Sophia Young Explained

Sophia Young-Malcolm
Position:	Small forward
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lbs:	165
Nationality:	Vincentian / American
Birth Date:	December 15, 1983
Birth Place:	Saint Vincent, West Indies
High School:	Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, Louisiana)
College:	Baylor (2002–2006)
Draft League:	WNBA
Draft Year:	2006
Draft Round:	1
Draft Pick:	4
Draft Team:	San Antonio Silver Stars
Career Start:	2006
Career End:	2015
Years1:	2006–2015
Team1:	San Antonio Stars
Years2:	2006–2007
Team2:	Gambrinus Sika Brno
Years3:	2007–2010
Team3:	Galatasaray
Years4:	2010–2011
Team4:	Cras Taranto
Years5:	2012–2013
Team5:	Beijing Great Wall
Highlights:	3× WNBA All-Star (2006, 2007, 2009) All-WNBA Second Team WNBA All-Defensive First Team All-WNBA First Team 3× All-WNBA Second Team WNBA All-Rookie Team NCAA champion (2005) NCAA Tournament MOP (2005) First-team All-American – AP (2006) Second-team All-American – AP (2005) 2x All-American – Kodak, USBWA (2005, 2006) Big 12 Player of the Year (2006) Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2006) Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2005) 3x First-team All-Big 12 (2004–2006)
Wnba Profile:	sophia_young
Bbr Wnba:	youngso01w

Sophia Yvonne Ashley Young- Malcolm (born December 15, 1983) is a Vincentian-American former professional women's basketball player. She played with the San Antonio Stars in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).^[1] Young-Malcolm has since been inducted into the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.^[2]

High school years

She was born on Saint Vincent, West Indies. Young attended the Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.

College career

Young was an All-American at Baylor University and helped lead the team, nicknamed the Lady Bears, to their first national championship during the 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, defeating Michigan State University. She is one of only four women in NCAA history to score 2,000 points, grab 1,000 rebounds, collect 300 steals, as well as dish out 300 assists.

Big 12 10th Anniversary Team (only active player named to the five person squad)
Big 12 Player of the Year
Kodak All-American (second straight year)
AP All-American (first team)
USBWA All-American (second straight year)
All-Tournament team Albuquerque Regional
Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team (third straight year)
Wooden Award Finalist
Wade Trophy Finalist
Naismith Trophy Watch List
All-Big 12 first team (third straight year)
All-Big 12 Defensive team
Bayer Senior CLASS Award Finalist
Big 12 Player of the Week (three-time)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA)

College statistics

Source

Year !Team	GP !Points	FG% !3P%	FT% !RPG	APG !SPG	BPG !PPG	-	2002–03		35	497	56.3	-	54.0	10.0	1.6	2.5	1.2	14.2	-	2003–04	Baylor	35	586	55.5	-	60.7	8.6	2.1	2.5	0.8	16.7	-	2004–05	Baylor	36	661	52.6	-	70.5	9.3	2.9	1.9	0.7	18.4	-	2005–06	Baylor	33	736	54.6	-	70.5	10.0	2.1	2.2	1.0	22.3°	-	Career	Baylor	139	2480	54.6	0.0	65.3	9.5	2.2	2.3	0.9	17.8

WNBA career

Young was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2006 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars. During her nine-year career, all with the Stars, she was named to the Western Conference WNBA All-Star team three times.

USA Basketball

Young was one of 21 finalists for the U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team Roster for the 2010-2012 cycle. The 20 professional women's basketball players, plus one collegiate player (Brittney Griner), were selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the final roster which will represent the US at the 2012 Olympics in London. Young was named to the National team training pool again for the 2014-2016 cycle on 13 January 2014.^[3]

