Patric Young (born February 1, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'10" (2.08 m) tall, he played at the center position.[1] He played college basketball for the University of Florida.
College career
Young accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a member of coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2010 to 2014. In his four-year college career at Florida, Young became the 50th 1,000-point scorer in UF history, and finished his career 27th on the all-time scoring list, with 1,307 points. He also became the 11th Gator all-time with 1,300 points and 800 rebounds. Young never missed a game in his college basketball career, becoming the second player in Florida program history to appear in 150 games. As a senior, he was named NABC Pete Newell Big Man of the Year,[2]AP and Senior CLASS All-American, CoSIDAAcademic All-American, and SEC Defensive Player of the Year. He was also a two-time All-SEC Team member, earning second-team honors from coaches and the AP in 2014, and second-team honors from the coaches in 2013. Furthermore, he became the SEC league's first three-time winner of the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year honor, earning the recognition in 2012, 2013, and 2014.[3]
On December 3, 2014, Young signed with Galatasaray Liv Hospital of Turkey for the rest of the 2014–15 season.[9] In 24 Turkish League games, he averaged 10.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
On July 10, 2017, Young signed with Italian club Olimpia Milano.[13]
He was released on February 26, 2018, without ever appearing in a single game for the club due to injuries.
On September 13, 2021, Young announced that he had been hired by ESPN to become a studio host for the SEC Network’s college basketball coverage.[17]
Personal life
On June 29, 2022, Young was involved in a serious car accident in Nebraska that left him paralyzed from the waist down.[18] Patric now leads the PY4Foundation offering support and hope to those facing life altering events as he did. Going thru this drastic life event exposed the many financial and mental challenges that individuals face with sudden loss of limbs or paralysis. Patric has leaned into his faith to give hope to others and provide practical help to others. https://www.py4foundation.org/. He shares his journey on social media to provide inspiration and is a motivational speaker. Young recently wrote his first book Sit to Rise, available on his website or amazon https://www.patricyoung.com/.
