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Video of Young's Selection on Draft Day (4/9/08)
Professional:
#8 Pick in 2008 WNBA Draft, selected by Atlanta Dream
At JMU:
2007-08:
* Associated Press All-America honorable mention.
* Invited to WNBA Pre-Draft Camp (April 4-5 in Tampa, Fla.).
* Richmond Times-Dispatch All-State first team.
* CAA Player of the Year.
* All-CAA first team.
* Leading scorer (20.4) and rebounder (10.4) in the CAA.
* CAA and school career scoring record (2,121); broke JMU record of 1,760 held by Meredith Alexis ('07) with a three-pointer at 16:47 Jan. 24 vs. Hofstra.
* Second on JMU and CAA career rebounding list (1,127) and only the second player in school history with more than 1,000 rebounds
* School-record 38 points in a game (38) March 20 vs. Radford.
* School-record season points (693) and season scoring average (20.4) .
* School-record career scoring average (16.7).
* School-record career steals (275).
* School-record career starts (125).
* School-record 44 consecutive games in double figures.
* School career record 112 games scoring in double figures .
* CAA Player of the Week March 9 (game-high 27 points, 8 rebounds in win at North Carolina Wilmington).
* CAA Player of the Week Dec. 31 (game-high 32 points in loss to Pittsburgh, game-high 22 points in win over Wagner).
* CAA Player of the Week Nov. 11 (game-high 30 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists in win over Harvard).
* Preseason CAA Player of the Year.
* Preseason All-CAA first team.
* Team tri-captain
2006-07:
* Richmond Times-Dispatch all-state first team.
* All-CAA first team.
* All-state (VaSID) first team.
* Ninth on JMU's career scoring list (1,428 points).
* School record 1,428 career points by a junior; former record of 1,305 was held by Holly Rilinger, 1992-93, 94-96.
* Scored her 1,000th career point Dec. 18 vs. Savannah State.
* 90th in points in NCAA.
* CAA Player of the Week Jan. 15: game-high 13 points vs. George Mason; career-high 33 points, 8 rebounds and career-high 6 steals in win over William and Mary.
* Miami all-tournament team: game-high 24 points and 13 rebounds and career-high eight assists vs. Auburn, game-high 23 points, 12 rebounds vs. Coppin State.
* CAA Player of the Week Jan. 1 for Miami tournament performance.
* Scored her 1,000th point Dec. 18 vs. Savannah State; only sixth player in school history to reach 1,000 as a junior.
* Preseason All-CAA first team
* Team's Hustle Award recipient.
2005-06:
* USA Under-20 National Women's Basketball Team Trials, May 2006
* All-CAA first team
* Richmond Times-Dispatch all-state first team
* VaSID all-state first team
* CAA all-tournament
* CAA all-defensive team
* Among NCAA leaders (27th) in rebounds
* Among CAA leaders in scoring (3rd), steals (3rd), rebounding (4th), three-point percentage (11th), and three-point field goals (11th)
* Team leader in steals and second in scoring, rebounding and assists
* School sophomore records for points, field goals attempted, three-point field goals made and attempted, double-doubles (12 ) and double-figure rebounding games (15)
* 16 career double-doubles, which ranks eighth on JMU's career list
* Her 20 rebounds Dec. 18 at East Carolina tied for third-highest game total in school history and the most by a JMU player since Mendy Childress had 20 rebounds 2/24/79 at Longwood
* CAA Player of the Week four times, more than any other player in the league
* Long Island Thanksgiving Classic all-tournament team
* Team's co-MVP and team's Hustle Award
2004-05:
* CAA all-rookie team
* Team leader in steals and three-point field goals
* Second on team in scoring and rebounding
* School freshman record for steals
* CAA Rookie of the Week (Dec. 5; Jan. 23)
* Team's Newcomer of the Year and Hustle Award
High school:
* Coached by Sherri Tynes at Laney
* Wilmington Star-News Mideastern Conference Player of the Year (2003, 2004)
* McDonald's All-American nominee (2004)
* Team MVP (2003, 2004)
* Team offensive MVP (2002)
* Laney's Female Athlete of the Year (2003)
* Two-time All-Mideastern Conference
* East-West All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2004)
* Carolina Classic All-Star (2004)
* Laney was conference regular-season champion once (2003) and and conference tournament champion twice (2003, 2004)
* Also competed in track
* Track team MVP (2002)
* Honor Roll student
Personal:
* Tamera Young
* Kinesiology major with a concentration in sports management and a minor in business
* Daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown
* Has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie
* Her cousin, Willie Williams, was a cornerback for the National Football League Pittsburgh Steelers and a 13-year NFL veteran (Steelers 1993-96, 2005; Seattle Seahawks 1997-2003)
* Another Laney basketball alumnus is Michael Jordan
|
Year |
G |
GS |
FG |
FGA |
FG% |
3FG |
3FGA |
3FG% |
FT |
FTA |
FT% |
PTS |
AVG |
|
04-05 |
29 |
28 |
139 |
330 |
42.1 |
33 |
102 |
32.4 |
88 |
138 |
63.8 |
399 |
13.8 |
|
05-06 |
31 |
31 |
181 |
460 |
39.3 |
47 |
161 |
29.2 |
76 |
116 |
65.5 |
485 |
15.6 |
|
06-07 |
33 |
32 |
192 |
478 |
40.2 |
48 |
144 |
3.33 |
112 |
150 |
74.7 |
544 |
16.5 |
|
07-08 |
34 |
34 |
259 |
632 |
41.0 |
14 |
71 |
19.7 |
161 |
247 |
65.2 |
693 |
20.4 |
|
Total |
127 |
125 |
771 |
1900 |
40.6 |
142 |
478 |
29.7 |
437 |
651 |
67.1 |
2121 |
16.7 |
|
Year |
OFF |
DEF |
REB |
AVG |
PF |
D |
AST |
TO |
BLK |
STL |
MIN |
AVG |
|
04-05 |
60 |
143 |
203 |
7.0 |
80 |
0 |
44 |
103 |
12 |
72 |
906 |
31.2 |
|
05-06 |
100 |
207 |
307 |
9.9 |
92 |
3 |
78 |
96 |
7 |
70 |
1032 |
33.3 |
|
06-07 |
80 |
185 |
265 |
8.0 |
100 |
3 |
77 |
95 |
11 |
68 |
1070 |
32.4 |
|
07-08 |
125 |
227 |
352 |
10.4 |
97 |
2 |
103 |
131 |
25 |
65 |
1160 |
34.1 |
|
Total |
365 |
762 |
1127 |
8.9 |
369 |
8 |
302 |
425 |
55 |
275 |
4168 |
32.8 |
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Courtesy: JMUSports.com
