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Tamera Young

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Tamera Young
Young with Las Vegas in 2019
Chicago Sky
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1986-10-30) October 30, 1986 (age 38)
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolEmsley A. Laney
(Wilmington, North Carolina)
CollegeJames Madison (2004–2008)
WNBA draft2008: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career2008–present
Career history
As player:
2008–2009Atlanta Dream
2009–2017Chicago Sky
2016–17Shanxi Flame
2017Atlanta Dream
2018–2019Las Vegas Aces
As coach:
2024Chicago Sky (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • AP honorable mention All-American (2008)
  • CAA Player of the Year (2008)
  • CAA All-Defensive Team (2006)
  • 3× First-team All-CAA (2006–2008)
  • CAA All-Freshman Team (2005)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Close-up shot of Young's arm and leg tattoos.

Tamera "Ty" Young (born October 30, 1986) is an American former basketball player who is currently an assistant coach with the Chicago Sky. After playing collegiately for James Madison University, Young was drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the 8th overall pick of the 2008 WNBA draft. She was traded to the Chicago Sky, and led them to the WNBA Finals in 2015, then came back to Atlanta, and was traded to the Aces in 2018.

Personal

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Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Tamera Young is the daughter of the late Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and an older sister, Nikia. Her cousin, Willie Williams, was a cornerback for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers and a 13-year NFL veteran (Steelers 1993–96, 2005; Seattle Seahawks 1997–2003). Tamera is the all-time leading scorer at Emsley A. Laney High School, the same high school that produced Michael Jordan, where her number 11 jersey is retired. During her senior year she led the "Buccaneers to the 2004 Conference Championship. During her off-seasons, she spent her time with her ex-fiancée, Mimi Faust in Atlanta raising awareness about pancreatic cancer to which she lost her father on April 6, 2015.[1]

College career

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Tamera played collegiately at James Madison University in the Colonial Athletic Association. She set numerous records while in college, including the conference's all-time scoring record.[2] As a senior, she led JMU to the third round of the 2008 WNIT, before ultimately losing to the University of Kentucky.

James Madison statistics

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Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004-05 James Madison 29 399 42.1 32.4 63.8 7.0 1.5 2.5 0.4 13.8
2005-06 James Madison 31 485 39.3 29.2 65.5 9.9 2.5 2.3 0.2 15.6
2006-07 James Madison 33 544 40.2 33.3 74.7 8.0 2.3 2.1 0.3 16.5
2007-08 James Madison 34 693 41.0 19.7 65.2 10.4 3.0 1.9 0.7 20.4
Career James Madison 127 2121 40.6 29.7 67.1 8.9 2.4 2.2 0.4 16.7

WNBA career

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Young was drafted in the first round with the eighth overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the expansion team Atlanta Dream.[4] In her first season with the Dream Tamera became the first player[5] from James Madison University to play in the WNBA and wore the number 23 on her jersey. In her second season she switched to the number 11, which she wore in college. While playing for the Atlanta Dream, Young's per game averages included 8.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 27.4 minutes a game.

On August 12, 2009, Young was traded to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Armintie Price.

As a player, she averaged 40.5% in field goal accuracy, 27% in three-point accuracy, and averaged 6.8 PPG.[6]

On February 1, 2018, Young signed a contract with the Las Vegas Aces.[7]

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
2008 Atlanta 33 15 22.6 33.3 32.5 69.1 4.2 1.2 0.9 0.3 1.8 7.3
2009 Atlanta 11 0 6.5 33.3 20.0 64.7 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.8 2.7
Chicago 10 6 12.9 34.8 25.0 88.9 3.0 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.1 5.0
2010 Chicago 32 22 18.6 36.2 27.7 68.4 3.1 1.6 0.8 0.2 1.5 6.8
2011 Chicago 33 19 24.0 42.5 14.3 72.4 3.8 1.3 1.1 0.3 1.9 7.9
2012 Chicago 33 24 24.4 42.3 0.0 60.6 3.7 1.4 1.0 0.2 1.4 8.2
2013 Chicago 33 8 18.1 42.6 0.0 60.5 3.8 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.7 5.6
2014 Chicago 34 33 27.6 43.8 0.0 55.6 5.1 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.8 6.7
2015 Chicago 19 10 17.1 39.2 0.0 82.8 2.9 1.3 0.6 0.4 0.9 4.5
2016 Chicago 32 20 25.8 45.0 0.0 79.0 4.5 1.4 0.8 0.1 1.1 8.5
2017 Chicago 24 21 29.0 36.5 34.4 69.0 3.8 2.5 1.4 0.4 2.2 10.2
Atlanta 11 1 15.5 32.2 33.3 61.5 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.7 4.5
2018 Las Vegas 33 25 26.7 40.8 30.8 70.7 5.1 2.8 1.0 0.2 1.7 9.9
2019 Las Vegas 34 4 18.5 38.0 31.3 63.9 3.6 2.0 0.7 0.1 1.4 5.3
Career 12 years, 4 teams 372 208 22.0 39.8 30.0 68.6 3.9 1.5 0.8 0.2 1.3 7.1

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2013 Chicago 2 0 16.5 40.0 0.0 75.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.5
2014 Chicago 9 9 29.8 43.1 0.0 52.4 4.2 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.2 7.4
2015 Chicago 3 2 12.7 25.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 1.7 0.3 0.3 1.7 1.3
2016 Chicago 5 5 27.6 38.3 0.0 50.0 4.8 3.2 1.2 0.4 1.8 9.8
2019 Las Vegas 5 2 12.4 57.1 0.0 50.0 1.2 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.6 5.0
Career 5 years, 2 teams 24 18 22.5 42.1 0.0 54.5 3.3 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.2 6.3

Overseas career

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During the 2008–2009 off-season, following her rookie year in the WNBA, Young went to Latvia and played for Cesis.[8][9] For the 2009–2010 off-Season Young went to Turkey and played for Pankup. In 2010, she signed with Basket Landes in France for the 2010–2011 off-Season. Young signed to play for Istanbul University in Turkey for the 2011–2012 off-season. After the winter holidays she would sign with Maccabi Bnot Ashdod in Israel and go on to win the 2012 Israeli Cup and be named the MVP.

In the 2014 off-season, Young joined the Brazilian championship, being teammate to various Atlanta Dream players in América de Recife.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Inside the Sneaker Room of Tamera Young". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Tamera Young – 2006-07 Women's Basketball". Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  4. ^ Dream select Tamera Young with 8th pick
  5. ^ "Tamera Young – WNBA stats". Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Tamera Young stats". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "Las Vegas Signs 10-Year Veteran Forward Tamera Young". WNBA.com. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  8. ^ DELFI (January 26, 2009). "Seilsu 'Cēsīs' nomainīs Tamera Janga". DELFI. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "Euroleague Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings – EUROBASKET". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "Overseas Update 2014–15: Tamera Young". NBA.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
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