Jackie Young's College

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Jackie Young College
Jackie Young at the 2024 Las Vegas Aces Media Day

Jackie Young is a professional WNBA player for the Las Vegas Aces. She was drafted first overall in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Las Vegas Aces, where she has remained for her whole career in the WNBA as of January 2025. 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). Young has been impressive on the defensive end as well, as she has maintained 1.1 steals per game for her career. Jackie Young averaged 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. Young played a total of 109 games for the Fighting Irish, averaging 12.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.2 steals, shooting the ball at a solid field goal percentage of 51.2% and 36.4% from three-point range, as per Sports Reference stats.

Young played a total of 3 seasons of college basketball from 2016 to 2019 and declared for the 2019 WNBA Draft. She was a key player in Notre Dame's 2018 NCAA championship. After winning the Indiana Miss Basketball in 2016, Young made the ACC-All Freshman team in 2017. Then she was named the ACC tournament MVP in 2019 and also made the Second Team All-AAC the same year.

Also read: Jackie Young Salary

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 January 2025 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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