Travis Young
Personal information
Born (1979-06-04) June 4, 1979
Columbus, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolZanesville High School
(Zanesville, Ohio)
CollegeMarshall (1997–2001)
NBA draft2001: undrafted
Playing career2001–2009
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number3, 8
Career history
2001–2002Landstede
2002–2003Omniworld Almere
2003–2006Donar
2006–2009Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards

Travis Young (born June 4, 1979) is an American former basketball player. Standing at 1.85 m, he was a point guard. During the 2000s, Young played in the Dutch Eredivisie for Landstede (2001–02), Omniworld Almere (2002–03), Donar (2003 to 2006) and EiffelTowers Den Bosch (2006 to 2009).[1][2] Young was also named to the league's All-Star Team five times.[3]

High school and college career

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Young played high school basketball for Zanesville High School, before playing four season in college for Marshall. He was the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Freshman of the Year and garnered all-conference honours as a senior.[4] After leaving Marshall, he was the school's third leader of all-time in steals. Young was inducted into the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.[4]

Professional career

Young began his career with Landstede in the 2001–02 season and averaged 22.2 points on 63.3% field goal shooting in his rookie year.[1] In the following season, he played for Omniworld Almere, where Young averaged 20.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.[1]

In 2003, Young signed for Donar. He won his first national championship in 2004, averaging 16.4 points per game over the season.[1] In December 2005, he resigned from the club after claimed unprofessional behaviour while recovering from his injury.[5] Young returned two months later, in January, as a reported dispute with Donar's board was resolved.[6]

In July 2006, Young signed with rival EiffelTowers Den Bosch, signing a one-year contract.[7] On November 5, 2006, Young scored a career-high 48 points for Den Bosch in a 120–103 win over Donar.[8] In the 2006–07 season, Young played in the 2006–07 ULEB Cup with EiffelTowers. He helped the team beat Real Madrid 84–77, scoring 25 points in the encounter.[9] In September 2008, Young and EiffelTowers agreed to end his contract after he suffered multiple injuries.[10]

In January 2009, Young signed with Anwil Wloclawek.[11] However, in February, Young announced his retirement from basketball in a letter to the website Eurobasket.com.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Travis Young Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier - NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Travis Young International Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "All Star Team (M) | Basketball Happenings". July 11, 2016. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Marshall Athletics Announces 2022 Hall of Fame Class". Marshall University Athletics. June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Travis Young neemt zelf ontslag". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). December 19, 2005. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Travis Young toont berouw". Supportersvereniging Donar (in Dutch). January 25, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Travis Young naar EiffelTowers/ Den Bosch". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). July 25, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Travis Young nekt Capitals". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). November 5, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Basketbal: Stunt Eiffeltowers tegen Real Madrid". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). October 31, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Contract Travis Young beëindigd". Basketbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). September 25, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Travis Young w Anwilu". Anwil Włocławek (in Polish). January 1, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Travis Young stopt ermee". NU (in Dutch). February 27, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2022.


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