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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 04-17-2014, 03:31 PM:

Good for James and hope he becomes a millionaire real soon.

“My time at Kentucky has been special to me, something I’ll always treasure, but I feel that I’m ready to take the next step to the NBA,” Young said. “I’ve learned more this year, on and off the court, about life from Coach Cal and the staff and appreciate all of their guidance and support. I can’t say enough about my teammates; the journey helped us build a bond that we will always share for the rest of our lives. I would like to thank the best fans in the country, the Big Blue Nation, and I hope you guys will continue to support me as I move on. I will always bleed blue. Succeed and Proceed!”

The Rochester Hills, Mich., native knocked down a squad-best 82 3-pointers, the seventh most in a single season inprogram history and second most by a UK freshman. He shot 42.6 percent from behind the arc and better than 85 percent from the free-throw line in the NCAA Tournament.Young averaged 18.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in the Final Four en route to Final Four All-Tournament Team honors.

“I’m excited for James and his family and the decision he’s come to,” head coach John Calipari said. “From day one, the NBA people who came to our practices in the preseasonraved about him. He’s done everything we’ve asked of him all season, investing himself in his brothers for the betterment of the team, and I think we all saw the end result in the tournament and Final Four. Whatever team drafts James is not only getting a superb athlete, they are getting the ultimate teammate.”

Young collected All-SEC Second-Team and All-SEC Freshman Team honors after logging 30 double-figure scoring efforts on the season. He received national player of the week honors after delivering a double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists) against No. 6/4 Louisville in the regular season. He followed that performance with a 26-point, 10-rebound performance in UK’s SEC opener against Mississippi State. It was one of his team-high nine 20-point efforts on the season.

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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 04-17-2014, 04:47 PM:

One of his shots to remember, you have to love the look on his face after the ball goes through the net. [Big Grin]

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Posted by WildcatFanatic (Member # 2932) on 04-17-2014, 05:31 PM:

And the fans. At least it didn't count as a 3 pointer - just 2. [Eek!]

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 04-17-2014, 09:23 PM:

Here is the rule that covers that Basket:

, Rule 5, Section 1(1a):

When a player scores a field goal in the opponent’s basket, it shall count two points for the opponent regardless of the location on the playing court from where it was released. Such a field goal shall not be credited to a player in the scorebook but shall be indicated with a footnote.

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 04-17-2014, 09:24 PM:

Just as I predicted, young would be the first to commit to the draft. He was ready to commit the day he signed with UK. You could tell by the number of shots he was taking that he was priming himself for the NBA. Hope he does well but he sure has a lot of improvement in several areas if he is going to play much. Next in line will be Randle. It's just a matter of checking everything before he commits but I see no problem for him. Right now I see the Harrisons coming back and that should end the departure traffic for another season. I hope? [Big Grin]