James Young (basketball)

James Young
	Young with the Boston Celtics in 2017
Free agent
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Personal information
Born	August 16, 1995; Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Troy (Troy, Michigan); Rochester (Rochester Hills, Michigan);
College	Kentucky (2013–2014)
NBA draft	2014: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Drafted by	Boston Celtics
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2017	Boston Celtics
2014–2016	→Maine Red Claws
2017–2018	Wisconsin Herd
2018	Philadelphia 76ers
2018	→Delaware 87ers
2018–2019	Wisconsin Herd
2019–2020	Maccabi Haifa
2021	Westchester Knicks
2021–2022	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2023	Kolossos Rodou
2023	Treviso Basket
2023–2024	Varese
2025	Ipswich Force
Career highlights
	Israeli Basketball Premier League Top Scorer (2020); Second-team All-SEC (2014); SEC All-Freshman Team (2014); McDonald's All-American (2013); First-team Parade All-American (2013);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

James Calvin Young (born August 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Ipswich Force of the NBL1 North. He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. He spent the majority of his rookie NBA season playing in the NBA Development League for the Celtics' affiliate team, the Maine Red Claws. In 2019–20 he was the top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League, with an average of 20.5 points per game.