Jahmar Young Explained

Jahmar Young
Position:Shooting guard
Height M:1.96
Weight Kg:82
League:Israeli National League
Team:Hapoel Hevel Modi'in
Number:14
Birth Date:18 November 1986
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality:American
High School:W. E. B. Du Bois
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College:New Mexico State (2007–2010)
Draft Year:2010
Career Start:2010
Years1:2010–2011
Team1:Crvena zvezda
Years2:2011
Team2:Spirou Charleroi
Years3:2011–2012
Team3:Ventspils
Years4:2012–2013
Team4:Orléans Loiret Basket
Years5:2013
Team5:Nizhny Novgorod
Years6:2013–2014
Team6:HKK Široki
Years7:2015
Team7:Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
Years8:2015–2016
Team8:Paris-Levallois
Years9:2016
Team9:Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
Years10:2017
Team10:Hapoel Haifa
Years11:2017
Team11:Huracanes del Atlántico
Years12:2017
Team12:Cibona
Years13:2018
Team13:Beirut Club
Years14:2018–2019
Team14:Hapoel Haifa
Years15:2019 - 2020
Team15:Hapoel Hevel Modi'in
Years16:2020
Team16:Hapoel Eilat B.C.
Highlights:
  • 2× First-team All-WAC (2009, 2010)

Jahmar Young (born November 18, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Hevel Modi'in of the Israeli National League. He played college basketball for New Mexico State.

Early life and college career

Young attended W. E. B. Du Bois High School in Baltimore, Maryland. He was rated as the No. 26 best prep recruit by hoopscooponline.com. As a youngster, he played for various AAU programs, including the DC Assault and Cecil Kirk. In 2004, Young averaged 18.3 points per game and shot 47.5 percent from the field in a four-game tournament for Cecil Kirk.[1]

Young played college basketball at the New Mexico State University, where he averaged 20.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in his senior year. Young was named First-team All-WAC in 2009 and 2010.[1]

Professional career

In September 2010, he signed his first professional contract with Crvena zvezda of Serbia.[2] In March 2011, he left Zvezda and signed with Spirou Charleroi of Belgium. He played only 3 games in the Belgian League.

In August 2011, he signed with BK Ventspils of the Latvian Basketball League for the 2011–12 season.[3] In August 2012 he signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the French LNB Pro A for the 2012–13 season.[4]

In September 2013, he signed with Nizhny Novgorod of Russia.[5] On October 19, 2013, he was released by Nizhny after appearing in only one game.[6] In December 2013, he signed with HKK Široki of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] In April 2014, he parted ways with Široki.[8]

In January 2015, he signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of Lebanon.[9]

On November 27, 2015, he signed with Paris-Levallois of the LNB Pro A.[10] On February 16, 2016, he parted ways with Paris after appearing in ten games.[11] On February 26, 2016, he re-signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut.[12]

On October 18, 2017, Young signed with Cibona of Croatia for the rest of the 2017–18 season,[13] but the contract was terminated on November 22 of the same year.[14] In January 2018, he signed with Beirut Club.[15]

On October 24, 2018, Young returned to Hapoel Haifa for a second stint, signing a one-year deal.[16] In 26 games played during the 2018–19 season, he finished the season as the league third best scorer with 22.6 points, to go with 2.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

On January 22, 2020, Young signed with Hapoel Hevel Modi'in as an injury cover for Deondre Parks.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: New Mexico State Athletics - Jahmar Young. October 24, 2018. NMStateSports.com.
  2. News: Crvena Zvezda inks Jahmar Young. April 3, 2014. Eurobasket.com. September 9, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407100703/http://www.eurobasket.com/Adriatic-League/basketball.asp?NewsID=202745. April 7, 2014. live.
  3. News: BK Ventspils announces Jahmar Young. April 3, 2014. Sportando.com. August 10, 2011.
  4. News: Orleans signs Jahmar Young. April 3, 2014. Sportando.com. August 8, 2012.
  5. News: N.Novgorod tabs Jahmar Young, ex Orleans. April 3, 2014. Eurobasket.com. September 4, 2013.
  6. News: Jahmar Young leaves Nizhny Novgorod. April 3, 2014. Sportando.com. October 19, 2013.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20131227033833/http://www.hkk.siroki.net/Jahmar-Young-novi-igrae-na-Pecari.html Jahmar Young novi igrač na Pecari
  8. News: Major changes in Pecara . April 3, 2014 . Abaliga.com . April 3, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140405004758/http://www.abaliga.com/a7423/News/Major_changes_in_Pecara.html . April 5, 2014 .
  9. http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/150657/jahmar-young-moves-to-al-riyadi-beirut.html Jahmar Young moves to Al Riyadi Beirut
  10. News: Jahmar Young sera le joker médical du PL. November 28, 2015. parislevallois.com. November 27, 2015. fr.
  11. News: Paris-Levallois inks Anthony Robertson, parts ways with Jahmar Young. February 16, 2016. Sportando.com. February 16, 2016.
  12. http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/192237/jahmar-young-officially-signs-with-al-riyadi.html Jahmar Young officially signs with Al Riyadi
  13. News: He is back in ABA League - Jahmar Young signs with Cibona. October 18, 2017. aba-liga.com. October 18, 2017.
  14. News: Cibona part ways with Jahmar Young. November 22, 2017. .aba-liga.com. November 22, 2017.
  15. News: Jahmar Young (ex Cibona) is a newcomer at Beirut Club. January 8, 2018. Eurobasket.com. January 6, 2018.
  16. News: גרייבס שוחרר מהפועל חיפה, ג׳מאר יאנג חתם. October 24, 2018. ONE.co.il. October 24, 2018. he.
  17. News: עומר טל: כל משחק בטוחים שייגמר לנו הרצף. January 22, 2020. ONE.co.il. January 22, 2020. he.