Amari Young Season 2022-23

2022-23 (SR): Earned All-Sun Belt Second Team and All-Tournament Team honors… Was voted All-State Second Team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID)…Named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Dec. 13…Led the team in scoring with 381 points (11.9 ppg) and rebounds with 268 (8.4 rpg)...Recorded nine double-doubles during the season…Scored a season high 29 points against Troy in the Sun Belt Conference quarterfinals and a season high 15 rebounds against Georgia Southern and Georgia State…Netted 23 points and recovered 13 rebounds against James Madison at home…Averaged 1.97 steals a game with a season high of seven at USC Upstate.

2021-22 (SR): Played in and started all 34 games…Averaged 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while adding 1.6 steals per contest…Scored in double figures in 19 games, topped by a 17-point outing against North Texas in the Conference USA Tournament…In the game before she had 16 points against UTSA in the opening round of the tournament…Had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds at Charlotte…Hauled in a season high 12 rebounds twice against George Washington and at home against Charlotte..Dished out a season high four assists and had a season best six steals against UTSA in the Conference USA Tournament.

2020-21 (JR): Named Second Team All-State by VaSID … Voted to the All-Conference USA Second Team and the All-Defensive Team … Member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Averaged a double-double on the season with 13.6 points and 11.2 rebounds per game … Started all 22 games in which she played … Ranked second in the conference and 18th nationally in rebounding … Was fifth in C-USA with 2.05 steals per contest … Also top-10 in the conference in field goal percentage (.451, seventh) and blocked shots per game (1.00, eighth) …  Had nine double-doubles, 14 double-digit scoring games and 14 games with 10 or more rebounds … Opened the season with a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double at George Washington … Scored 16 with eight boards and two steals against William & Mary, giving head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones her first win at ODU … Tallied 23 points and 15 rebounds with three assists and a pair of blocks at FIU on Jan. 2 … Matched a career high in rebounds with a 24-point, 24-board double-double against Charlotte on Feb. 10 … Had 14 points and 13 rebounds with four assists as the Monarchs knocked off East Division leaders Middle Tennessee on the road on Feb. 26 … Named C-USA Player of the Week on March 7 after closing out the regular season with a pair of games against Western Kentucky … Had eight points and 10 rebounds in the first game against the Hilltoppers … Followed up with 16 points and 24 rebounds with three assists, three blocks and two steals the next night … Grabbed at least 10 rebounds in each of ODU’s four C-USA Tournament games … Exploded for 31 points, a career high, and 10 rebounds with five assists against Charlotte in the quarterfinals. 
 
2019-20 (SO): Named to the Second Team Conference USA and C-USA All-Defensive Team ... Averaged 10.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.1 steals ... One of two Monarchs to make all 30 starts ... Averaged 28.6 minutes, the most on the Monarch team ... Led the team in steals and rebounds ... Seventh-most rebounds in the league ...  Second-most steals in the league ... Second-most on the team in blocks ... Recorded four double-doubles at Middle Tennessee, Marshall, LA Tech and Rice ... Notched a career-high 23 points at UTEP ... Grabbed 17 boards at UTSA to record a career-high ... Opened the season with 10 made free throws against Campbell ... Drained her first triple in the final regular season game at Rice ... Had eight games with 3+ steals ... Posted at least three rebounds in every single game ... Shot 44 percent from the field.
 
2018-19 (FR): Had a standout freshman campaign, averaging 8.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals ... Played in all 32 games, making three starts at forward ... Upped her scoring average to 9.7 points in league play ... Recorded 13 double-figure scoring games, including a season-high 17 three times against Charlotte, LA Tech and UTEP ... Notched four double-doubles, which tied with Ajah Wayne for the team lead ... Had three consecutive double-doubles in March against Marshall, Longwood and FAU ... Shot 48.4 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from three-point range ... Had seven games with 10+ rebounds ... Had seven games with 3+ steals ... Scored 11 points in her collegiate debut at Campbell ... Named the C-USA Freshman of the Week on March 10 after averaging 11.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.5 steals in two games.
 
PREP: The 2017-18 Gatorade South Carolina Player of the Year ... Averaged 16.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 6.0 steals per game and helped lead her team to its second consecutive state title ... Concluded her prep career with 2,067 points ... A three-time All-State selection ... Also earned Player of the Year honors in 2017-18 from several additional publications including the Aiken Standard, the Augusta Chronicle, the High School Sports Report and the Augusta Sports Council ... Also volunteered locally with the Girl Scouts of America and with the Jenkins Memorial CME Church’s Christian Youth Fellowship.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Al and Lloydette Young ... Chose ODU for its campus and family atmosphere ... Her grandfather played for the Pittsburgh Steelers ... Enjoys R&B and rap music, especially J. Cole, Beyonce and Alicia Keys ... Favorite food is Japanese food ... Also played soccer and ran track in high school ... Completed bachelor's degree and is continuing her master's in public administration.