Michael Young

Height:
6-9
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Duquesne, Pa.
High School:
St. Benedict's [N.J.]

Career

Two-time third team All-ACC selection ... also earned earned honorable mention All-ACC honors in 2015
Two-time all-district pick (USBWA in 2017 and NABC in 2016)
Finished his career with 1,835 points, 847 rebounds, 243 assists, 87 blocks and 66 steals in 136 games (133 starts)
Posted a .489 (642-of-1313) field goal percentage and a .761 (490-of-644) free throw percentage
Ranks seventh at Pitt in career scoring ... also ranks in the top 10 of the record books in games started (second - 133), consecutive games played (t-third - 136), defensive rebounds (third - 551), rebounds (seventh - 847), field goals made (10th - 642), free throws made (fourth - 490), free throw attempts (fourth - 644), double-figure scoring games (t-fourth - 92) and 20-point scoring games (10th - 29)
Became the only player in Pitt history to surpass the 1,800-point, 800-rebounds and 200 assists plateau

2016-17

Named to the third team All-ACC ... also an Associated Press second team All-ACC honoree
Received USBWA All-District II Team recognition and was a Karl Malone Player of the Year watch list finalist
Averaged a league-high 19.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, while starting 31 or 33 contests
Became the first Pitt player since Clyde Vaughan (1982-83) to lead the conference in scoring
Scored 648 points, fifth-most in a season at Pitt
Finished 15th in the ACC in rebounding and fifth in 20-point scoring games (15) ... scored 20 or more points in five straight games from Nov. 17 - Nov. 29 to become the first Panther to top the 20-point mark in five consecutive games since Vonteego Cummings scored 20 or more points in the first five games of the 1997-98 season
Shot 45.3 percent (217-of-479) from the field and 77.8 percent (172-of-221) from the charity stripe ... the 479 shot attempts are the most in a single season for a Panther since Ashton Gibbs took 479 field goal attempts during the 2011-12 season
Made a career-best 42 three-point field goals after entering his senior season with 19 career threes
Combined with Jamel Artis, became second set of teammates to average 18 or more points per game over a season in Pitt history
Scored in double figures a team-leading 32 times, tied for fifth-most in a season at Pitt ... led the Panthers in scoring 21 times
Hauled in 10 or more rebounds in six contests en route to posting a team-high six double-doubles
Led the team in rebounding and assists leader 11 times
Averaged 17.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists during ACC play
Scored 14 points and added six rebounds in the second round of the ACC Tournament against No. 21 Virginia, 3/8
Led Pitt with 17 points (7-of-16), added six rebounds in the Panthers first round victory of Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament, 3/7
Recorded 17 points, eight rebounds and one assist in a loss to No. 8 North Carolina, 2/25
Dropped a team-leading 24 points (7-of-14) during a loss at Wake Forest, 2/22 ... went 8-for-9 from the line
Notched 11 points, six assists and four rebounds in Pitt’s upset win over No. 17 Florida State, 2/18
Recorded a double-double, 14 points and 10 rebounds, against Virginia Tech, 2/14
Posted 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists in a win over Syracuse, 2/11
Tied a season-high 30 points (11-of-19), while adding seven rebounds at Boston College, 2/8
Scored 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting and added four rebounds against Duke, 2/4
Recorded his fifth double-double of the season, 19 points (7-of-11) and 10 rebounds at No. 12 North Carolina, 1/31
Tallied 14 points and eight rebounds against Clemson, 1/28
Netted 25 points thanks to a season-high four three pointers against NC State, 1/17
Posted 17 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season at No. 14 Louisville, 1/11
Recorded 19 points, six rebounds and five assists in Pitt’s victory over No. 11 Virginia, 1/4
Dropped 25 points on a season-high 24 field goal attempts, hitting four threes and adding seven assists in the Panthers overtime loss to No. 24 Notre Dame, 12/31
Scored 30 points, going 10-of-13 from the charity stripe in a win over Marshall, 12/28
Notched his third double-double of the season, 24 points (9-of-15) and 11 rebounds en route to a victory over Omaha, 12/21 ... made three three-point shots in a game for the first time in his career
Dropped 29 points and added nine rebounds in a win over in-state rival Penn State, 12/10 ... was named CollegeSportsMadness.com ACC Player of the Week on 12/12, following the performance
Posted a team-high 25 points to go along with nine rebounds in the Panthers road win over Maryland, 11/29 ... went 9-of-10 from the free throw line ... named to the NCAA March Madness All-Week Team the same day
Recorded his second double-double on the season, 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting and 10 rebounds in a victory over Yale, 11/22
Netted 30 points and added eight rebounds in a comeback win over Marquette at the 2K Classic, 11/18 ... went a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line
Recorded 22 points and eight boards against SMU at the 2K Classic, 11/17 ... was named to the 2K Classic All-Tournament Team ... following the tournament, was named ACC Player of the Week on 11/21
Tallied 18 points and seven rebounds against Gardner-Webb en route to being named ACC Co-Player of the Week, 11/14
Opened the season with a double-double, 26 points and 10 rebounds in a double-overtime win against Eastern Michigan, 11/11 ... added five assists in the victory ... made a season-high 11 free throws on 15 attempts and logged a season-high 43 minutes

