Justin Young (basketball) explained

Justin Young
Position:Small forward / power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:205
League:VBA
Team:Thanglong Warriors
Number:12
Birth Date:9 March 1993
Birth Place:Monterey Park, California, U.S.
Nationality:Vietnamese / American
High School:Mark Keppel
(Alhambra, California)
College:Chapman University (2011–2015)
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016
Team1:Hochiminh City Wings
Years2:2017
Team2:Hanoi Buffaloes
Years3:2017–present
Team3:Thang Long Warriors
Years4:2018
Team4:PEA
Highlights:
  • VBA Defensive Player of the Year (2016)
Years5:2018–2020
Team5:Saigon Heat (ABL)

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 Hochiminh City Wings of the VBA prior to the league's inaugural season.[2] 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.

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

VBA

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016| style="text-align:left;"| Hochiminh City Wings| 21 || 17 || 33.7 || .390 || .110 || .410 || 10.5 || 2 || 1.9 || 1.4 || 10.4|- class"sortbottom"| style="text-align:left;"| 2017| style="text-align:left;"| Thang Long Warriors| 20 || 20 || 36.4 || .390 || .240 || .540 || 8 || 4.2 || 2 || .5 || 12.3|- class"sortbottom"| style="text-align:left;"| 2018| style="text-align:left;"| Thang Long Warriors| 17 || 16 || 36.3 || .420 || .110 || .440 || 9.9 || 3.1 || 3.1 || .3 || 14.1|- class"sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 58 || 53 || 35.5 || .400 || .153 || .463 || 9.5 || 3.1 || 2.3 || .7 || 12.3

Awards and honors

VBA

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Justin Young - Giải bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp Việt Nam . vba.vn . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180906130527/https://vba.vn/player/justin-young/ . 2018-09-06.
  2. News: Danang Dragon win first VBA match . vietnamnews.vn . 29 August 2016 . 8 September 2017.
  3. News: Justin Young: Humbling Opportunities . aseansports.com . 2 July 2017 . 6 September 2018.
  4. News: Grading Each Team's Selection from the VBA Draft . aseansports.com . 16 June 2017 . 6 September 2018.