Frank Young (basketball player)
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Franklin Louis Young (born September 7, 1984 in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

) was an American senior basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player for the West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia Mountaineers
The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams of West Virginia University. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference. On July 1, 2012 the Mountaineers will switch conferences, moving from the Big East to the Big 12, becoming...

 men's squad. Young was commonly referred to as "Frank The Tank" by West Virginia fans.

Early life

Franklin Louis Young was born to Frank B. Young, Jr. and Hattie Mary Young in Tallahassee, Florida. While he excelled as a football quarterback and baseball pitcher in middle school, Young decided to focus exclusively on basketball, where he became a starter on the varsity team at Florida High School as a freshman. As a senior, Young was ranked #164 prospect by Hoop Scoop and was one of the Top 250 prospect by Prep Stars. Bob Gibbons
Bob Gibbons
Bob Gibbons is a talent scout specializing in American high school basketball players. He is based in Lenoir, North Carolina.Gibbons founded All-Star Sports in 1974. Before that, he was a high school player and coach...

 also ranked Young as the 160th best recruit. Young averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds as a junior, but his best season was his senior year. As a senior, he averaged 22.3 points and 10.1 rebounds while being named the Tallahassee Democrat all-Big Bend Player of the Year and 2A Florida State Player of the Year runner-up. Young was also selected to Florida Sports Writers Association's Class 2A all-state squad.

Freshman season

Young entered West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...

 during the 2003 campaign. Young played 21 games as a freshman, but only averaged 1.1 points and 1 rebound. Young's best game was when he scored six points against Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

 on two three-point shots. He also scored five points against Kent State in the NIT Tournament. 21 of Young's 23 points actually came on three-pointers. Young competed in the 2004 European tour, where he averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds. On the last game of the tour, Young scored 21 points against Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

Sophomore season

In Young's sophomore campaign of 2004, he played in 32 games, starting three of the contests. Young only averaged 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds though. His season total of points was 105 though, as he played behind a talented roster of young stars. One of Young's best games of the year came against Coppin State, when he scored four points and grabbed four rebounds. Young's best offensive performance of the regular season came against Providence
Providence College
Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...

, when he scored 11 points off of 3-4 three-point shots. Young started his first game of the season against Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...

 in the Big East tournament, when he scored a then career-best 14 points, 3-5 of those shots from three-point range. He also started against Villanova
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...

 in the tourney and against Syracuse
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...

 in the tourney finals. In the NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

, his best performance came in the first game against Creighton
Creighton University
Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...

 when he scored eight points.

Junior season

As a junior in 2005, Young was backup to a prestigious class of seniors, including Kevin Pittsnogle
Kevin Pittsnogle
Kevin Lee Pittsnogle Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of the CBA and the Austin Toros and the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA D-League....

 and Mike Gansey
Mike Gansey
Michael Gansey is an American basketball player who played on an NBA roster for the Los Angeles Clippers on their 2007 Vegas Summer League team. After the summer league was over, he signed a contract for the 2007/08 season with the Italian team Indesit Fabriano...

. But still, Young started 32 of 33 games played, averaging 7.4 points and 3.5 rebounds. He also dished out 66 assists and shot 40.8 percent from the field. Against Washington & Jefferson, Young scored seven points while grabbing six rebounds for his best performance of his season so far. He then matched his career-high of 14 points against Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

 a few games later. Against the UCLA squad, Young scored eight points with five rebounds in the upset win. In the Big East Tournament Championship game, Young grabbed a team-high five rebounds against Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...

. In the NCAA Tourney, Young played fair during the three games. The Mountaineers tourney hopes ended when Texas ended their run on a game-winning three-point shot. In the loss, Young only scored three points.

Senior season

In Young's final season of 2006-2007, Young posted his best performance yet. With the very young and depleted Mountaineer squad, Young averaged 14.7 points per game and 4.3 rebounds. Young set a career-high of points in the fourth game of the season with 21 points against Montana. Then three games later against North Carolina State, Young scored 16 points with 7 rebounds. The very next game against Duquesne
Duquesne University
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...

, Young scored 18, followed by 16 points at Savannah State
Savannah State University
Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...

. He then set a career-high 22 points against UConn, and then set it again the next game against Villanova
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...

 with 25 points. Against in-state rival Marshall
Marshall University
Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....