2015-16

Named to the third team All-ACC (coaches and media) ... also a second team NABC All-District 2 selection
Averaged 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game ... shot 53.7 percent (189-of-352) from the field and 77.8 percent (136-of-175) from the foul line ... started 32 of 33 contests
Ranked among ACC leaders in scoring (14th), rebounds (12th) and field goal percentage (5th)
Scored in double figures 29 times with nine games with 20 or more points scored ... grabbed double digit rebounds on five occasions
Finished the year with four double-doubles
Led the team in scoring 15 times and in rebounding on 17 occasions ... also led the Panthers in assists five times
Had 19 points, five rebounds, one blocked shot and a steal in the ACC Tournament against No. 7 North Carolina, 3/10 ... went 6-of-10 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line
Recorded 24 points and seven rebounds at Georgia Tech, 3/5 ... went 10-of-16 from the field and 4-of-4 from the foul line
Scored 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field at Virginia Tech, 3/2 ... added nine rebounds and a blocked shot in the contest
Had 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes in a win over No. 15 Duke, 2/28
Finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists against Louisville, 2/24
Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds in at Syracuse, 2/20
Posted 19 points, eight rebounds, three assists, one blocked shot and a steal in a double-overtime win over Wake Forest, 2/16
Had 15 points, six rebounds (four offensive) and two steals at No. 9 North Carolina, 2/14
Registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds versus No. 9 Virginia, 2/6
Went 6-of-9 from the field and finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists against Virginia Tech, 1/31
Matched a season-high with 25 points against Clemson, 1/27… added seven rebounds and two assists ... went 9-of-14 from the field with a pair of three-point field goals and 5-of-6 from the foul line
Had 13 points, five rebounds and a career-high nine assists in a win over Boston College, 1/16
Posted 18 points and eight rebounds at No. 20 Louisville, 1/14
Went 7-of-11 from the field and 11-of-14 from the foul line in a 25-point effort at Notre Dame, 1/9 ... added five rebounds and four assists in the win
Scored 17 points in a win over Georgia Tech, 1/6
Had 15 points and seven rebounds against Syracuse, 12/30
Named Most Outstanding Player of the Gotham Classic showcase game after scoring 22 points and grabbing six rebounds against Davidson, 12/20 ... went 9-of-14 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line
Had 20 points, six rebounds and two assists versus Morehead State, 12/13 ... went 12-of-13 from the free throw line in the win
Scored 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 from the free throw line against Eastern Washington, 12/11
Posted 20 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and a blocked shot in a win over Duquesne, 12/4 ... went 6-of-9 from the field and 8-of-9 from the foul line
Registered a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds against No. 11 Purdue, 12/1
Scored 23 points to go along with four rebounds and six assists versus Kent State, 11/28 ... went 10-of-15 from the field and 3-of-3 from the foul line
Collected 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists in 21 minutes of action against Cornell, 11/25
Delivered 21 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in a win over Detroit, 11/20 ... went 7-of-9 from the field and 7-of-7 from the foul line
Opened the year with a double-double posting 16 points and 12 rebounds against Saint Joseph’s College ... also added six assists and a blocked shot

