33	33.7	.454	.309	.767	6.5	1.6	1.3	0.5	1.88	18.2
2010	San Antonio	34	34	31.8	.501	.263	.658	5.2	2.4	1.6	0.3	2.06	15.3
2011	San Antonio	33	33	31.6	.429	.000	.592	6.4	2.3	2.0	0.5	1.55	13.2
2012	San Antonio	33	33	31.8	.521	.000	.706	7.2	2.1	2.2	0.4	1.70	16.3
2014	San Antonio	34	20	24.3	.469	.000	.658	4.6	1.5	1.1	0.2	0.76	8.2
2015	San Antonio	34	29	27.4	.458	.000	.738	5.0	1.4	1.2	0.3	1.62	11.5
Career	9 years, 1 team	301	282	30.8	.468	.223	.718	6.0	1.8	1.6	0.4	1.61	14.3

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2007	San Antonio	5	5	34.4	.507	.000	.844	9.0	1.6	0.8	0.4	1.60	20.2
2008	San Antonio	9	9	36.1	.456	.000	.750	5.9	1.7	1.6	0.1	2.11	17.7
2009	San Antonio	3	3	32.0	.458	.500	.684	5.3	2.0	2.0	0.7	1.67	19.3
2010	San Antonio	2	2	33.0	.406	.000	.556	9.0	2.5	1.0	0.5	3.50	15.5
2011	San Antonio	3	3	34.0	.633	.000	.667	5.7	3.0	1.3	0.6	1.33	16.7
2012	San Antonio	2	2	35.5	.533	.000	.889	5.0	0.5	2.5	0.6	2.00	20.0
2014	San Antonio	2	0	27.0	.500	.000	.429	5.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	1.00	8.5
Career	7 years, 1 team	26	24	34.1	.486	.333	.734	6.5	1.8	1.5	0.4	1.88	17.5

Awards and achievements

• 2008–2009 FIBA Eurocup Winner with Galatasaray[4]
• 2009 WNBA All-Star Selection

Notes

External links

• Sophia Young Official Website
• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Baylor Lady Bears bio
• Yahoo Group for Sophia Young
• Player Profile at Galatasaray.org

На других языках

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[de] Sophia Young

Sophia Yvonne Young-Malcolm (* 15. Dezember 1983 als Sophia Young in Kingston auf St. Vincent und die Grenadinen) ist eine professionelle Basketball-Spielerin. Zuletzt spielte sie in der Saison 2015 für die San Antonio Stars in der Women’s National Basketball Association.

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[ru] Янг, София

София Ивонн Эшли Янг (англ. Sophia Yvonne Ashley Young; род. 15 декабря 1983 года в Сент-Винсенте и Гренадинах, Вест-Индия) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступала в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации за клуб «Сан-Антонио Старз». В 2005 году стала чемпионкой Национальной ассоциации студенческого спорта в составе «Бэйлор Леди Бирс», в котором была признана самым выдающимся игроком этого баскетбольного турнира. Была выбрана на драфте ВНБА 2006 года под общим четвёртым номером командой «Сан-Антонио Силвер Старз». Играла на позиции лёгкого форварда.

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