, Young tied his season and career-high of 25 points. In the upset win over #2 UCLA, Young scored 14 points along with 7 rebounds. To start the Big East tournament, Young posted 12 points against Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....

 then 21 points and 6 rebounds against Providence
Providence College
Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...

. In the loss to Louisville
Louisville Cardinals
The Louisville Cardinals are the athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. A member of the Big East Conference since 2005, they are known nationally as traditional powers in men's basketball, women's volleyball, and dance team...

, Young posted 19 points and 6 rebounds. Young was named to the all-Big East team for his regular season performances. Young's best performances of the season came in the NIT Tournament though, when he opened up against Delaware State with 17 points. He followed up that performance with a career-high 31 points against UMass
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...

, then 25 points and 5 rebounds against NC State. Young totaled 73 points alone so far in the Tourney, as the Mountaineers moved to their last NIT semifinal appearance since 1981. In the semifinal game against Mississippi State, won by a Darris Nichols' three-point buzzer-beater 63-62, Young scored 16 points, second on the team, and grabbed 6 rebounds. Two days later, when the Mountaineers won the NIT Championship
2007 National Invitation Tournament
The 2007 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams which did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...

 against Clemson
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....

 78-73, Young led the team in one of his best performances with 24 points on just 10 shots from the field and 5 rebounds. Young's final game had him leading his team in points, tied for the lead in the game with rebounds, and was 6-7 in three-point shooting. Young totaled 113 points in the five tourney games of his senior year, which were the greatest games his career as he ended his senior season with strong performances, leading his team to the Championship, and Young was named the tournament's MVP with 22.3 points per game.

Career

Frank Young has been noted as being one of the greatest three-point shooters in Mountaineer history. Young has made 187 out of 499 three-point shots, racking up 117 three-point shots made alone in his senior season, out of 270 three-points attempted. Young broke the team-record for most three-points in a season in the NC State game in the NIT Tournament of Young's 06-07 season, breaking Chris Leonard's record of 101 treys with his 107 treys after the NC State game. Young is also noted for his rebounding skills, grabbing 337 career rebounds.

Young finished with the 10th best career 3-point shooting percentage (37.5%) and the 9th most games played (122) in school history.

Professional career

2007

Frank Young signed with the EnBW Ludwigsburg
EnBW Ludwigsburg
EnBW Ludwigsburg is a basketball club based in Ludwigsburg, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Their home arena is Arena Ludwigsburg starting in 2009, after moving from Rundsporthalle Ludwigsburg.- Season by season :-Roster 2010–2011:...

 Team in Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg urban district with about 87,000 inhabitants...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. EnBW Ludwigsburg plays in the Basketball Bundesliga
Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...

, Germany's highest level of club basketball where play determines the National Champion. Stats 10 games: 7.4ppg, 2.1rpg, 2FGP: 57.1%, 3PT: 28.0%, FT: 50.0%; ULEB Cup: 4 games: 9.5ppg, 1.3rpg,

In December 2007 he left the team

2008

In Januari 2008 he moved to the Rotterdam Challengers (NED-Eredivisie), a team in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

, The Netherlands and he played there till the end of the season. Stats: 21 games: 9.6ppg, 3.1rpg, 1.3apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 38.3%, 3PT: 36.1%, FT: 40.0%

4 November 2008, Frank Young signed for Landstede Basketbal
Landstede Basketbal
Landstede Basketbal is a Dutch basketball organisation from Zwolle which plays in the Dutch First Division . The club was founded as Cees Lubbers The Hammers in 1995. In 1999 the name was changed in Landstede Hammers and in 2001 it was changed again to Landstede Basketbal...

 a team in Zwolle
Zwolle
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...

, The Netherlands

2010
For the 2010/2011 Season Young signed for the Crailsheim Merlins in the German Pro A League.

Trivia

  • Young was an ACC
    Atlantic Coast Conference
    The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

     fan growing up, following the Florida State Seminoles
    Florida State Seminoles
    The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a...

     in Tallahassee
  • Young is seen in a Milwaukee Brewers
    Milwaukee Brewers
    The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

     hat often, as he was after the NIT
    National Invitation Tournament
    The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...

     Championship win
  • Young's first collegiate start (against Boston College
    Boston College
    Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...

     in 2005) came due to starting forward Tyrone Salley becoming sick
  • Young worked out during his junior offseason at Titus Sports Academy
  • Young was drafted by the NBA D-League's Maine Red Claws in the -draft results- third round of the D-League draft November 5, 2009

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