Jackie Young

Jacquelyn Young is a professional WNBA player for the Las Vegas Aces and plays the shooting guard position. She was drafted with the 1st overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Las Vegas Aces.

Gray is a 3-time WNBA All-Star and has won the WNBA Championship on two occasions, first in 2022, and the second in the following year. She was also selected into the WNBA All-Rookie Team in 2019. Her accolades also precede her reputation in the WNBA, as she won an NCAA Championship in 2018 before getting drafted in 2019. Gray also won the ACC tournament MVP award in 2019, which helped her gain more recognition for the draft. She averaged 17.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game for the 2023 WNBA season.

Jackie Young Personal Information

Jackie Young Early Life

Jackie Young was born in Princeton, Indiana on September 16th, 1997 and attended Princeton High School, where she played as a shooting guard for the women’s basketball team. She was raised by her single mother, Linda Young and faced many hardships along the way, as per Women’s Health. Her mother had to work multiple jobs to support her and her 2 siblings. Young loved eating school lunch as food at home was scarce and not guaranteed. They also dealt with a lot of frequent power cuts at their home.

Jackie Young Personal Life

Jackie Young is usually very discrete with her personal life and not even her social media accounts have much information about her personal life. She is a very quiet player according to the New York Times; however, her game does most of the talking for her, combining her versatility in scoring and her proficiency in passing as well. These traits have earned her the nickname ‘The Silent Assassin’.

Jackie Young Family Background

Young and her family grew up very poor financially. Her single mother had to work multiple jobs to support her and her 2 siblings. She was also often supported by her uncles and aunts who provided food or even money whenever they could spare some.

Jackie Young social media

Jackie Young has an Instagram account with the handle @j.young5, where she is fairly active. She also has an X account (Formerly Twitter) with the username @JackieYoung3.

Jackie Young Brand Ambassador

Jackie Young has been associated with Puma since 2019 when she was offered a multiyear brand endorsement deal by the sports apparel company to improve its image in the WNBA scene. She, alongside Katie Lou Samuelson, was selected to headline the company’s third basketball sneaker, as per ESPN.

Jackie Young Career Stats

Jackie Young was drafted in the 2019 WNBA season. In her rookie season, she averaged 6.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. Since then, she has gradually improved in all statistics, year by year. Averaging 15.9 points per game, with 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in the 2022 season, she had a career season, ultimately winning the WNBA Championship the same season. Gray averaged 17.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game in the 2023 WNBA season, as she demonstrated her growth in the WNBA.

Jackie Young Achievements

Jackie Young is best known for her scoring prowess as well as being a solid passer as part of the Las Vegas Aces’ roster, where she plays at the point guard position. Below given are her numerous achievements as a basketball player throughout her career.

WNBA Championships

Jackie Young won 2 back-to-back WNBA titles in the 2022 and 2023 WNBA seasons with the Las Vegas Aces. Her team included fellow WNBA star A’ja Wilson as well as Kelsey Plum, who helped the team win the Championship.

WNBA All-Star selections

Jackie Young is a 3-time WNBA All-Star in the 2020, 2023 and 2024 WNBA seasons.

WNBA Most Improved Player

Jackie Young won the WNBA Most Improved Player award in the 2022 season, for having a breakout season with the Las Vegas Aces and winning the Championship title.

NCAA Championship

Jackie Young has been to two NCAA Finals and won her first and only title in the 2018 season as a part of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

ACC Tournament MVP

Jackie Young was also the ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player in 2019, after which she was drafted 1st overall in the WNBA.

McDonald’s All-American

Jackie Young won a McDonald's All-American nomination in 2016 when she was at Princeton Community High School in Indiana.

2020 Summer Olympics

Jackie Young won 2 gold medals as a part of the US Women’s national basketball team in the Women’s 3X3 Category in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Jackie Young Contract

Jackie Young is currently on a 2-year, $509,900 deal with the Las Vegas Aces, a deal she signed in April 2024. She earns a base salary of $169,950 with a cap hit of $169,950. Prior to this, she had signed her rookie deal with the Las Vegas Aces which was a 4-year, $263,283 contract with an average salary of $59,071, signed in the 2019 season and expired in the 2022 season.