2014-15

Earned honorable mention All-ACC accolades (coaches and media)
Averaged 13.4 points, a team-high 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while starting all 34 contests ... also shot a team-best 53.0 percent (167-of-315) from the field to go along with 28 blocks and 21 steals
Ranked among the ACC leaders in scoring (T-17th - 13.4 ppg.), rebounds (T-9th - 7.3 rpg.) and offensive rebounds (3rd - 3.3 orpg.)
Led the Panthers in scoring 11 times and in rebounds on 17 occasions
Reached double figures in scoring 26 times with five 20+ point games ... also had six double-figure rebounding games
Had five double-doubles
Recorded eight points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks in the opening round of the NIT against George Washington, 3/17
Collected 13 points, eight rebounds and two assists in the ACC Tournament vs. NC State, 3/11
Went 9-of-13 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line in a 22-point effort against Miami, 3/4 ... also had seven rebounds and four assists in the game
Scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Wake Forest, 3/1
Recorded 22 points, nine rebounds and two assists in a win over Boston College, 2/24 ... went 5-of-8 from the field and 12-of-15 from the free throw line in the contest
Scored 14 points and went 6-of-9 from the field in a road win at Syracuse, 2/21
Went 6-of-7 from the field and tallied 13 points in a home win over No. 12 North Carolina, 2/14
Had 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting at No. 9 Louisville, 2/11
Registered 13 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal in a home win over Syracuse, 2/7
Scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against Bryant, 2/2
Went 7-of-10 from the field and scored 16 points in a win over No. 8 Notre Dame, 1/31
Grabbed 10 rebounds in an overtime contest at Virginia Tech, 1/27
Collected 14 points and nine rebounds against No. 10 Louisville, 1/25
Had 11 points and four rebounds at No. 4 Duke, 1/19
Recorded 16 points, six rebounds and two assists in a win over Georgia Tech, 1/17
Posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Florida State, 1/14 ... eight of his rebounds came on the offensive end of the floor
Tallied 19 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in an overtime win over Oakland, 12/20
Went 6-of-6 from the field in a 16-point effort against Manhattan ... added eight rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal in the win
Scored 14 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/13 ... went 8-of-12 from the free throw line
Had 13 points, five rebounds and two blocks against Indiana, 12/2
Registered 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals against Kansas State in the EA Sports Maui Invitational, 11/26
Posted a career-high 27 points to go along with 15 rebounds in a win over Chaminade in the opening round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational ... grabbed 10 offensive rebounds ... went 11-of-17 from the field and 5-of-7 from the foul line
Had 13 points and nine rebounds, seven offensive, at Hawaii, 11/21
Scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds in a win over Samford, 11/16 ... went 10-of-13 from the field

2013-14

Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... also an ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient
Started all 36 games at power forward ... averaged 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per game
Reached double figure scoring in five games
Converted 16 consecutive free throws from 11/30-12/17
Scored nine points (4-of-6 FG) with three rebounds in NCAA Tournament vs. Colorado, 3/20
Finished with nine points (4-of-8 FG) vs. Wake Forest, 3/13
Scored a season-high tying 13 points (3-of-6 FG), hit 6-of-6 free throws in 30 minutes at Notre Dame, 3/1
Played a season-best 33 minutes, grabbed seven rebounds at Miami, 2/5/14
Scored eight points (3-of-6 FG), and grabbed four rebounds vs. Virginia, 2/2
Registered nine points with seven rebounds vs. Duke, 1/27
Scored 13 points (4-of-7 FG) with a three-point field goal at NC State, 1/4
Finished with 10 points (6-of-6 FT), grabbed seven rebounds (five offensive) and dished out three assists vs. Youngstown State, 12/14
Scored 10 points (5-of-8 FG) with seven rebounds vs. Loyola Marymount, 12/6
Went 6-of-6 from the free throw line vs. Penn State, 12/3
Scored 11 points (4-of-4 FG) with his first career three-pointer vs. Howard, 11/17
Grabbed nine rebounds (six offensive) and scored six points vs. Fresno State, 11/12
Scored nine points (3-of-4 FG, 3-of-4 FT) to go along with eight rebounds and two blocked two in season opener/freshman debut vs. Savannah State, 11/8 ... became one of only 14 freshmen in school history to start a season opener

