CAREER STATS | ||||||||||||
Year | GP-GS | FG% | 3PT% | FT% | REB | AVG | AST | AVG | BLK | STL | PTS | AVG |
13-14 | 25-0 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 38.1 | 62 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.2 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 2.6 |
14-15 | 34-29 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 56.5 | 222 | 6.5 | 19 | 0.6 | 41 | 21 | 243 | 7.1 |
15-16 | 32-32 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 62.4 | 269 | 8.4 | 26 | 0.8 | 34 | 31 | 317 | 9.9 |
16-17 | 30-30 | 50.4 | 100.0 | 57.4 | 320 | 10.7 | 43 | 1.4 | 48 | 24 | 326 | 10.9 |
Totals | 121-91 | 45.7 | 16.7 | 57.2 | 873 | 7.2 | 94 | 0.8 | 137 | 86 | 950 | 7.9 |
IN THE NEWS
Destinee Young an under-the-radar star
(Lady Swish) [March 4, 2017]
2016-17 (SENIOR): An All-Conference USA Second Team and All-Defensive Team selection ... One of only 28 players in the country averaging double-double at 10.9 points and 10.7 rebounds ... Led the conference and ranked 14th in the the NCAA in rebounding ... Posted 15 double-doubles, which led C-USA and ranked in the top 20 nationally ... Grabbed four offensive rebounds per game, which was tops in the conference and in the top 20 nationally ... Ranked third in the conference in blocks (1.6) and blocked two or more shots in 13 games ... Blocked a career-high seven shots against UTEP in a dominant performance that also featured 14 points and 14 rebounds ... Scored a season-high 20 points in the season-opening win against Norfolk State ... Shot over 50 percent from the field and also hit her first and only three-pointer of her career with a three at North Texas ... Finished her career just 50 points shy of 1,000 for her career.
2015-16 (JUNIOR): Played and started in 31 contests this season and finished ranked second on the team in scoring (9.9) and rebounds (8.4) ... Led the team with 34 blocks, ranking seventh in Conference USA ... Earned C-USA Player of the Week Honor Roll accolades after scoring a career-high 28 points and pulling in 15 rebounds against Loyola (12.2) ... Became the first Lady Monarch to notch back-to-back double-doubles this season after her performance against Loyola (12.2) and following that up with 17 points and 11 rebounds at Howard (12.15) ... For the season, she posted eight double-doubles ... She also scored in double figures 17 times and pulled in dougle digit rebounds 10 times ... Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2014-15 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 34 games, starting 29, averaging 7.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game … Led the team in field goal percentage, connecting on 44.4% of her attempts from the floor … Hauled down four or more rebounds in 31 of the 34 games, while scoring 10 or more points in ten contests … Poured in a career high of 20 points in the win against UVA in the WNIT … Recorded 13 rebounds against Howard … Dished out four assists (career high) versus North Texas … Had three steals on two different occasions … Rejected five shots in one game twice … Tallied 243 points, 222 rebounds (second on team) 41 blocks (led team), 21 steals and 19 assists.
2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Was named to the C-USA Academic Honor Roll … Saw action in 25 games as a freshman … Collected 62 rebounds throughout the season … Scored a career-high 12 points against UTSA (2.22).
PREP: Averaged 18.0 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, four blocks and two steals at Hoffman Estates High School ... School record holder for career rebounds and single-season blocks ... Career-high in points was 33, rebounds was 17 and blocks was 10 ... Won back-to-back state championships with her AAU team, Illinois Elite ... Named to the all-tournament team by opposing coaches at the Nike U.S. Junior National Summer Final in 2012 ... Member of the Midwest Elite AAU team ... Member of Habitat for Humanity and the National Honor Society ... Earned Outstanding Achievement Awards ... Named Female Athlete of the Year ... Captain of basketball team ... Prom Queen.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Darrell and Sheriel Young ... Has a younger sister, Peyton ... Father, Darrell, played basketball at Eastern Illinois and overseas in Australia along with preseason camp with the Toronto Raptors ... Mother, Sheriel, played basketball at Eastern Illinois ... Majoring in biology.