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#30 Antoine Young
Position: Guard
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Year: Junior
City/State: Bellevue, Neb.
High School: West
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2008-09: Freshman at Creighton
• Played in 34 games, all as a reserve, and was named to the MVC’s All-Bench Team.
• Broke into double-figures for the first time with 13 points in road win at Bradley (Jan. 10).
• Had six points and three assists in overtime win over Southern Illinois (Jan. 14).
• Scored 12 points in 14 minutes at Wichita State (Jan. 17) and 12 points in career-high 24 minutes vs. Indiana State (Jan. 27).
• Dished career-best five assists in win at Southern Illinois (Feb. 14).
• Had career-high 15 points, all in the second half, in win over Evansville (Feb. 17).
• Had 13 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 shooting at the line in win over George Mason (Feb. 21).
• Had 10 points in MVC Tourney win over Wichita State (March 6).
• Hit 5-of-6 shots in postseason debut, an NIT win over Bowling Green (March 18), scoring 12 points.
• Team was 22-4 when he played 10 minutes or more.

West High School
• Three-time first-team all-state pick and three-time choice on the all-State Tournament Team.
• Averaged 17.2 points and 4.4 assists per game as a senior, with a school-record 47 points in one game.
• Averaged 20.6 points per game as a junior, including 39 points in state final vs. Omaha Central.
• Averaged 17.7 points as a sophomore, including 29 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in first career start against the state’s No. 2 team.
• Averaged seven points and three assists while serving as the sixth man for the state champion Thunderbirds as a freshman, playing alongside former Bluejay teammate Josh Dotzler as well.
• Ranked second in school history with 1,726 career points, trailing only NBA vet Erick Strickland.
• Honorary co-captain (along with Josh Jones) on the Omaha World-Herald’s all-Metro team as a senior.
• Played for coach Doug Woodard, the father of current CU women’s basketball standout Kelsey Woodard.
• Team was a cumulative 108-14 in his four years.
• Scored team-best 21 points in the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game.
• AAU teammate of Josh Jones on Omaha Crusaders.

More About Antoine
Full Name: Wilbert Roland Young
Preferred First Name: Antoine
Birthday: Sept. 18, 1989
Birthplace: Bellevue, Neb.
Parents: Wilbert & Yvonne Young
Siblings: Cha-nise and Nisha
Major: History
Minor: Communication Studies
Nicknames: Toine (pronounced Twan)
Hobbies: Soccer
Favorite TV Channel: ESPN
Favorite Spot on Campus: My room
Did You Know?: Youngest basketball commit in school history, verballing in August 2005 just weeks before his sophomore season of high school
Famous Father: Father played basketball at Georgia Southern, at one point owned the South Carolina prep record with a 6-foot-7 3/4 high jump, and played a year of basketball professionally in Spain.
Favorite Athlete: Colt McCoy
Favorite Vacation Spot: Florida
Career Ambition: Play ball

Career Highs
Points
15 vs. Evansville    2/17/09
Field Goals
6 vs. Evansville    2/17/09
Field Goal Attempts
14 vs. Evansville    2/17/09
3-Point Field Goals
2 (4x), last vs. Bowling Green    3/18/09
3-Point Field Goals Attempted
4 (2x), last vs. Wichita State    3/6/09
Free Throws
5 (2x), last at Drake    2/4/09
Free Throws Attempted
7 vs. Indiana State    1/27/09
Rebounds
2 (6x), last vs. Kentucky    3/23/09
Assists
5 at Southern Illinois    2/14/09
Blocks
1 vs. Northern Iowa    1/6/09
Steals
3 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff    11/20/08
Minutes
24 vs. Indiana State    1/27/08

Awards & Honors
2008-09
MVC All-Bench Team