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PF Kyle Young (Official Thread)

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though the video means nothing in the long run, i fully expect young to take a huge freshman-to-sophomore jump. not saying he'll average double-digits, but i do think he'll stake his claim as a starter by mid-season if not the start. was hoping he'd have a performance to spark his confidence on offense because there is a lot more to his game than setting picks and making the rare dump-off bunny. young should have the kind of game at the 4 to complement kaleb at the 5. wish i could say the same for potter, but i just don't see it. at least not yet.

 
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Ohio State men’s basketball | C.J. Jackson, Buckeyes looking for big things from Kyle Young

Kyle Young ended his freshman season as a healthy scratch in Ohio State’s final four games. He didn’t play at Indiana in a double-overtime thriller to close the regular season, in a Big Ten tournament loss to Penn State or in either NCAA Tournament game for the Buckeyes.

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C.J. Jackson saw that. Ohio State’s lone recruited scholarship senior this year, Jackson transferred in from Eastern Florida State as a sophomore and struggled to find his footing before blossoming into a lead guard for the Buckeyes.

He knows what Young might be going through as he approaches the summer leading into his sophomore season. And it’s why he has taken the 6-8 power forward under his metaphorical wing.

“I just don’t think he understands what he can bring to the table,” Jackson said Wednesday afternoon. “I don’t think he understands how good he is sometimes, so guys like that, you want to be a bug in their ear and keep telling them, ‘Just keep coming, just keep coming,’ and those days where it’s hard or he doesn’t feel like it, those are the days that you really push him. If you do it consistently, he’ll trust you.”

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And along the way, Jackson will preach a message taught to him by Jae’Sean Tate early in his Ohio State career.

“When I first got here, I didn’t always have confidence in myself, especially through the bad times,” Jackson said. “Those were the times you need other people to lift you up and not always tell you what you’re doing wrong or how you can improve, just tell you maybe the few things you are doing right. That’s what I try to harp on (Kyle) about.

″(Jae’Sean was) telling me keep coming, keep it going. There’s no point in stopping now. You worked all this time to get to where you are, so you might as well get the most you can get out of it.”
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As a 6-foot-8 freshman, Kyle Young didn’t have a clear path to the court last season. In front of him stood Keita Bates-Diop, the Big Ten player of the year. Young played in just 25 games for an average of 8.6 minutes. He scored 44 points and grabbed 40 rebounds.

He’ll have an entirely new role this upcoming season, though, with Bates-Diop gone and an opening at forward. Thus far, in practice, he has taken advantage of the opportunity. Both Holtmann and Andre Wesson named him as a player who has stood out as having taken a leap in the offseason.

“I saw him play in high school and he was a great player in high school,” Wesson said. “It was just more of a confidence thing for him. He’s definitely made a big jump.”


Young, the No. 80 overall prospect in the country last year, will compete for minutes in the frontcourt with Kaleb Wesson, Micah Potter, Jaedon LeDee, Andre Wesson and Justin Ahrens.

“He just has to do it. He has to do it in games a few times,” Holtmann said. “That's the biggest thing for him. He needs to do it over and over. He's going to have more opportunity than he's ever had to do it this year. I think he'll have an impact.”

Only two players – Kaleb Wesson and C.J. Jackson – are locked into starting spots. Given Young’s development and the opportunity presented by Bates-Diop leaving early, Young certainly has a chance you play himself into a starting role. Holtmann said he expects a fairly fluid starting lineup this season, given the uncertainty presented,

Holtmann said Young will make an impact as a rebounder, defender and with his energy. Young must improve his consistency as a shooter, Holtmann said, and though he might not be a “prolific scorer,” he still should be able to put up points.

“He’s a guy where he just does whatever it takes to win,” Andre Wesson said. “He’s not really a guy that needs a bunch of shots or would shoot a bunch of shots. He’s just a guy that’ll set a hard pick for you or go get that offensive rebound that you need or take that charge. Just him doing that helps the team a lot.”
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https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...incinnati-kyle-youngs-development-and-keeping
 
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Im thinking, CJ Luther Andre KY Kaleb are the starters with Musa Keyshawn Duane and Micah getting the bench minutes....the more I look at the roster the more I like the different line-ups that we could potentially throw out there.... it feels like Jaedon Ledee is going to be the freshman that has to really earn his minutes, and I can see Arhens getting some run if he can come in hitting during dry stretches
 
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really, really think Woods is a starter, especially given Holtmann's recent comments about how extensively they plan on using Woods on the perimeter. CJ and Kaleb are givens. Andre is a very solid bet. I think the 5th starter comes down to Luther, Jallow, or Young. a few weeks ago I thought for sure it would be Luther or Jallow but recent comments have made it sound like Young might be ahead of both those guys, just not sure we have enough perimeter quickness with a CJ, Woods, Andre, Young, Kaleb line-up. Sidenote: I am thinking Washington is going to play almost as much as Luther does because we are going to need Duane's offensive skill set out there a good bit.
 
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really, really think Woods is a starter, especially given Holtmann's recent comments about how extensively they plan on using Woods on the perimeter. CJ and Kaleb are givens. Andre is a very solid bet. I think the 5th starter comes down to Luther, Jallow, or Young. a few weeks ago I thought for sure it would be Luther or Jallow but recent comments have made it sound like Young might be ahead of both those guys, just not sure we have enough perimeter quickness with a CJ, Woods, Andre, Young, Kaleb line-up. Sidenote: I am thinking Washington is going to play almost as much as Luther does because we are going to need Duane's offensive skill set out there a good bit.
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I got the feeling that Woods is going to be used in a similar role as Kam was in, as well as some point gaurd relief when leadership is needed like say... CJ is in foul trouble and Duane/Luther isn't handling things well for whatever reason on a given night.
 
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