Jaydon Young Season 2023-24

2023-24
• All-ACC Academic Team honoree
• Competed in 26 games for a total of 221 minutes
• Dropped in a season-high nine points on 3 for 4 shooting from long range at Auburn on Nov. 29
• Tallied eight points vs. Coppin State in Tech's season opener on Nov. 6
• Made multiple 3-pointers in four games
• Shot over 40% from three seven times
• Knocked down 12 threes on the season

Prep
• A four-year letterwinner at Greensboro Day under the winningest coach in North Carolina basketball history, Freddy Johnson
• Three-time all-state, four-time all-conference and three-time conference player of the year
• Eclipsed 2,000 career points in November 2022
• Guided Greensboro Day to its 12th NCISAA state title as a senior
• Four-star recruit according to ESPN
• Rated the eighth-best player in the state of North Carolina, according to 247Sports
• Chose the Hokies over Clemson, Virginia, Pitt, NC State and North Carolina A&T

Personal
• Jaydon Young
• Born in Goldsboro, N.C.
• Son of Treesha and Victor Young
• Father, Victor, played college basketball at Mount Olive, advancing to the Elite 8 in 2005; played professionally overseas as well
• Siblings include: Victor, Joshua, Victoria and VaNiya
• Planning on majoring in sports media and analytics
• Career objective is to play in the NBA