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Brian Young
Junior
Forward
Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East (Lafayette)
As A Blue Hen
Expected to challenge for playing time in the Blue Hen frontcourt • strong player who can shoot from the outside.
At Lafayette
2005-06 Season: Underwent open heart surgery prior to freshman season and sat out the season as a medical redshirt • transferred to Delaware in the summer of 2006.
High School
Named third team all-state by the Associated Press, first team All-South Jersey by the Camden Courier-Post, and second team All-South Jersey by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a senior • first team all-conference selection in 2005 when he led Cherry Hill East to a 20-5 record and the conference championship • McDonald’s All-American nominee • averaged 27 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior • made 145 three-pointers during senior season, including 13 three-pointers and 41 points in a win over Northwest Prep • three-year starter at Cherry Hill East who served as team captain during senior season • scored 1,122 career points • member of the Cum Laude Society • Student Government Association Vice President • served as chairperson of blood drive • qualified in the top 10 in the nation in the DECA (Delta Epsilon Chi Association) national event.
Personal
Brian Douglas Young • son of Barbara Young • has a sister, Courtney • honor student as a finance major at Delaware • interned at Merrill Lynch and Sunoco. Inc. Treasury Department over the summer.