Sophia Yvonne Ashley Young (born December 15, 1983 in
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) is a
VincentianSaint Vincent and the Grenadines is a nation in the Lesser Antilles chain, which lies at the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. Its territory consists of the main island of Saint Vincent and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines, which are a chain of...
professional
women's basketballWomen's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges...
player with the
San Antonio Silver StarsThe San Antonio Silver Stars is a team in the Women's National Basketball Association based in San Antonio, Texas. They are one of the original eight founding teams in the WNBA....
in the
WNBAThe Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of thirteen teams. The league was founded in 1996 as the women's counterpart to the NBA...
. She is playing for Turkish Club
GalatasarayGalatasaray women's basketball team is the women basketball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team play matches in Ayhan Şahenk Arena which has a seating capacity for 3,500 spectators...
right now.
Young attended Evangel Christian Academy in
Shreveport, LouisianaShreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as well as being the 99th-largest city in the United States....
,
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.
Young was an All-American at
Baylor UniversityBaylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas, United States. It is the largest Baptist university in the world by enrollment. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Association...
and helped lead the team, nicknamed the
Lady Bears, to their first National Championship during the
2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 19, 2005 and concluded on April 5, 2005 when Baylor was crowned as the new national champion. The Final Four was held for the first time at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 3 and 5, 2005, and was hosted by Butler...
, defeating
Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. Its alumni include at least six winners of the...
.
Sophia Yvonne Ashley Young (born December 15, 1983 in
Saint VincentSaint Vincent and the Grenadines is a nation in the Lesser Antilles chain, which lies at the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. Its territory consists of the main island of Saint Vincent and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines, which are a chain of...
,
West IndiesThe Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts...
) is a
VincentianSaint Vincent and the Grenadines is a nation in the Lesser Antilles chain, which lies at the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. Its territory consists of the main island of Saint Vincent and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines, which are a chain of...
professional
women's basketballWomen's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges...
player with the
San Antonio Silver StarsThe San Antonio Silver Stars is a team in the Women's National Basketball Association based in San Antonio, Texas. They are one of the original eight founding teams in the WNBA....
in the
WNBAThe Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of thirteen teams. The league was founded in 1996 as the women's counterpart to the NBA...
. She is playing for Turkish Club
GalatasarayGalatasaray women's basketball team is the women basketball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team play matches in Ayhan Şahenk Arena which has a seating capacity for 3,500 spectators...
right now.
High school years
Young attended Evangel Christian Academy in
Shreveport, LouisianaShreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as well as being the 99th-largest city in the United States....
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
College years
Young was an All-American at
Baylor UniversityBaylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas, United States. It is the largest Baptist university in the world by enrollment. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Association...
and helped lead the team, nicknamed the
Lady Bears, to their first National Championship during the
2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 19, 2005 and concluded on April 5, 2005 when Baylor was crowned as the new national champion. The Final Four was held for the first time at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 3 and 5, 2005, and was hosted by Butler...
, defeating
Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. Its alumni include at least six winners of the...
. 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
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All-American (first team)
- USBWA All-American (second straight year)
- All-Tournament team Albuquerque Regional
- Big 12
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. It is a member of the NCAA's Division I for all sports; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition...
Championship All-Tournament team (third straight year)
- Wooden Award Finalist
- Wade Trophy
The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's college basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. It is named after three-time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first-ever women's...
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)
WNBA career
Young was selected as the fourth overall pick in the
2006 WNBA DraftOn November 16, 2005, the Women's National Basketball Association held an expansion draft for the Chicago Sky. It was the first expansion draft since before the 2000 season, when the WNBA welcomed the Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Indiana Fever, and Seattle Storm into the league.On April 5, 2006, the...
by the
San Antonio Silver StarsThe San Antonio Silver Stars is a team in the Women's National Basketball Association based in San Antonio, Texas. They are one of the original eight founding teams in the WNBA....
. As a rookie, she was named to the Western Conference WNBA All-Star team.
Regular season
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2006The 2006 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's tenth season. The league added one team the Chicago Sky. The Sky was the first expansion team since 2000 when the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, and the Seattle Storm came to the WNBA. On April 5 the WNBA held their...
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34 || 31.1 || .416 || .000 || .730 ||
7.6 || 1.5 ||
1.7 || 0.4 || 12.0
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2007The 2007 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's 11th season. On January 3, 2007 The Charlotte Sting folded. Three months later on April 4, the WNBA held their annual draft in Cleveland, Ohio. Lindsey Harding of Duke University was selected number one by the Phoenix Mercury....
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.478 || .000 || .749 || 5.8 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 16.8
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2008The 2008 WNBA Season was the 12th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was the first WNBA season ever with a franchise in Atlanta as the Dream were announced in late 2007....
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.478 || .000 ||
.786 || 5.6 ||
2.3 || 1.6 ||
0.5 || 17.5
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2009The 2009 WNBA Season is the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season ever without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008...
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33.7 || .454 ||
.309 || .767 || 6.5 || 1.6 || 1.3 ||
0.5 ||
18.2
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| 133 || 133 || 32.6 || .458 || .254 || .761 || 6.4 || 1.7 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 16.1
Playoffs
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.507 || .000 ||
.844 ||
9.0 || 1.6 || 0.8 || 0.4 ||
20.2
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36.1 || .456 || .000 || .750 || 5.9 || 1.7 || 1.6 || 0.1 || 17.7
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.500 || .684 || 5.3 ||
2.0 ||
2.0 ||
0.7 || 19.3
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| 17 || 17 || 34.9 || .472 || .333 || .766 || 6.7 || 1.7 || 1.4 || 0.3 || 18.7
European career
- 2006-2007: Czech Republic Gambrinus Sika Brno
- 2007-present: Turkey Galatasaray
Galatasaray women's basketball team is the women basketball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team play matches in Ayhan Şahenk Arena which has a seating capacity for 3,500 spectators...
Awards and Achievements
- 2008-2009 FIBA Eurocup Winner with Turkey Galatasaray
Galatasaray women's basketball team is the women basketball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team play matches in Ayhan Şahenk Arena which has a seating capacity for 3,500 spectators...
- 2009 WNBA All-Star Selection
The 2009 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 25, 2009 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun. The game was the 9th annual WNBA All-Star Game...
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