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]