2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Young, Ariel
Jersey Number 11
Ariel Young
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Lincoln
- Prev School:
- Michigan
Bio
Majoring in exercise and sport science
2021-22: Sidelined for the season after suffering a knee injury during preseason practice and undergoing surgery in November
2020-21: Came off the bench to play in all 24 games ... Had her first career double-double against UNCG in the second game of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds in just 15 minutes of play ... Made 16 of 17 free throws, including her last 14 in a row, for a team-best .941 percentage ... Scored seven points against FSU on 2/4, marking a new career high in ACC play
2019-20: Transferred to UNC from Michigan in January of 2020 and began practicing with the team on Jan. 8, the first day of spring semester classes ... Did not see game action during the season
Before UNC:
At Michigan: As a freshman in 2018-19, appeared in 20 games for the Wolverines ... Part of the UM team that participated in the 2019 USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship
At Lincoln High School: As a senior, she helped Lincoln to a 22-2 record, a No. 2 state ranking and an 8A Region title ... Graduated with honors
More on Young: Daughter of Carolyn and C.Y. Young ... Her mother 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 is the associate head coach for the men's basketball team at Missouri after nine seasons at Florida State. 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.
2021-22: Sidelined for the season after suffering a knee injury during preseason practice and undergoing surgery in November
2020-21: Came off the bench to play in all 24 games ... Had her first career double-double against UNCG in the second game of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds in just 15 minutes of play ... Made 16 of 17 free throws, including her last 14 in a row, for a team-best .941 percentage ... Scored seven points against FSU on 2/4, marking a new career high in ACC play
2019-20: Transferred to UNC from Michigan in January of 2020 and began practicing with the team on Jan. 8, the first day of spring semester classes ... Did not see game action during the season
Before UNC:
At Michigan: As a freshman in 2018-19, appeared in 20 games for the Wolverines ... Part of the UM team that participated in the 2019 USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship
At Lincoln High School: As a senior, she helped Lincoln to a 22-2 record, a No. 2 state ranking and an 8A Region title ... Graduated with honors
More on Young: Daughter of Carolyn and C.Y. Young ... Her mother 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 is the associate head coach for the men's basketball team at Missouri after nine seasons at Florida State. 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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