Jitim Young

Infobox NBA Player
name = Jitim Young


image_size =
position = guard
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2
weight_lbs = 190
nickname = JT
nationality = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|12|19|mf=y
birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
college = Northwestern University
draft = Undrafted
career_start = 2004
career_end =
former_teams = Panellinios(Greece) 2004
Dexia Mons-Hainaut(Belgium)2005
Minot SkyRockets(CBA USA)2006-07
Cupes de los Pepines(Dominican Republic)2007
MAFC Budapest(Hungary)2005

Jitim Young (born December 19, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American basketball player. Young attended Northwestern University and gained notoriety for his play at the collegiate level.

High school career

At Gordon Technical High School Young averaged 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists per game. He led Gordon Tech into the Illinois state tournament were they advanced to the Elite 8 but were eventually defeated by the eventual state champs. [http://www.wnur.org/sports/mbball/mbb103100.html] . He was named an USA Today All-American honorable mention and a Blue Ribbon All-American.

College career

Young finished his collegiate career ranked sixth on Northwestern's all-time scoring list with 1,521 points. Also ranks as the school's all-time leader in games started (117), and also ranks second in minutes played (3,849), second in steals (215), tied for second in games played (117), fifth in field goals made (548), sixth in three-point field goals made (108), and tenth in free throws made (317).

He led the team in scoring, rebounding, and steals in his senior (17.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 66 steals) and junior seasons (13.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 47 steals). Young was the only freshman starting in the Big Ten Conference when he suited up for Northwestern in 2000. He led Northwestern to 8 conference victories in his senior season, the first time since 1968. [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=240720127]

Young was named to the 2004 first-team All-Big Ten as well as the 2004 All-Big Ten Tournament team.

Concluding his career that was also an article featuring Young in "Slam Magazine". [http://slamonline.com/magazine/hype/Jitim72]

Professional career

Although having a stellar career with Northwestern and the Big Ten conference, Young was not drafted into the NBA. He worked out at many predraft camps and many coaches and scouts admired his hustle and work ethic but due to his size (6'2") and lackluster shooting ability no teams took a chance on the guard. One predraft camp pitted Young against Big 10 rival and NBA lottery pick Devin Harris in which Young consistently shut him down defensively. [http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=23]

Started the 2004-05 season in Greece, playing in ten games with Panellinios. Averaged 9.8 points and 4.0 rebounds. Moved on to Dexia Mons-Hainaut in the Belgian League, averaging 12.6 points and 4.0 rebounds in 21 games. In 2006-07 Young played for the CBA Minot Skyrockets playing in all 47 games averaging 13.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.5 steals. He has since signed with a team from the Dominican Republic where he played for the team in the finals. [http://www.minotskyrockets.com/news/jitim_domrep.shtml] He will play the 2007-08 for MAFC Budapest in the Hungary League. [http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=HUN&Team=6518]