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Coach Courtney Banghart announced on Tuesday that Ariel Young has transferred to UNC.
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Young Joins Tar Heel Program
January 7, 2020 | Women's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Ariel Young, a wing from Tallahassee, Fla., has joined the North Carolina women's basketball team, Tar Heel coach Courtney Banghart announced Tuesday. Young transferred to UNC from the University of Michigan, where she played for the Wolverines during the 2018-19 season.
Young will begin practicing with the Tar Heels on Wednesday, the first day of spring semester classes.
"We are thrilled to have Ariel join our program," Banghart said. "She brings length, athleticism, and a hard-work mentality to our wing position. She can defend at a high level and she'll help us play fast. She has an overall game that we feel will translate really well to the ACC. She is eager to be a Tar Heel and to help build upon what we've started here. In addition, Ariel is a high-quality student-athlete and will contribute to this University both on and off the court."
As a freshman in 2018-19, Young appeared in 20 games for the Wolverines. She was part of the UM team that participated in the 2019 USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship in May. (Tar Heel junior Janelle Bailey represented the U.S. team there.)
Young graduated from Tallahassee's Lincoln High School with honors. As a senior, she helped Lincoln to a 22-2 record, a No. 2 state ranking and an 8A Region title.
Her mother, Carolyn, played in the WNBA and as a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team after twice earning All-America honors at Auburn, where she was the 1991 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year. Her father, C.Y., is an assistant coach for the Florida State men's basketball team. He was a standout player at Georgia Southern, where he is a member of the school's Athletics Hall of Fame, and played professionally in France.
Young will begin practicing with the Tar Heels on Wednesday, the first day of spring semester classes.
"We are thrilled to have Ariel join our program," Banghart said. "She brings length, athleticism, and a hard-work mentality to our wing position. She can defend at a high level and she'll help us play fast. She has an overall game that we feel will translate really well to the ACC. She is eager to be a Tar Heel and to help build upon what we've started here. In addition, Ariel is a high-quality student-athlete and will contribute to this University both on and off the court."
As a freshman in 2018-19, Young appeared in 20 games for the Wolverines. She was part of the UM team that participated in the 2019 USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship in May. (Tar Heel junior Janelle Bailey represented the U.S. team there.)
Young graduated from Tallahassee's Lincoln High School with honors. As a senior, she helped Lincoln to a 22-2 record, a No. 2 state ranking and an 8A Region title.
Her mother, Carolyn, played in the WNBA and as a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team after twice earning All-America honors at Auburn, where she was the 1991 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year. Her father, C.Y., is an assistant coach for the Florida State men's basketball team. He was a standout player at Georgia Southern, where he is a member of the school's Athletics Hall of Fame, and played professionally in France.
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