{{short description|American basketball player (born 1981)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = David Young | image = David young (cropped).jpg | caption = Young with the Aisin Seahorses in 2008 | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = 205 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|08|18}} | birth_place = New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. | high_school = New Castle<br />(New Castle, Pennsylvania) | college = *Xavier (2000–2003) *{{nowrap|North Carolina Central (2003–2004)}} | draft_year = 2004 | draft_round = 2 | draft_pick = 41 | draft_team = Seattle SuperSonics | career_start = 2004 | career_end = 2016 | career_number = | career_position = Small forward / shooting guard | years1 = 2004–2005 | team1 = Fayetteville Patriots | years2 = 2005–2006 | team2 = Scandone Avellino | years3 = 2006 | team3 = Budućnost Podgorica | years4 = 2006–2007 | team4 = Dinamo Sassari | years5 = 2007 | team5 = Criollos de Caguas | years6 = 2007 | team6 = Pau-Orthez | years7 = 2008 | team7 = Rethymno Aegean | years8 = 2008–2009 | team8 = Aisin Seahorses | years9 = 2009 | team9 = Scafati Basket | years10 = 2010 | team10 = Trikala 2000 | years11 = 2010–2011 | team11 = Jilin Northeast Tigers | years12 = 2011 | team12 = San Miguel Beermen | years13 = 2012 | team13 = Cañeros de la Romana | years14 = 2016 | team14 = Samen-Mashhad | highlights = * All-NBDL Second Team (2005) }}
'''David Martin Young''' (born August 18, 1981) is an American former basketball player who graduated from Xavier University and North Carolina Central University and was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2004 NBA draft. He was signed to a contract but waived a month later, before he played in any NBA games.
==Career== He played the 2009–2010 season in Trikala 2000 in the Greek League. He has played professionally in Italy for Air Avellino (2005–2006) and Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Serie A2, 2006–2007) and also in the Greek League with Rethymno. In 2007/08 season, he joined France's Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez.<ref>[http://sports.lefigaro.fr/filinfo_basket_ball__transferts_david_young_a_pau_orthez_65297.html David Young à Pau-Orthez] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828134102/http://sports.lefigaro.fr/filinfo_basket_ball__transferts_david_young_a_pau_orthez_65297.html |date=2007-08-28 }}</ref> Subsequent to his stint with the Seattle SuperSonics, David played for the NBA's Developmental League (D-League) where he finished the season second in scoring with 18.5ppg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/y/youngda01d.html|title=David Young G-League Stats}}</ref> In March 2011, Young signed with a Philippine Basketball Association team, the San Miguel Beermen.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/308199/david-young-makes-pba-debut-with-younger-smb-squad| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110311091335/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/308199/david-young-makes-pba-debut-with-younger-smb-squad| archive-date = 2011-03-11| title = David Young makes PBA debut with "younger" SMB Squad {{!}} The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online| website = Manila Bulletin}} </ref>
Young is a graduate of New Castle High School in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He has a degree in Criminal Justice from Xavier University. He has one daughter. He is the brother-in-law of Leon Washington, a former player for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070713053404/http://www.nba.com/sonics/news/davidyoungfile.html NBA.com profile]
{{2004 NBA draft}}
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