Mark Young (basketball)

Mark Young is an American former professional basketball player for the Maccabi Haifa B.C. in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball at Fairfield University.

Mark Young
Personal information
BornNewton, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrookline
(Brookline, Massachusetts)
CollegeFairfield (1975–1979)
NBA draft1979 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1979–1981
PositionCenter
Career history
1979–1980Maccabi Haifa

Early years

Young attended Brookline High School. As a senior, he was named New England's Athlete of the Year, while averaging 30.9 points and 18 rebounds per game.[1][2] He finished his high school career with over 1,500 points and set a single-game school record with 42 points scored.

College career

Young accepted a basketball scholarship from Fairfield University, over Duke University and the College of the Holy Cross, to play under head coach Fred Barakat.[3][4] He was a teammate of Joe DeSantis and became a four-year starter at center.[5] As a sophomore, he contributed to the team having a 13-0 record at home. He tallied 19 rebounds against Merrimack College.[6]

As a junior, he ranked sixth nationally in field goal percentage (.629), which was also a New England record, after making 149 of 237 attempts. He averaged 17.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest. His best game came against the University of Dayton in the 1978 National Invitation Tournament, where he scored 32 points.

As a senior, he led the Stags in scoring (20.9) and rebounding (9.0), while setting a school single-season record with 193 free throws made and becoming the fifth player in school history to surpass 800 career rebounds.[7]

Young left school as the second all-time leading scorer (1,643 points), fifth in rebounds (808), third in field goal percentage (.558), holding Fairfield records in free throws made (543) and attempted (697).[8] He played in 106 games and scored over 30 points in five of those contests.

In 1985, he was inducted as a member of the Fairfield Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2017, he was named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Honor Roll.[7][9]

Professional career

Young was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round (41st overall) of the 1979 NBA draft. He was released before the start of the season and never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played professionally for the Maccabi Haifa B.C. in the Israeli Basketball Premier League during the 1979–80 season.[10] [11]

References
  1. "1977-1978 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Fairfield University. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. "1975-1976 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Fairfield University. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. "Looking Back to 1978: Men's Basketball Sets Scoring Record Against Holy Cross". Fairfield University. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. Harrison, Don (June 23, 2010). "Fred Barakat, Stags' Legend, Dies". Fairfield Daily Voice. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  5. "1978-1979 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Fairfield University. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  6. "Tickets for MAAC Honor Roll Dinner On Sale Now". Fairfield University. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  7. "Honor Roll: Mark Young". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  8. "2019–20 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). Fairfield University. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  9. "Athletic Hall of Fame". Fairfield University. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  10. "Basketball Talent On Stage at Xavier; Xavier Provides a Basketball Showcase". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  11. "1979-1980 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Fairfield University. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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