Young chose to play college basketball at DePaul after finishing high school at Friendship Collegiate Academy. At DePaul, he is the only player in program history with at least 1,200 points, 400 assists and 100 three-pointers. He is also the only player in program history with at least 100 assists in all four seasons. In his four seasons in the college, Young scored 102 career games in double-figures and reached double-figures in 81 percent of games (102-of-126). Also he had 31 games of at least 20 points including two games of 30 or more points.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Young was acquired from the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League on January 14, 2015.[1] He averaged 6 points and 2,2 assists.
In September 2015, he signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.[2] He went on to average 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1 steals in 24 games for Lavrio. He re-signed with the team for the 2016–17 season.[3] He left the team after the arrival of Steven Gray at the club. On December 15, he joined BBC Monthey of the Swiss League.[4] With Monthey, Young won the Swiss Cup, scoring 14 points at the final against Fribourg Olympic.
On June 30, 2021, he has signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.[8] Young averaged 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. He parted ways with the team on February 17, 2022.[9]
In 2024, he started playing for Qatar's Al Ahli Doha. In July of 24, he signed for MKE ANKARAGÜCÜ [11]
After six months with the turkish side, he moved to french second tier team Fos Provence Basket.[12]