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MEN’S BASKETBALL: OPENING NIGHT A CAREER ONE FOR KYLE YOUNG
Kyle Young had 14 points combined in the final five games of this past season.
The Buckeyes needed all of Young’s career-high, team-leading 14 against Cincinnati in Wednesday’s season-opener, as the junior forward’s star turn bailed Ohio State out of an otherwise catastrophic first half.
“Kyle’s got one thing on his mind when he plays. And that is Ohio State winning,” head coach Chris Holtmann said. “That is the only thing that matters to him.”
Adding a career and team-high 13 rebounds on the night to gather his first double-double, there wasn’t much Young did Wednesday that didn’t contribute to that goal.
There was no mistaking that it was each team’s first game of the season, in what Holtmann called a “rock fight” that saw Ohio State and Cincinnati combine to shoot 30 percent in the opening period.
The Buckeyes were held scoreless for nearly the first eight minutes of the game, starting out 0-for-7 from the field.
It wasn’t junior forward Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State’s returning points leader, who turned it around for the Buckeyes, nor freshman guard and sixth man sparkplug DJ Carton. Instead, it took a transition dunk from Young on a fast break to ignite a previously dormant home crowd and finally get the Buckeyes on the board after a 6-0 Bearcat run.
Young doubled down the very next possession with a layup off an offensive board, and another bucket two minutes later would tally all six of Ohio State’s opening points in his column.
The 6-foot-8 big man corralled six of his eight first-half rebounds on offense, keeping the ball alive for the Buckeyes and notching in second-chance points of his own, but Young didn’t let up on the other end either.
Midway through the first half, guarding the ball out to the 3-point line, Young hounded his man on a drive to the basket before stuffing a shot attempt out of bounds with his left hand, which drew a chest bump from Wesson, along with words of encouragement.
Wesson liked the play of his frontcourt partner so much that he rewarded him with a dish down low toward the end of the half, and Young finished the opening 20 minutes 5-for-6 from the field. Excluding him, the Buckeyes scored nine points and shot 17 percent in the period.
“Effort is a big thing. Coach tries to preach, ‘Keep high energy.’ I gotta be a guy in there that’s doing those types of things, getting extra rebounds, stuff like that,” Young said.
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2019/11/...ll-opening-night-a-career-one-for-kyle-young/
Kyle Young had 14 points combined in the final five games of this past season.
The Buckeyes needed all of Young’s career-high, team-leading 14 against Cincinnati in Wednesday’s season-opener, as the junior forward’s star turn bailed Ohio State out of an otherwise catastrophic first half.
“Kyle’s got one thing on his mind when he plays. And that is Ohio State winning,” head coach Chris Holtmann said. “That is the only thing that matters to him.”
Adding a career and team-high 13 rebounds on the night to gather his first double-double, there wasn’t much Young did Wednesday that didn’t contribute to that goal.
There was no mistaking that it was each team’s first game of the season, in what Holtmann called a “rock fight” that saw Ohio State and Cincinnati combine to shoot 30 percent in the opening period.
The Buckeyes were held scoreless for nearly the first eight minutes of the game, starting out 0-for-7 from the field.
It wasn’t junior forward Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State’s returning points leader, who turned it around for the Buckeyes, nor freshman guard and sixth man sparkplug DJ Carton. Instead, it took a transition dunk from Young on a fast break to ignite a previously dormant home crowd and finally get the Buckeyes on the board after a 6-0 Bearcat run.
Young doubled down the very next possession with a layup off an offensive board, and another bucket two minutes later would tally all six of Ohio State’s opening points in his column.
The 6-foot-8 big man corralled six of his eight first-half rebounds on offense, keeping the ball alive for the Buckeyes and notching in second-chance points of his own, but Young didn’t let up on the other end either.
Midway through the first half, guarding the ball out to the 3-point line, Young hounded his man on a drive to the basket before stuffing a shot attempt out of bounds with his left hand, which drew a chest bump from Wesson, along with words of encouragement.
Wesson liked the play of his frontcourt partner so much that he rewarded him with a dish down low toward the end of the half, and Young finished the opening 20 minutes 5-for-6 from the field. Excluding him, the Buckeyes scored nine points and shot 17 percent in the period.
“Effort is a big thing. Coach tries to preach, ‘Keep high energy.’ I gotta be a guy in there that’s doing those types of things, getting extra rebounds, stuff like that,” Young said.
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2019/11/...ll-opening-night-a-career-one-for-kyle-young/
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Damn nice effort, we certainly lose without Mr. Young last night. Looking forward to watching him this year, here is to hoping he brings that effort every game. Have a feeling he will.
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OhioState001
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I hate to say it but he legitimately fits every white athlete stereotype. Not overly good at anything but just hustles and makes things happen.
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OSU_Buckguy
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carton had some obvious "wow plays" against umass-lowell, but i think the one that perked my ears the most was young taking his guy off the dribble all the way from the arc to the bucket for a running layup. think our offense will really open up once the bigs understand how to play the high-low game with each other.
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Soooooooo under rated. Kyle is an old school player with new school athleticism. He busts his ass and it's contagious when he wins his battles like that.
10-15 foot jumper develops and I honestly believe he could make some money at this game. Right now though, he might be the most valuable player and it's sneaky that way.
10-15 foot jumper develops and I honestly believe he could make some money at this game. Right now though, he might be the most valuable player and it's sneaky that way.
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I'm telling you dont sleep on kyle. People see white boy on bball court and immediately dismiss his athleticism. That dude can ball and he is still only a junior
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Carton might be more athletic than Young, but he's the only one that I would even consider giving the edge at this point. Kyle just explodes off of the floor. It's GD refreshing to see him smash balls through the hoops.....especially when thinking back on some 6-10+ dudes that would have to try a reverse layup to avoid getting it blocked *cough* Amir *cough*
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