Jackie Young

Jacquelyn Young (born September 16, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Laces of Unrivaled. She is the daughter of Linda Young and David Wayne Edwards Sr. She was drafted first overall by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2019 WNBA draft. A graduate of Princeton Community High School, she played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, reaching two NCAA finals and winning one in 2018. She won a gold medal in Women's 3x3 basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2024, she won the gold medal in 5x5 basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She has won three WNBA championships as a member of the Las Vegas Aces, and is a four-time WNBA All-Star. She earned ACC All-Freshman Team in 2017 and second-team All-ACC in 2019. She also earned ACC tournament MVP in 2019.

Professional career WNBA Young had the option to remain at Notre Dame for the 2019–20 college season, but opted to enter the 2019 WNBA draft where she was selected with the first overall pick by the Las Vegas Aces, coached by Bill Laimbeer. She later signed a multi-year deal with Puma. She played the 2019 WNBA season as a point guard for the first time, having played as a shooting guard in college. Young finished eighth in the WNBA with 153 total assists, and her 2.89 assist/turnover ranked sixth overall. She averaged 6.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game

In the 2020 WNBA season, Young averaged 10.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assist in 40 games with the Aces. Following her further improvements during the 2022 season, she was selected as most improved player throughout the WNBA in 2022. She was also announced to her first WNBA All-Star team as a starter in July.

As of the end of the 2025 season, Young has won three WNBA championship championships as part of the Las Vegas Aces (2022, 2023, 2025), and has been a WNBA All-Star four times (2022–2025).

Turkey and Israel In February 2020, Young joined Turkish side Elazığ, but her time there lasted only two games due to the coronavirus-induced cancellation of the league. In the 2020–21 season, Young played in Israel for A.S. Ramat Hasharon from Israeli League. Her performances grew steadily and in particular her scoring improved from an average of 10 points per game in the first ten games to average over twenty five in her subsequent six games including 30, 36 and 26 points in consecutive matches to help Lynx finish the regular season second in the WNBL. Jackie contributed 21, 12 and 18 respectively in the three-match final series which Melbourne Boomers won by two matches to one. Young was made 2021–22 season MVP for Perth Lynx and was runner-up overall league MVP.

Unrivaled On July 18, 2024, it was announced that Young would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, a new women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. She plays for the Laces.

National team career 2020 Summer Olympics In late March 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government postponed the 2020 Summer Olympics until the summer of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2021, Young won a gold medal in Women's 3x3 basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

2024 Summer Olympics In June 2024, Young named to the USA Olympic team to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France alongside fellow Aces teammates, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, and A'ja Wilson. Young and the United States defeated France 67–66 in the final, earning Young her first 5x5 gold medal and the United States’ eighth consecutive gold medal.

Career statistics

WNBA †Denotes seasons in which Young won a WNBA championship*Denotes season(s) in which Young won an NCAA Championship

Regular season Stats current through end of 2025 season

Playoffs Stats current through end of 2025 playoffs

Women's Basketball Super League + Figures are average per game

WNBL (Australia)

College