Kyle Young

Kyle Young (born January 5, 1998) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference.

Early life Young was raised in Jackson Township, Ohio and went to high school at Jackson High School. In 2020, while at Ohio State, Young was named the Stark County High School Player of the Decade. After Holtmann left Butler to accept the head coaching position at Ohio State, Young decommitted from Butler and committed to Ohio State on June 19, 2017, over Butler, Akron, and Clemson.

College career Young came off the bench during his freshman year, playing in 25 games and averaging 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.

He started 14 out of 31 games during his sophomore season, averaging 6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. He missed four games due to a stress fracture in his leg.

During his junior season, he became a full-time starter at power forward. He, alongside center Kaleb Wesson, were the bigs of the team. He started all 25 games he played in, averaging 7.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. He also missed a few games due to a high ankle sprain. He scored a career-high 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds against Purdue on February 15, 2020.

As a senior, Young averaged 8.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and .6 blocks per game.

In his final season, he became Ohio State's sixth man with the emergence of fellow power forward Zed Key and averaged 8.2 points, 5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and .6 blocks per game.

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Personal life Young has a brother, Mark Young Jr., who also played basketball at Jackson and Malone, a college in Ohio. His father, Mark Sr., played high school basketball at Hoover High School, which is close to Jackson. Mark Sr. died by suicide on October 26, 2015, after a 28-year battle with multiple sclerosis.