# Mitchell Young

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This article is about the basketball player. For the American football player, see [Mitch Young](/source/Mitch_Young).

**Mitchell Young** (born 6 August 1990) is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the [Saint Mary's Gaels](/source/Saint_Mary's_Gaels_men's_basketball) before playing six seasons in the [National Basketball League](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Australia)) (NBL).

## Early life

Young grew up playing for the [Logan Thunder](/source/Logan_Thunder_(QBL)) Junior Basketball Club[1] before attending the [Australian Institute of Sport](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Sport) (AIS) in [Canberra](/source/Canberra), where he played for the [AIS men's team](/source/BA_Centre_of_Excellence) in the [South East Australian Basketball League](/source/South_East_Australian_Basketball_League) between 2007 and 2009.[2][3]

## College career

Young played college basketball at [Saint Mary's](/source/Saint_Mary's_Gaels_men's_basketball) alongside [Matthew Dellavedova](/source/Matthew_Dellavedova) from 2009 to 2013.[4] In his freshman year, Young registered 3.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks per game. He increased those numbers to 10.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore and led the [West Coast Conference](/source/West_Coast_Conference) in field goal percentage. He was named the WCC Co-Player of the Week on 27 December 2010. Young averaged 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and shot .607 from the field as a junior but was hampered by injuries to his groin and foot. As a senior, Young averaged 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and started all 35 games.[1]

## Professional career

After graduating from college, Young returned to Australia and joined the [Cairns Taipans](/source/Cairns_Taipans) on a two-year deal.[5][6] In 60 games for the Taipans over two seasons, he averaged 3.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.[7] During the 2014 off-season, he played for the Cairns Marlins in the [Queensland Basketball League](/source/Queensland_Basketball_League).[8] In 2015, he played for the [Logan Thunder](/source/Logan_Thunder_(QBL)) QBL team for the first time.[8]

After playing for the [Townsville Crocodiles](/source/Townsville_Crocodiles) during the [2015–16 NBL season](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_NBL_season),[4] Young spent the next two NBL seasons with the [Brisbane Bullets](/source/Brisbane_Bullets).[9][10] In 2016, 2017,[11] and 2018, Young played for the Logan Thunder in the QBL. The 2018 season saw Young earn QBL All-League Team honours for his 22.7 points and league-leading 12 rebounds per game.[12][13]

Young returned to the Cairns Taipans for the [2018–19 NBL season](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NBL_season).[14] In July 2019, he announced his retirement from the NBL after six seasons and 163 games.[15]

Young played every year for the Logan Thunder between 2019 and 2023.[16]

## Personal life

Young's parents are Graham and Julie Young, and he has two younger brothers, Billy and Zach. Young majored in [business administration](/source/Business_administration) at Saint Mary's.[1]

In July 2019, Young was appointed general manager of [Logan Basketball](/source/Logan_Thunder_(QBL)).[17]

## References

1. ["Mitchell Young Bio"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924102855/http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204809573). *smcgaels.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204809573) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

1. ["Past Athletes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140212073754/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/sports/basketball/athletes/past_athletes). *ausport.gov.au*. Archived from [the original](http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/sports/basketball/athletes/past_athletes) on 12 February 2014.

1. ["Player statistics for Mitchell Young – SEABL"](http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=194502005&client=1-3363-150604-148539-4362809). *SportsTG.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190724070302/http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=194502005&client=1-3363-150604-148539-4362809) 24 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Crocs Announce Young as First Signing"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193842/http://www.nbl.com.au/nbl-team-news/crocs-announce-young-as-first-signing/). *NBL.com.au*. 11 June 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.nbl.com.au/nbl-team-news/crocs-announce-young-as-first-signing/) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

1. ["Taipans sign St Mary's \[*sic*\] Mitchell Young"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130614064803/http://andthefoul.net/archives/6094). *andthefoul.net*. 14 May 2013. Archived from [the original](http://andthefoul.net/archives/6094) on 14 June 2013.

1. ["Taipans sign Aussie Mitchell Young out of St Mary's College"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130515060313/http://www.taipans.com/article/id/1tq5nzpymu00h1t3bsut1i9jg4). *taipans.com*. 14 May 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.taipans.com/article/id/1tq5nzpymu00h1t3bsut1i9jg4) on 15 May 2013.

1. ["Player statistics for Mitchell Young – NBL"](http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197036558&client=0-189-88243-327335-19755588). *FoxSportsPulse.com*. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

1. ["Player statistics for Mitchell Young – QBL"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150919133425/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=198079012&client=1-4144-69426-360827-23661694). *FoxSportsPulse.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=198079012&client=1-4144-69426-360827-23661694) on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

1. ["YOUNG GUNS JOIN BRISBANE BULLETS"](http://www.nbl.com.au/featured-news/young-guns-join-brisbane-bullets/). *NBL.com.au*. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

1. [Brisbane Bullets' Mitch Young eager to play in front of home crowd in Logan](http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/logan/brisbane-bullets-mitch-young-eager-to-play-in-front-of-home-crowd-in-logan/news-story/6752318c2d8fc036299319f02b680beb)

1. ["A rivalry will be renewed as two powerhouse basketball clubs clash to open the QBL season"](http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/southeast/a-rivalry-will-be-renewed-as-two-powerhouse-basketball-clubs-clash-to-open-the-qbl-season/news-story/0d4def2484d5f4a9424d971302faabdd). *CourierMail.com.au*. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

1. ["2018 QBL Season Review"](http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/2018-qbl-season-review/). *qbl.basketballqld.com.au*. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

1. ["2018 QBL Award Winners"](http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/2018-qbl-award-winners/). *qbl.basketballqld.com.au*. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

1. [Mitch Young Returns to Cairns Taipans](http://nbl.com.au/news/article/42810-mitch-young-returns-to-cairns)

1. NBL (24 July 2019). ["BIG shoutout to one of the NBL's good guys..."](https://twitter.com/NBL/status/1153800342678593537). *Twitter*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190724063236/https://twitter.com/NBL/status/1153800342678593537) 24 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Mitchell Young"](https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Mitchell-Young/112290). *Eurobasket LLC*. Retrieved 29 January 2026.

1. Anderson, Rowan (3 August 2019). ["Mitch Young talks NBL retirement, and transition from court time to board room"](https://pickandroll.com.au/mitch-young-talks-nbl-retirement-and-the-transition-from-court-time-to-board-room/). *pickandroll.com.au*. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

## External links

- [Mitchell Young](https://web.archive.org/web/20151127044111/http://www.crocodiles.com.au/blog/player_profile/mitch-young/) at crocodiles.com.au
- [Mitchell Young](https://web.archive.org/web/20160714182800/http://www.brisbanebullets.com.au/player_profile/mitch-young/) at brisbanebullets.com.au

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