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Sophia Young

Sophia Young
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Full Name : Sophia Yvonne Young
Public : Sophia Young
Nickname : Lady Bears
Country : United States (USA) 
DOB : December 15, 1983  (Age 26)
Place : St. Vincent, West Indies
Height : 6' 1"
Weight : 165 lbs.
Sport : Basketball - WNBA
Team : San Antonio Silver Stars
Level : Professional
Status : Great
   
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San Antonio Spurs (2006 - present)

College : Baylor University

Drafted : 4th in 2006 , San Antonio Silver Stars

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Sophia Ashley Young (born December 15, 1983 in Saint Vincent, West Indies) is a Vincentian professional women's basketball player with the San Antonio Silver Stars in the WNBA. She is playing for Turkish Club Galatasaray right now.

Young was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars. As a rookie, she was named to the Western Conference WNBA All-Star team.

She attended Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Young was an All-American at Baylor University and helped lead the team, nicknamed the Lady Bears, to their first National Championship during the 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, defeating Michigan State University. She is one of only four women in NCAA history to score 2,000 points, grab 1,000 rebounds, collect 300 steals, as well as dish out 300 assists.


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