Jackie Young Bio

Jackie Young

Jackie Young Bio

Jackie Young is a basketball player. She was drafted first overall by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2019 WNBA draft. A graduate of Princeton Community High School. She played college basketball at Notre Dame, reaching two NCAA finals, winning one in 2018.  She was drafted first overall by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2019 WNBA draft.

In February 2020, Young joined Turkish side Elazığ, but her time there lasted only two games due to the coronavirus-induced cancellation of the league.

For the 2020–21 season, Young played in Israel for A.S. Ramat Hasharon.  On August 3, 2021, Young signed with the Perth Lynx in Australia for the 2021–22 WNBL season.

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