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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Young, Ryan
Jersey Number 15
Ryan Young
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Stewartsville, N.J.
- High School:
- Bethlehem (Pa.) Catholic
- Prev School:
- Northwestern
Bio
CAREER
- Named a team captain for the 2023-24 season along with senior Jeremy Roach and sophomore Tyrese Proctor
- Enrolled at Duke prior to the 2022-23 season after graduating from Northwestern where he played under former Blue Devil Chris Collins
- Holds his undergraduate degree from Northwestern in learning and organizational change and enrolled in Duke’s Fuqua School of Business to pursue an accelerated MBA
- Finished Northwestern career with 37 starts in 86 games played, averaging 8.7 points on .553 shooting from the field and 5.1 rebounds
- Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Became the first Blue Devil in history to record a 20-10 double-double while not missing a shot with 20 points and 12 rebounds, going 7-of-7 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free throw line, in a win over Florida State (12/31) -- it was his 100th career game played
- Played 158 career games between Northwestern and Duke, with career averages of 6.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and a .579field goal percentage
- Eclipsed 1,000 career points on Dec. 20, 2023 and finished his career with 1,074 total points
2023-24Â | AT DUKE
- Named a team captain along with senior Jeremy Roach and sophomore Tyrese Proctor
- All-ACC Academic
- Played 10 minutes against UNC Pembroke, grabbing two rebounds
- Grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against Dartmouth while adding three assists and two points
- Scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds and finished with a game-high plus-minus of +24 against Michigan State
- Dished out five assists against Bucknell, adding in two points and three rebounds in 14 minutes of play
- Scored his 1,000th career point in Duke’s win over Baylor (12/20)
- Made key plays down the stretch versus Baylor, helping Duke rally from a second-half deficit and win, 78-70
- A then-season-high three field-goals at Pittsburgh (1/9), scoring eight points in 16 minutes of action while adding five rebounds and two blocks
- Finished one rebound shy of his first double-double of the season, tallying 10 points and grabbing nine rebounds versus Georgia Tech (1/13)
- 10 points and four rebounds at Virginia Tech (1/29), making a season-high five field goals at an 83% clip (5-of-6)
- Finished +18 vs. Houston (3/29) in the Sweet 16, playing 23 key minutes off the bench, scoring four points and grabbing four rebounds
2022-23 | AT DUKE
- Named to ACC All-Academic team
- One of four Blue Devils to play in all 36 games and made nine starts
- Finished as the team’s sixth leading scorer (6.4), the second leading rebounder (5.5) and the team’s best field goal percentage shooter (.685)
- Connected on 89-of-130 from the field for the season
- Ranked seventh in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (2.3)
- Recorded a career-best free throw percentage for a season, going 52-of-64 (.813) from the line
- Dished 48 assists and blocked 17 shots, setting career-best marks in each category
- Logged two double-doubles and scored in double figures 10 times
- Posted an historic effort in his 100th career game, hitting 7-of-7 from the field and 6-of-6 at the free throw for 20 points and 12 rebounds against Florida State (12/31) -- becoming the first Blue Devil in history with a double-double of at least 20 points while not missing a shot
- Was a perfect 6-of-6 from the field in Duke’s season opener, scoring 12 points and grabbing seven rebounds against Jacksonville
- Logged his 50th career game of five or more rebounds against USC Upstate (11/11)
- Grabbed a career-high 15 boards against Oregon State (11/24) en route to his fourth career double-double (first at Duke) with 11 points and 15 rebounds
- Secured eight offensive rebounds against the Beavers -- also a career high -- becoming the first Blue Devil to grab eight or more offensive rebounds since Mark Williams in the 2021-22 season
- Snagged nine defensive boards against Iowa (12/6), matching a career high set vs. DePaul as a sophomore at Northwestern
- Earned the start against Wake Forest (12/20) and played a season-high 35 minutes while going 5-of-6 from the field and finishing one rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine boards
- Scored 11 points at Miami (2/6) on 5-of-6 shooting in just 18 minutes of actionÂ
- Grabbed 11 rebounds with three assists in 27 minutes at Virginia (2/11)
- Averaged 6.2 rebounds over a seven-game stretch that began at Virginia, and included back-to-back six-rebound efforts in wins over NC State (2/28) and North Carolina (3/4)
- Led Duke’s rebounding efforts against Notre Dame (2/14) in just nine minutes with eight boards and six points
- Was a team-high plus-minus of +24 in 14 minutes against Louisville (2/20), which included two key late-game blocked shots to seal the win
2021-22 | AT NORTHWESTERN
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Appeared in 31 games as a senior, tying his career high with 9.0 points per game on .559 shooting
- Ranked third on the team with 4.2 rebounds per game
- Led the team with seven rebounds while adding seven points, a block and a steal against Eastern Illinois (11/9)
- Scored 20 points on a perfect 8-of-8 from the field against High Point (11/12)
- Scored 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 8-of-8 from the line against Fairleigh Dickinson (11/18)
- Tallied 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting in 28 minutes versus Georgia (11/23)
- Turned in 18 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and two steals in a win over No. 10 Michigan State (1/15)
2020-21 | AT NORTHWESTERN
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Played in 24 games with 5 starts, averaging 7.8 points on .574 shooting with 4.8 rebounds
- Led Northwestern and ranked in the top 15 in the Big Ten with 41 offensive rebounds
- Contributed 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and seven rebounds in the season-opening win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff (12/2)
- Scored 13 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against Pittsburgh (12/9)
- Netted nine points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against Michigan (1/3)
- Had a stretch of four straight games with 10+ points from Jan. 23-Feb. 10, capped off by an 11-point, five-rebound, five-assist game versus Indiana (2/10)
- Finished with a team-high seven rebounds and seven points, scoring of the last six Wildcat points against Maryland (3/3)
2019-20 | AT NORTHWESTERN
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Started all 31 games at center, averaging 9.0 points, a team-high 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists
- Led the team with a .535 field goal percentage
- Scored in double figures 13 times and logged three double-doubles
- Went 4-of-7 from the field and 11-of-12 from the free throw line for 19 points and 12 rebounds against Norfolk State (11/22)
- Netted 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting with 12 boards and four assists against SIUE (12/15)
- Scored 17 points on 8-of-11 from the field with eight rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots at Maryland (2/18)
2018-19 | AT NORTHWESTERN
- Redshirted his freshman season
HIGH SCHOOL
- A USA Today First-Team All-State selection at Bethlehem Catholic in Bethlehem, Pa.
- Averaged 16.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game his senior year
- Led Bethlehem Catholic to its first district title and state semifinal appearance in school history
- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Player of the Year
- Earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honors as a junior after averaging 14.0 points and 14.0 rebounds
- Also competed in football, volleyball, golf and lacrosse
PERSONAL
- Born Ryan Patrick Young on December 2, 1999 in Montreal, Quebec
- Son of Patrick and Tammy Young
- Has one brother, Kyle, and one sister, Jordan
- His mother, Tammy, played volleyball at Syracuse and his father, Patrick, was on the crew team at Syracuse
- His sister, Jordan, played volleyball at George Washington and his brother, Kyle, played basketball at Siena and later transferred to Flagler
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