Justin Young (basketball)
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Position | Hochiminh City Wings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Hanoi Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–present | Thang Long Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | PEA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Saigon Heat (ABL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin Young (Vietnamese: Dương Vĩnh Luân; born March 9, 1993) is a Vietnamese- American professional basketball player for the Thang Long Warriors of the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA).[1]
Pro career
Hochiminh City Wings (2016)
In 2016, Young joined the
At the conclusion of the season, he was named the Defensive Player of the Year, finishing with averages of 10.38 points, 10.52 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.Hanoi Buffaloes (2017)
Thang Long Warriors (2017–present)
Prior to the start of the 2017 season, Young decided not to re-sign with the Ho Chi Minh City Wings.[3] Instead, he took his chances elsewhere in the 2017 VBA draft. On 14 June, he was selected by the Thang Long Warriors with the number one overall pick in the 2017 draft.[4]
International career
In 2018, Young received a Vietnamese passport, making him eligible for international play with the Vietnamese national team.
Career statistics
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 |
VBA
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016 | Hochiminh City Wings
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21 | 17 | 33.7 | .390 | .110 | .410 | 10.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
2017 | Thang Long Warriors | 20 | 20 | 36.4 | .390 | .240 | .540 | 8 | 4.2 | 2 | .5 | 12.3 |
2018 | Thang Long Warriors | 17 | 16 | 36.3 | .420 | .110 | .440 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | .3 | 14.1 |
Career | 58 | 53 | 35.5 | .400 | .153 | .463 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | .7 | 12.3 |
Awards and honors
VBA
- Defensive Player of the Year: 2016
References
- ^ "Justin Young - Giải bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp Việt Nam". vba.vn. Archived from the original on 2018-09-06.
- ^ "Danang Dragon win first VBA match". vietnamnews.vn. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Justin Young: Humbling Opportunities". aseansports.com. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Grading Each Team's Selection from the VBA Draft". aseansports.com. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.