Ray Young

Position: Guard
Height/Weight: 6-4 / 210
Birthdate: March 20, 1980 (Berkeley, Calif.)
High School: St. Joseph Notre Dame HS (East Oakland, Calif.)
College: UCLA

BACKGROUND

Pro Career Highlights: Participated in NBA training camp with the Golden State Warriors in the fall of 2005. Played with the Gary Steelheads in the CBA during the 2004-05 season, averaging 9.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in 22 games. Played with Dodge City in the USBL in the summer of 2004, averaging 14.2 points and 4.9 rebounds in 29 games. Participated in NBA training camp with the New Orleans Hornets in the fall of 2004. Spent the 2003-04 season with Gary in the CBA, averaging 4.9 points and 2.0 rebounds in 27 games.

College Career Highlights: Earned team co-MVP honors as a senior. Finished collegiate career as UCLA's ninth all-time leader in three-point field goals made (95) and also ranks 11th in career games played (123). Redshirted the 2001-02 season at UCLA.

Senior (2001-02): Averaged 10.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 23.7 minutes a contest. Led the team in three-point shooting (.408). Started 17 times. Scored in double figures 14 times, including the last eight games of the season. Recorded a career-high 30 points on 9-for-14 shooting vs. Washington State. Sank all five three-point attempts on his way to 22 points vs. Stanford. Registered 20 points and equaled a career-high with six assists vs. Washington. Scored 19 points and matched a career-high with nine rebounds at Oregon State. Posted 13 points and six rebounds vs. Duke. Tallied 17 points, five rebounds, and four assists in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament vs. Arizona. Contributed 21 points, five rebounds, four assists, and four steals vs. Oregon in the semifinals. Earned All-Tournament honors.

Junior (2000-01): Averaged 7.0 points and 2.2 rebounds in 22.8 minutes a contest. Started seven times. Scored in double figures ten times, with a season-high 20 points vs. Kentucky. Shot 11-for-12 from the free throw line on his way to 19 points vs. USC. Tallied 18 points and a career-high nine rebounds at Arizona. Scored 16 points and dished out six assists vs. UC-Santa Barbara.

Sophomore (1999-00): Averaged 5.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 19.4 minutes a contest. Started ten times. Scored in double figures five times. Registered a season-high 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting (5-for-6 from three-point range) and dished out a season-high six assists vs. Oregon State. Sank five threes on his way to 17 points vs. Iona. Scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds vs. DePaul.

Freshman (1998-99): Averaged 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 16.1 minutes a contest. Led the team in three-point field goal percentage (.408). Started five times. Scored in double figures eight times, with a season-high 14 points vs. Cal State Northridge. Tallied 11 points and four rebounds in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Detroit.

Personal: Majored in history.