High School

A 2013 graduate of St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, N.J., where he played for head coach Mark Taylor
Led St. Benedict’s to the National High School Invitational runner-up finish and to the New Jersey Prep Championship with a 32-2 overall record as a senior
Team concluded its 2012-13 year ranked No. 2 nationally by both USA Today and MaxPreps
Guided the Gray Bees to the NHSI national runner-up finish with a 67-65 championship game loss to Montverde Academy [Fla.] ... led team with 19 points (8-of-10 FG) and 10 rebounds in the title game, which was decided on a three-pointer by Montverde with 2.7 seconds to go
Finished with 10 points and sank two free throws to put the game out of reach in a 60-57 semifinal win over top-ranked Findlay Prep [Nev.]
Scored 17 points (7-of-12 FG) with nine rebounds in a NHSI first round win over LaLumiere Academy (Ind.)
Averaged 14.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, converted 89 field goals and 22 three-point field goals as a senior ... scored 20 or more points six times on the year, including four consecutive games ... also registered five double-doubles and reached double figure scoring in 18 contests
Scored 23 points with 10 rebounds in leading the Gray Bees to a 93-47 state title win over Blair Academy ... the Gray Bees’ first loss of the year was to Blair, 66-64, when St. Ben’s was ranked No. 5 in the USA Today national poll
Scored 19 points and grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds against St. Peter’s Prep
Totaled 23 points with 11 rebounds versus Phelps
Finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Teaneck
Scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds versus Brooklyn Democracy
Invited to play in the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on April 13, 2013 ... finished with 19 points (8-of-11 FG) and five rebounds in 29 minutes of action for the Black Squad
Played in the Donofrio Classic All-Star Tournament and finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds in I-3 All-Stars’ 123-116 win
Spent his junior year at Hudson Catholic High School in Jersey City, N.J. where he led the Hawks to a 25-3 overall and 13-0 league record ... played for head coach Nick Mariniello
Named an All-Hudson County first team selection after averaging 15.9 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.9 assists per game
Scored 445 points and grabbed 324 rebounds as a junior
Ranked among state leaders in both rebound average (11.6 rpg.) and field goal percentage (72.8 percent, 164-of-225)
Shattered backboard against Memorial Feb. 17, 2012 ... The dunk came at the 7:07 mark of the second quarter with Hudson Catholic leading 37-8
Scored over 20 points in six games and registered 10 or more rebounds in 25 of 28 games on the year ... finished with double-doubles in 23 of 28 games
Blocked a career-high five shots two different times
Finished with 20 points and a career-high 21 rebounds in a win over Memorial
Scored a career-high 34 points (12-of-14 FG) and hit 9-of-10 free throws in win over North 13th Street
Finished with 24 points on a perfect 10-of-10 from the floor and grabbed 12 rebounds against St. Joseph Regional
Finished with 24 points (9-of-12 FG) and grabbed 10 rebounds versus Morristown-Beard
Grabbed eight offensive boards, finished with 17 rebounds to go along with 16 points against North Bergen
Scored 22 of Hudson Catholic’s 44 points on 10-of-12 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds against Roselle Catholic
Played his sophomore season at St. Benedict’s Prep [N.J.] ... helping lead the Gray Bees to a 13-12 record ... scored a season-high 27 points vs. Woodson H.S.
Spent his freshman year at Shadyside Academy in Pittsburgh ... as a 14-year old freshman varsity player, guided the Indians to a 19-8 overall and 11-4 league record
Shadyside lost 58-38 to North Catholic H.S. in the PIAA Class 2A second round
Played in the EYBL circuit during the summers ... played AAU basketball with the New Jersey Playaz Basketball Club for head coach Jimmy Salmon
Attended the Reebok Breakout Challenge, Five-Star Camp and Hoop Group Elite Camp
A consensus four-star recruit ... rated the nation’s No. 56 overall recruit and No. 14 power forward by ESPN ... ranked as the nation’s No. 63 player nationally by Hoopniks.com
Ranked the nation’s No. 97 player by Rivals.com ... ranked the nation’s No. 102 player by Yahoo.com and as the nation’s No. 20 power forward recruit by Scout.com

Personal

Born Michael Young on September 5, 1994
Son of the late Michael Young and LaNette Braxton of Duquesne, Pa., which is located 12 miles from Pittsburgh
Former roommate of fellow Pitt signee Jamel Artis at St. Benedict’s Prep ... Artis helped him cope with his father’s death
Committed to Pitt on August 4, 2012
Chose Pitt because it was the “perfect fit,” along with its “loyalty and honesty” in the recruiting process ... also said that he was “excited to continue his career in Pittsburgh and to have the opportunity for his hometown friends and family to watch him play”
He also “relishes the opportunity to be the next homegrown player at Pitt” while following in the footsteps of Washington Wizards center DeJuan Blair, who played at Pitt from 2007-09
Grew up watching Pitt and that he always wanted to go to Pitt
Received scholarship offers from Florida, West Virginia, Connecticut, Georgia Tech, NC State, Memphis, Baylor, Xavier, Kansas, Rutgers, Marquette, Virginia, Miami, Fla., St. John’s and Seton Hall