2013-14 (Sophomore):
Started 29 of 30 games on the season, finishing third on the team and 16th in the Horizon League with 13.3 points per game ... scored in double figures in 21 games, including 20-plus points in four games ... scored a career-high 36 points vs. Valparaiso Feb. 1, shooting 15-of-19 (.789) from the field ... also scored 22 points vs. Western Illinois Nov. 17 and North Dakota State Nov. 23 and 21 points vs. Cleveland State Feb. 23 ... led the Panthers and ranked second in the league with 9.8 rebounds per game ... recorded 10-or-more rebounds in 17 games ... had a team-best 15 double-doubles ... also led the team, shooting 52.5 percent from the field, which ranked third in the Horizon ... led the team with 14 blocks ... in the starting lineup for the exhibition game against Wisconsin Lutheran Nov. 3, scoring 11 points and grabbing eight rebounds ... also had a block and three steals ... solid night of eight points and a team-high nine rebounds in opener against Wisconsin Nov. 14, setting a career-high with four made field goals ... broke out for a career-performance against Western Illinois Nov. 17, posting first career double-double with a team-high 22 points and game-high 16 rebounds ... those blew away her former career bests of 10 points and 9 rebounds ... made a career-best 8 field foals and 6 free throws as well ... back-to-back 20-point outings for the first time in her career, tying career-high with 22 points against NDSU Nov. 23 ... just missed a second-straight double-double with nine rebounds ... nine made FG's set a career-best ... nine points and four boards in loss at New Mexico Nov. 26 ... despite an off shooting night against Lamar Nov. 29, grabbed 10-plus rebounds (11) for the second time in her career, playing a career-high 35 minutes ... had her second career double-double in win over New Mexico State Nov. 30, scoring 10 points to go along with a team-high 10 rebounds posted her second-straight double-double against UND Dec. 4, scoring 13 points and grabbing 11 rebounds ... also played a career-high 36 minutes ... chipped in nine points and seven assists at Bowling Green Dec. 8 ... led the team with six rebounds and tied for the team lead with 15 points at Indiana Dec. 11 ... suffered an injury to her hand during the game and left the floor, but returned to the court later ... led the team with eight rebounds against Marquette Dec. 15 ... posted her fourth double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds ... 16 boards tied career-high and made 7-11 of her FG attempts ... second straight double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds at Drake Dec. 29 ... posted her third-straight double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds at Omaha Jan. 6 ... first Panther with three in a row since Sami Tucker in November of 2011 ... became the first UWM player to post four straight double-doubles in over three years when she finished with 12 points and 13 boards in win over Green Bay Jan. 11 ... had her streak of double-doubles end, but still led the way with 17 points and eight rebounds at Cleveland State Jan. 16 ... posted the fourth-best scoring output in school history (also the high-mark for the Horizon League last season) with a career-best 36-point effort in the win over Valparaiso Feb. 1 ... 15 made FG's was second-best in school history and added 10 rebounds for the double-double ... led team with 13 points and eight rebounds at UIC Feb. 17 ... posted her 10th double-double of the season with 15 points and tied her career-high with 16 rebounds against YSU Feb. 21 ... 11th double-double of the year in win over CSU Feb. 23, scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 rebounds ... third straight double-double at Wright State March 1, finishing with 12 points and 13 boards ... made it four in a row with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Valparaiso March 5 ... tied the school record with fifth straight double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds against Oakland March 8 ... broke school record with sixth double-double in a row, scoring 14 points and setting a career-high with 18 rebounds in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament at Wright State March 12.
• 2013-14 game-by-game in PDF Format
2012-13 (Freshman):
Made two starts among 29 games played in her first year in Milwaukee ... averaged 4.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, tops among newcomers ... led the team in rebounding seven times ... solid debut against Hillsdale Nov. 3, scoring 11 points and grabbing seven rebounds in just 15 minutes off the bench ... led the team in rebounds with nine against Chicago State Nov. 9, scoring seven points ... rebound total was highest-ever for a frosh in a season opener ... tied for team lead with six boards at Wisconsin Nov. 11, adding seven points ... scored all seven of her points in the final five minutes of the first half against EKU Nov. 25, helping UWM to a halftime lead ... scored five points andc grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in just 14 minutes of action at Toledo Dec. 8 ... tied for team lead with eight rebounds at DePaul Dec. 11, scoring four points ... earned first collegiate start at North Dakota State Dec. 23 ... led team with nine rebounds (tying season-high) and added five points ... `tied for team lead with seven rebounds and added seven points in a season-high 32 minutes against Drake Dec. 29 ... tied her season-high with seven points and grabbed four rebounds in just 16 minutes against Valpo Jan. 24 ... grabbed seven rebounds against YSU Feb. 14 in just eight minutes on the court ... chipped in with a season-high nine points against Cleveland State Feb. 16, grabbing four boards while making all three of her FG attempts ... scored four points and grabbed seven rebounds in just 15 minutes on the court against Wright State Feb. 23 ... scored five points and grabbed four rebounds against Green Bay March 9 ... played 21 minutes in the season-finale at Loyola March 13, tying for the team lead with a season-best 10 points ... also grabbed six rebounds and blocked a shot.
• 2012-13 game-by-game in PDF
Milwaukee King:
A WBCA First-Team All-State honoree after averaging 17.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game in leading Milwaukee King to a state runner-up showing ... a 21-7 record included a City Conference championship and a repeat showing on the first-team all-conference squad ... averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and two blocks per game as a junior, earning a spot on the All-City Conference First-Team squad ... all-area honorable mention selection by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, she averaged 10.2 points per game as a sophomore and was a member of the state runner-up King squad as a freshman ... also named to the inaugural edition of the "Best Basketball Players of AAU" after her sophomore campaign ... was a state-qualifier in track & field and also an all-conference volleyball player.
Personal:
Daughter of Anthony Young and Ayanna Allen ... majoring in criminal justice ... lists painting her nails as her hobby ... nickname is "Avy" ... does volunteer work with Wisconsin Playground Elite teams in summer ... born Nov. 2, 1993.
Young's Career Statistics
Year | G-GS | Min.-MPG | FG-FGA | FG% | 3pt-Att | 3pt% | FT-FTA | FT% | O-D | Reb | RPG | Ast | TO | BL | ST | Pts | PPG |
2012-13 | 29-2 | 450-15.5 | 38-96 | .396 | 2-4 | .500 | 46-82 | .561 | 48-77 | 125 | 4.3 | 4 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 124 | 4.3 |
2013-14 | 30-29 | 917-30.6 | 165-314 | .525 | 0-1 | .250 | 68-169 | .402 | 85-210 | 295 | 9.8 | 27 | 95 | 14 | 15 | 398 | 13.3 |
TOTAL | 59-31 | 1367-23.2 | 203-410 | .495 | 2-5 | .400 | 114-251 | .454 | 133-287 | 420 | 7.1 | 31 | 140 | 23 | 24 | 522 | 8.8 |