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Sophia Young

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Sophia Young-Malcolm
Personal information
Born (1983-12-15) December 15, 1983 (age 40)
Saint Vincent, West Indies
NationalityVincentian / American
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolEvangel Christian Academy
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
CollegeBaylor (2002–2006)
WNBA draft2006: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars
Playing career2006–2015
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2006–2015San Antonio Stars
2006–2007Gambrinus Sika Brno
2007–2010Galatasaray
2010–2011Cras Taranto
2012–2013Beijing Great Wall
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Sophia Yvonne Ashley Young- Malcolm (born December 15, 1983) is a Vincentian-American former professional women's basketball player. She played with the San Antonio Stars in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] Young-Malcolm has since been inducted into the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

High school years

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She was born on Saint Vincent, West Indies. Young attended the Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.[1]

College career

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Young was an All-American at Baylor University and helped lead the team, nicknamed the Lady Bears, to their first national championship during the 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, defeating Michigan State University. She is one of only four women in NCAA history to score 2,000 points, grab 1,000 rebounds, collect 300 steals, as well as dish out 300 assists.

  • Big 12 10th Anniversary Team (only active player named to the five person squad)
  • Big 12 Player of the Year
  • Kodak All-American (second straight year)
  • AP All-American (first team)
  • USBWA All-American (second straight year)
  • All-Tournament team Albuquerque Regional
  • Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team (third straight year)
  • Wooden Award Finalist
  • Wade Trophy Finalist
  • Naismith Trophy Watch List
  • All-Big 12 first team (third straight year)
  • All-Big 12 Defensive team
  • Bayer Senior CLASS Award Finalist
  • Big 12 Player of the Week (three-time)
  • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA)

College statistics

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Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Baylor 35 497 56.3 - 54.0 10.0 1.6 2.5 1.2 14.2
2003–04 Baylor  35 586 55.5 - 60.7 8.6 2.1 2.5 0.8 16.7
2004–05 Baylor  36 661 52.6 - 70.5 9.3 2.9 1.9 0.7 18.4
2005–06 Baylor  33 736 54.6 - 70.5 10.0 2.1 2.2 1.0 22.3°
Career Baylor  139 2480 54.6 0.0 65.3 9.5 2.2 2.3 0.9 17.8

WNBA career

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Young was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2006 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars. During her nine-year career, all with the Stars, she was named to the Western Conference WNBA All-Star team three times.

USA Basketball

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Young was one of 21 finalists for the U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team Roster for the 2010-2012 cycle. The 20 professional women's basketball players, plus one collegiate player (Brittney Griner), were selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the final roster which will represent the US at the 2012 Olympics in London.[4] Young was named to the National team training pool again for the 2014-2016 cycle on 13 January 2014.[5]

WNBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2006 San Antonio 34 34 31.1 .416 .000 .730 7.6 1.5 1.7 0.4 1.32 12.0
2007 San Antonio 33 33 33.5 .478 .000 .749 5.8 1.5 1.5 0.4 1.85 16.8
2008 San Antonio 33 33 31.9 .478 .000 .786 5.6 2.3 1.6 0.5 1.73 17.5
2009 San Antonio 33 33 33.7 .454 .309 .767 6.5 1.6 1.3 0.5 1.88 18.2
2010 San Antonio 34 34 31.8 .501 .263 .658 5.2 2.4 1.6 0.3 2.06 15.3
2011 San Antonio 33 33 31.6 .429 .000 .592 6.4 2.3 2.0 0.5 1.55 13.2
2012 San Antonio 33 33 31.8 .521 .000 .706 7.2 2.1 2.2 0.4 1.70 16.3
2014 San Antonio 34 20 24.3 .469 .000 .658 4.6 1.5 1.1 0.2 0.76 8.2
2015 San Antonio 34 29 27.4 .458 .000 .738 5.0 1.4 1.2 0.3 1.62 11.5
Career 9 years, 1 team 301 282 30.8 .468 .223 .718 6.0 1.8 1.6 0.4 1.61 14.3

Postseason

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2007 San Antonio 5 5 34.4 .507 .000 .844 9.0 1.6 0.8 0.4 1.60 20.2
2008 San Antonio 9 9 36.1 .456 .000 .750 5.9 1.7 1.6 0.1 2.11 17.7
2009 San Antonio 3 3 32.0 .458 .500 .684 5.3 2.0 2.0 0.7 1.67 19.3
2010 San Antonio 2 2 33.0 .406 .000 .556 9.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 3.50 15.5
2011 San Antonio 3 3 34.0 .633 .000 .667 5.7 3.0 1.3 0.6 1.33 16.7
2012 San Antonio 2 2 35.5 .533 .000 .889 5.0 0.5 2.5 0.6 2.00 20.0
2014 San Antonio 2 0 27.0 .500 .000 .429 5.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 1.00 8.5
Career 7 years, 1 team 26 24 34.1 .486 .333 .734 6.5 1.8 1.5 0.4 1.88 17.5

Personal life

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Young-Malcolm holds a Bachelors Degree in Education from Baylor University. Along with a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Phoenix and another Masters degree in Christian ministries from the Liberty Theological Seminary.[6]

Married to husband Jermaine Malcolm, she's the mother of Skye and Sevyn, their two children.[1]

Awards and achievements

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Smith, Derek. "Bigger than Basketball". Baylor University.
  2. ^ "Sophia Young adds on Assistant Coach's duties". www.searchlight.vc. Searchlight. August 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Twenty-One Finalists In The Mix For Final 2012 U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team Roster". USA Basketball. February 13, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 13, 2014). "USA Basketball sets 33-player pool". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "Sophia Young-Malcolm - Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development - Staff Directory". baylorbears.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "Galatasaray Win EuroCup Women After OT Thriller | EuroCup Women (2009) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
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