Perry Young (basketball)

Perry Young (born August 4, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Chicago Bulls during the 1986–87 season. A shooting guard, he was drafted by the Trail Blazers during the third round (61st pick overall) in the 1985 NBA draft from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.^[1]

Perry Young

Personal information
Born	(1963-08-04) August 4, 1963 (age 62) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Mount Hebron (Ellicott City, Maryland)
College	Virginia Tech (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985: 3rd round, 61st overall pick
Drafted by	Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1985–1992
Position	Shooting guard
Number	12, 24, 2
Career history
1985–1986	Maine Windjammers
1986	Bay State Bombardiers
1986–1987	Wyoming Wildcatters
1987	Chicago Bulls
1987	Portland Trail Blazers
1987	Jersey Jammers
1987–1988	Charleston Gunners
1988–1989	Quad City Thunder
1989	Calgary 88's
1989–1990	Quad City Thunder
1990–1991	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1991–1992	Tri-City Chinook
1992	Calgary 88's
1992	Winnipeg Thunder
Career highlights
First-team All-Metro Conference (1985)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Professional career

Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Young started his career in 1985 with the Maine Windjammers in the Continental Basketball Association.^[2][3] He then finished the season with the Bay State Bombardiers, playing 11 postseason games, averaging 19.9 points, 6 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 37.5 minutes per game.^[2] He started the 1986–1987 season with the Wyoming Wildcatters, another CBA franchise, and played 25 games with the team, averaging 15.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists^[2] before being called up in the National Basketball Association by the Chicago Bulls. He also appeared for the Portland Trail Blazers during the season.

In 1987 he had a stint in the United States Basketball League, playing for the Jersey Jammers; he then joined the Charleston Gunners in the CBA,^[3] and he transferred mid-season to the Quad City Thunder. He played two seasons with the Thunder (1988–89 and 1989–90), and in 1989 he also played for the Calgary 88's of the World Basketball League, leading the league in blocks with 1.33 blocks per game.^[4] In 1992 he returned to the 88's but refused to report due to a personality conflict and on May 21, 1992 was subsequently traded to the Winnipeg Thunder.^[5] After his appearances in the WBL he played two more seasons in the CBA, one with the Oklahoma City Cavalry and one with the Tri-City Chinook.^[2]