That last post about Amir Johnson got me thinking: where did Korleone Young go?
Thanks to Google, now I know:
Career:
1996-1997: Wichita (Kan.) East High School: 22.4 ppg. and 10.3 rpg
1997-1998: Hargrave Academy
1998-1999: NBA lockout, in Jan.’99 signed by Detroit Pistons (NBA), in Mar.’99 was put on an injured list (reoccuring back spasms) and activated the next month: 3 games: 4.3ppg 1.3rpg 5mpg
1999: drafted by Richmond Rhythm (IBL,5rd(35))
1999-2000: Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) Training Camp, then joined Richmond
Rhythm (IBL): 9.7ppg, 3.2rpg, 1.1apg
2000: NBA Boston Summer League (Philadelphia 76ers)
2000-2001: Rockford Lightning (CBA,1T): 12.8ppg, 5.6rpg, 1.5apg, Blocks-2(2.4)
2001: Southern California Summer Pro League (Los Angeles Lakers)
2001-2002: Canberra Cannons (AUS-NBL): MVP of Preseason: 27ppg 6.7rpg 2.1bpg but got hurt on first league game replace by George Banks
2002-2003: Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA,1T): 10 games: 15.5ppg, 7.0rpg, 1.5apg,
1.0spg, 1.4bpg: waived in Dec.’02: then signed at Avtodor Saratov (RUS-A
Superleague); Russian League: 10 games: 17,3ppg, 7.1rpg, 6ast, 1.5bpg, 1.3spg
2003 August: China Heilongjiang (Div.3 Final Tournament): 24.5ppg, 13.3rpg, 2.4bpg, 1.3spg, 2.0apg
2003-2004: Euras Ekaterinburg (RUS-A Superleague): in Jan’04 moved toLokomotiv Rostov na Donu (RUS-A Superleague): 17 games: 7,8ppg, 5.2rpg,
1.2apg
2004: Sichuan Panda (CHN-CBL Summer league): 27.4ppg(2th) 10rpg (3th) 3.4bpg(1th) 1.3spg 2.0apg 48% 42% 3point
2005: In June signed at Heilongiang (CHN-CBL): 33ppg(1th) 12rpg(3th) 3.2bpg(3th)
2005-2006: LidoRose Roseto Basket (ITA-SerieA): released in Sep.’05
From Detroit to Sioux Falls to Russia to China, where hasn’t Korleone been? Check out some of those numbers — the level of competition is dubious at best, but if he were a white guy five years younger playing in Greece, NBA teams would be drooling about the next hot European prospect.
Eurobasket: Korleone Young [Eurobasket.com]
First of all let me start by saying thats my cuzin, and yall cant do half of the things that he can do on or off the court. Hes had bad breaks and was plagued by injury.
Seldom does the world get to see ALL the variables involved, but Young is one of the coldest players out of the midwest to ever touch a spalding.
RED
One Red One: I’d love to see Young get back in the league — seems like he didn’t really get a fair shot.
Someone needs to talk to Joe Dumars and bring bak Korleon Young this year.
Koleone Young was an out of this world athletic baller. His problem was he did alot of things well, but nothing outstanding & every1 knows his defense was always suspect. When your that athletic but limited on the offensive end, u MUST APPLY yourself on the defensive end to stick around in the league.. All of you saying, whaaaaaaat, u r trippin, he could do this, he could do that.. What your saying is all good, when u r 6′7″ with NBA athleticism & playing in the park playgrounds & in high school. U can’t help but dominate. But step onto a floor where there are people just as athletic as u, taller, stronger & work harder. U will definitely get an eye opener. Once he stepped on that court with REAL NBA Talent all around him, he quickly realized he couldn’t shot with a hand right in his face, he couldn’t simply OUT JUMP the defender & he had no change up game to go to… Injuries or not, any1 that knows basketball & saw Koleone Young back when he was drafted could see that when he stepped to the NBA talent level, he had no second move after trying to out jump a defender.. Yeah. He definitely got it off from time to time & got some ohhh & awwwws from the crowd, but nothing consistent enough to make him stick out in the league. Now had he sucked it up, swallowed some of that pride & buckled down on defense.. With his athleticism, he could’ve been a shut down defender from the 1 to the 3 & been a human highlight reel man on the end of some NB fast breaks…