Jackie Young College

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Jackie Young College
Jackie Young

Jacquelyn Young is a professional WNBA player for the Las Vegas Aces. She was drafted 1st overall in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Las Vegas Aces, where she has remained for her whole career in the WNBA. She is a 2-time WNBA Champion (2022 and 2023) and was an integral part of Las Vegas Aces’ roster in their 2022 and 2023 championship run. She also won the WNBA Most Improved Player of the Year in 2022.

Young is a 3-time WNBA All-Star (2022, 2023, and 2024) and was also selected into the All-WNBA 2nd-team (2023). She played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish College and won an NCAA championship with them in 2018. Young is a big part of their defensive strategy and has impressed with her consistent defense time and time again. In her professional career, she averaged a solid 17.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game in the 2023 season.

What college did Jackie Young go to?

Jackie Young College
Jackie Young playing for Notre Dame

Jackie Young attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. She was considered one of their best players throughout college and was selected as the 1st overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft by Las Vegas Aces. She played a total of 109 games, averaging 12.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists, shooting the ball at a solid field goal percentage of 51.21% and 36.4% from three-point range.

She played a total of 3 seasons of college basketball from 2016, before declaring for the 2019 WNBA Draft. Her list of accolades is very long as she was instrumental in securing the NCAA title for Notre Dame in 2018. Young won the Indiana Miss Basketball in 2016, made the ACC-All Freshman team in 2017, became the ACC tournament MVP in 2019, and also made the Second Team All-AAC the same year. She was also a McDonald’s All-American in 2016, playing excellent basketball in her freshman year.

FAQ's On Jackie Young

A. Jackie Young averaged 15.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.3 assists in the 2024 WNBA season. 

A. Jackie Young has played 6 seasons in the WNBA as of September 2024 with only one team, the Las Vegas Aces. 

A. Jackie Young has a rating of 91 on NBA 2K25.

A. Jackie Young is a 3-time WNBA All-Star (2022, 2023 and 2024). 

A. Jackie Young is 6 feet (190 cm) tall.

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