Jay Young - College Basketball News & Rumors

Plans to enter portal Young plans to enter the NCAA's transfer portal, according to Tobias Bass of The Athletic.

Impact Even though Young's senior season includes more than 35 games, he has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining. Prior to Maryland, four different teams rostered him.

MARCH 31, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Gets involved in rout Young posted 12 points (5-9 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and one steal over 17 minutes during Tuesday's 108-37 victory over Canisius.

Impact Young chipped in 12 points, two rebounds and a steal as the Terrapins thoroughly defeated the Golden Griffens on Tuesday night. The 6-foot-2 senior has seen the floor in all five games this season, averaging 3.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals on 14.6 minutes per game. Outside of a matchup against Marquette (where Young saw just four minutes of action), Young's minutes are skewed by lopsided affairs, and he remains a depth option.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Available Sunday Head coach Penny Hardaway indicated that Young (ankle) will be available for Sunday's matchup against Florida Atlantic, Jason Munz of The Memphis Commercial Appealreports.

Impact Young will make his return to the floor after missing four of the Tigers' previous five games. The junior guard had seen a definite decrease in usage prior to his absence, scoring just four points in the teams' previous seven games before his injury. Young will hope to work his way back into an expanded role within the Memphis offense down the stretch this season.

FEBRUARY 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Out vs. UNC-Charlotte Young (ankle) is out for Memphis' game Wednesday against UNC-Charlotte, according to Parth Upadhyaya of The Daily Memphian.

Impact Young will have sat out four of Memphis' last five games played due to his ankle injury. After hosting UNC-Charlotte, the Tigers are expected to host Florida Atlantic on Sunday, a rematch from the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Dressed for pregame warmup Young (ankle) is dressed for pregame warmups ahead of Sunday's matchup against Tulane, Roman Cleary of Bluff City Media reports.

Impact Young was previously listed as a game-time decision after missing Thursday's game against Temple with an ankle injury, but the junior guard appears to be ready to go ahead of Sunday's game against Tulane. Young has averaged 2.6 points per game in his time on the court for the Tigers this season.

FEBRUARY 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

The Commercial Appeal Memphis Tigers basketball point guard Jayhlon Young working to make sure he's not forgotten

JULY 20, 2023 • COMMERCIALAPPEAL.COM

Enters transfer portal Young has entered the NCAA transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.

Impact Young will look for opportunities with a new program this offseason after spending the 2022-23 season with UCF. The 6-foot-2 sophomore has appeared in 32 games this season (12 starts), logging 4.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, two assists and 0.7 steals on 19.3 minutes per game.

MARCH 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Plays eight minutes Young (not injury related) played eight minutes during Wednesday's 67-49 victory over Florida.

Impact Until Central Florida is eliminated from or wins the 2023 National Invitation Tournament, Young is expected to continue being a substitute option. Once either of those options happens, he is expected to be available off the transfer portal without any further obligations.

MARCH 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

In portal but with team Young is in the transfer portal but still with Central Florida for now, according to Jason Beede of 247Sports.com.

Impact Central Florida's head coach Johnny Dawkins confirmed Young is both in the transfer portal and with the team, an odd set of seemingly contradictory circumstances that could suggest he can still play for the team. UCF and Florida are each other's first-round opponents for the 2023 National Invitation Tournament, and Young's status indicates that there could be a chance he will play that game Wednesday.

MARCH 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Enters transfer portal Young has announced, via his personal Twitter account, that he will enter the transfer portal.

Impact Young will look for opportunities with a new program after spending the 2022-23 season with UCF. The 6-foot-2 sophomore appeared in 31 games this season (12 starts), averaging 4.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists on 19.6 minutes per game.

MARCH 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

UCF men's basketball guard Jayhlon Young to transfer Jayhlon Young becomes the first UCF men's basketball player to decide to transfer since the Knights' season ended last week.

MARCH 12, 2023 • SUN-SENTINEL.COM

Tallies 10 in narrow loss Young (wrist) contributed 10 points (3-4 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal across 21 minutes during Thursday's 64-63 loss to Memphis.

Impact Young sat out last Saturday with a wrist issue but returned Thursday to lead the Knights in bench minutes in a tough road loss. It appears the sophomore will be available to provide guard depth as UCF looks to make a late-season run.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

DNP with wrist issue Young did not play in Saturday's 96-52 victory over Tulsa due to a right wrist injury, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Impact Young was spotted with his wrist in a brace and ended up missing his first game of the season as a result. The injury was likely suffered in Wednesday's victory over Wichita State, when the sophomore guard logged a season-low two minutes, but no word on the exact nature of the issue has been provided by the school. His next chance to take the court will be Thursday at Memphis.

FEBRUARY 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Logs double-double in win Young closed with 11 points (4-8 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 10 rebounds, six assists and two steals across 30 minutes during Sunday's 85-53 victory over SMU.

Impact Young notched his first collegiate double-double during Sunday's start against SMU. The 6-foot-2 sophomore was unstoppable on Sunday, logging his first career double-double along with six assists. Young has appeared in all 16 games this season (nine starts), averaging 6.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.6 steals on 23.3 minutes per game. The sophomore guard will look to continue playing himself into a larger role for UCF this season.

JANUARY 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Part of starting lineup Sunday Young is part of the Golden Knights' starting lineup Sunday, according to their Twitter account.

Impact As a backup from Dec. 11 to Jan. 4, Young averaged 3.9 points and 2.3 rebounds across seven games.

JANUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Scores 15 points Young logged 15 points (5-8 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds and one assist across 24 minutes during Central Florida's 75-49 win versus Tarleton State.

Impact Darius Johnson is the backup of Young. Both swapped their roles Sunday. Unlike previously, Young played well while Johnson logged more turnovers (five) than points (three) scored across his game started.

DECEMBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Not part of starting lineup Young is not a part of the Golden Knights' starting lineup Sunday versus Tarleton State, according to their official Twitter account.

Impact Darius Johnson is a part of the Golden Knights' starting lineup Sunday. Young will try reclaiming that position across future games they play during December.

DECEMBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Making most of starting role Young ended with nine points (3-3 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds and six assists across 26 minutes during Wednesday's 76-56 win over Evansville.

Impact Young has started in every game so far for the Knights this season. The 6-foot-2 guard is a former two-star recruit who transferred from junior college over the offseason. Young has shot an efficient 43.2 percent so far this season including 40.0 percent from behind the arc. In his first season with the team, Young is already the team leader in assists per game, averaging 4.0.

NOVEMBER 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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