Jayhlon Young

2023-24 (Redshirt-Junior | Memphis)

Played in 27 of Memphis' 32 games, totaling 296 minutes of action (11.0 per game)
Averaged 2.2 points, 1.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.8 steals per game
Shot 43.4% from the field (23-of-53) and 30.8% from long distance (4-of-13)
Also connected on 10-of-13 (76.9%) at the free throw stripe
Recorded a season high of seven points on two occasions: against Clemson (Dec. 16) and Austin Peay (Dec. 30)
Pulled down multiple rebounds in 13 games, including a season high four against Clemson
Finished fifth on the team with 21 steals, including a season high three against Jackson State (Nov. 6), Alabama State (Nov. 17) and Ole Miss (Dec. 2)

2022-23 (Redshirt-Junior | UCF)

Played in 33 of UCF's 34 games, earning a start in 12 of them and playing in a total of 632 minutes
Averaged 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game
Shot 37.3% from the field (44-for-118) and 35.8% from the three-point line (19-for-53)
Scored a career-high 17 points in just his second game as a Knight (vs. Florida State, 11/11/22)
Earned his first career double-double at home against SMU (1/8/23), scoring 11 points and earning 10 rebounds
Tallied a career-high six assists three times (11/20/22 vs. Santa Clara, 11/23/22 vs. Evansville, 1/8/23 vs. SMU)
Earned a career-high three steals at South Florida (1/21/23)
Had four games with double-digit points scoring 17 vs. Florida State on 11/11/22, 15 vs. Tarleton on 12/11/22, 11 vs. SMU on 1/8/23 and 10 at Memphis 2/16/23)

2021-22 (Redshirt-Sophomore | Baton Rouge CC)

2020-21 (Redshirt-Freshman | Baton Rouge CC)

On the season, played and started in 16 of the Bears' 23 games
Tallied 13.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest while shooting 39.2 percent from the field
Played and started in 10 conference games for the Bears, scoring 122 points with 50 rebounds, 29 assists, 19 steals and six blocks during conference play
Best game of the season came in the team's last game on April 1, where he posted 25 points on 6-of-14 shooting from beyond the arc and 9-of-22 overall. He added three rebounds, two steals and a block
On the season, tallied 14 or more points in seven contests

2019-20 (Freshman | Grambling State)

High School

Attended Garland High school where he played basketball for head coach Randy Love
Was a member of the Owls 1000-point club
Was a two-time First Team All-District member and Offensive Player of the Year

Personal

Hometown is Dallas, Texas
Is the son of Stacy Manning and Monika Bridges
Has three brothers, K’i Monte Rose, KeiDren Rose and Tahj Murphy
Favorite athlete is Kylie Irving, and his favorite pro team is the Brooklyn Nets
Person he admires the most is his mother