Micah Young '17 Recruiting Profile

My goals are to play basketball in college and to get an undergrad. education that will help prepare me for graduate school. I would like to get a Ph. D and teach history at the college level. Another option is to attend law school.  My older sister played college soccer and recently graduated from law school. She has made sure I understand the commitment of playing sports in college and balancing that with academics.  I also understand that maintaining a high academic grade point helps the team achieve academic honors.

I believe that I'm going to benefit any team I play on due to my ability to "see the court" while  playing point guard. Of course, I am going to listen to my coaching staff and implement our game plan. Basketball is the ultimate team sport, so a high basketball IQ is very important for a point guard who is handling and distributing the ball. I have played AAU ball since I was nine years old. What I learned quickly was that shoot first shoot point guards prevented talented teams from realizing their potential.

As a coach you'll have the opportunity to evaluate many quality players. If you select me for your team,  I will bring the following attributes:

• the desire to win and a competitive nature;
• leadership;
• high basketball IQ;
• excellent ball handling skills;
• speed;
• the ability to attack the basket and also score outside;
• natural ability to have strong personal relationships with team mates;
• positive attitude;
• a player who is usually asked to take the "crunch time" shot;
• a coach-able player who understands the need for ongoing improvement of my game;
• unselfishness;
• strong, focused effort in every practice;
• an understanding that my personal behavior reflects upon the school I represent; and 
• respect for my team, coaches, opponents and the game.