Alvin Young
College: Niagara
Height: 6-3
Weight: 182 pounds
Position: Guard
Age: 23 (Nov. 12, 1975)
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Career highlights

  • The leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball as a senior with 25.1 ppg, nearly a full point ahead of Ray Minlend of St. Francis (NY), who averaged 24.3 ppg
  • At Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, named to all-consolation team after averaging 14.7 points and 3.3 assists per game
  • At Nike Desert Classic, averaged 7.3 ppg
  • Did not play high school basketball

    College highlights
    Senior

  • Named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year and was an All-MAAC First Team selection
  • Scored a career-high 44 points and added nine rebounds, five assists and four steals in an 86-82 win at Siena
  • Had 32 points in MAAC semifinal loss to St. Peter's
  • Scored 31 points and grabbed five rebounds vs. St. Bonaventure
  • Had 33 points, six rebounds and six steals in win over Marist
  • Recorded 34 points, 11 rebounds and nine steals in 106-103 2OT loss to St. Peter's
  • Scored 26 of 33 points vs. Loyola in second half
  • Led the team with 65 3-point field goals
  • Scored in double figures in all 29 games and 15 or more in 28 of 29 games played
  • Named to Capital City Classic All-Tournament team
  • Named MAAC Player of the Week three times

    Junior

  • Named to the All-MAAC Third Team
  • Reached double figures in 23 of 27 games played
  • Led team in scoring with 15.7 ppg
  • Scored 26 points in win over St. John's at Madison Square Garden
  • Scored 22 points (13-for-15 FT) in win over Manhattan
  • Had 22 points and 10 rebounds against LaSalle
  • Scored 21 points, including all 11 during a decisive 11-2 run over Canisius

    At Mitchell College
    Sophomore

  • Named to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II All-America team while playing for Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut
  • Led team to a seventh-place finish at the NJCAA Division II Tournament and a school-record 27-4 mark
  • After losing its first game of the tournament, scored 54 and 48 points, respectively, to lead Mitchell to consecutive wins
  • Averaged a record 43.6 ppg in the tournament and a team-high 28.9 ppg during the season
  • Averaged 5.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game

    Freshman

  • Led NJCAA Division II in scoring at 29.4 ppg

    College statistics
    SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG
    Mitchell College (CT)
    SEASONGFGMFGAPCTFTMFTAPCTREBASTPTSAVG
    1995-9625281N/AN/A146N/AN/AN/AN/A73529.4
    1996-9729329660.498145208.69716610183728.9
    TOTALS54610N/AN/A291N/AN/AN/AN/A157229.1
    Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 27-for-N/A (.N/A); 1996-97, 34-for-104 (.327).
    Niagara
    SEASONGFGMFGAPCTFTMFTAPCTREBASTPTSAVG
    1997-9827141295.478123155.7941396542415.7
    1998-9929253535.473157199.7891676572825.1
    TOTALS56394830.473280354.791306130115220.6
    Three-point field goals: 1997-98, 19-for-52 (.365); 1998-99, 65-for-160 (.406). Totals, 84-for-212 (.396).











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