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2006| align="left" | San Antonio| 34 || 34 || 31.1 || .416 || .000 || .730 || 7.6 || 1.5 || 1.7 || 0.4 || 1.32 || 12.0|-| align="left" | 2007| align="left" | San Antonio| 33 || 33 || 33.5 || .478 || .000 || .749 || 5.8 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 1.85 || 16.8|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | San Antonio| 33 || 33 || 31.9 || .478 || .000 || .786 || 5.6 || 2.3 || 1.6 || 0.5 || 1.73 || 17.5|-| align="left" | 2009| align="left" | San Antonio| 33 || 33 || 33.7 || .454 || .309 || .767 || 6.5 || 1.6 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 1.88 || 18.2|-| align="left" | 2010| align="left" | San Antonio| 34 || 34 || 31.8 || .501 || .263 || .658 || 5.2 || 2.4 || 1.6 || 0.3 || 2.06 || 15.3|-| align="left" | 2011| align="left" | San Antonio| 33 || 33 || 31.6 || .429 || .000 || .592 || 6.4 || 2.3 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 1.55 || 13.2|-| align="left" | 2012| align="left" | San Antonio| 33 || 33 || 31.8 || .521 || .000 || .706 || 7.2 || 2.1 || 2.2 || 0.4 || 1.70 || 16.3|-| align="left" | 2014| align="left" | San Antonio| 34 || 20 || 24.3 || .469 || .000 || .658 || 4.6 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 0.2 || 0.76 || 8.2|-| align="left" | 2015| align="left" | San Antonio| 34 || 29 || 27.4 || .458 || .000 || .738 || 5.0 || 1.4 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 1.62 || 11.5|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 9 years, 1 team| 301 || 282 || 30.8 || .468 || .223 || .718 || 6.0 || 1.8 || 1.6 || 0.4 || 1.61 || 14.3

Postseason

|-| align="left" | 2007| align="left" | San Antonio| 5 || 5 || 34.4 || .507 || .000 || .844 || 9.0 || 1.6 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 1.60 || 20.2|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | San Antonio| 9 || 9 || 36.1 || .456 || .000 || .750 || 5.9 || 1.7 || 1.6 || 0.1 || 2.11 || 17.7|-| align="left" | 2009| align="left" | San Antonio| 3 || 3 || 32.0 || .458 || .500 || .684 || 5.3 || 2.0 || 2.0 || 0.7 || 1.67 || 19.3|-| align="left" | 2010| align="left" | San Antonio| 2 || 2 || 33.0 || .406 || .000 || .556 || 9.0 || 2.5 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 3.50 || 15.5|-| align="left" | 2011| align="left" | San Antonio| 3 || 3 || 34.0 || .633 || .000 || .667 || 5.7 || 3.0 || 1.3 || 0.6 || 1.33 || 16.7|-| align="left" | 2012| align="left" | San Antonio| 2 || 2 || 35.5 || .533 || .000 || .889 || 5.0 || 0.5 || 2.5 || 0.6 || 2.00 || 20.0|-| align="left" | 2014| align="left" | San Antonio| 2 || 0 || 27.0 || .500 || .000 || .429 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 1.00 || 8.5|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 7 years, 1 team| 26 || 24 || 34.1 || .486 || .333 || .734 || 6.5 || 1.8 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 1.88 || 17.5

Personal life

Young-Malcolm holds a Bachelors Degree in Education from Baylor University. Along with a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Phoenix and another Masters degree in Christian ministries from the Liberty Theological Seminary.^[4]

Married to husband Jermaine Malcolm, she's the mother of Skye and Sevyn, their two children.

Awards and achievements

2008–2009 FIBA Eurocup Winner with Galatasaray^[5]
2009 WNBA All-Star Selection

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Smith . Derek . Bigger than Basketball . Baylor University.
Web site: 2023-08-11 . Sophia Young adds on Assistant Coach’s duties . 2024-11-11 . www.searchlight.vc . . en-US.
Web site: Voepel. Mechelle. USA Basketball sets 33-player pool. ESPN.com. 22 January 2014. 13 January 2014.
Web site: Sophia Young-Malcolm - Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development - Staff Directory . 2024-11-11 . baylorbears.com . en.
Web site: Galatasaray Win EuroCup Women After OT Thriller EuroCup Women (2009) FIBA Europe. www.fibaeurope.com. 2017-08-30.