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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

1 Tiara Young

  • Position Guard
  • Class GS
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Shreveport, La.
  • Previous School Walker High School

Biography

2023-24 (Graduate): Averaged 17.2 points per game and scored 515 points… Recorded 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1 steal per game… Attempted the 29th most free throws in the country (176) and scored 124 points behind the charity stripe (4th AAC, 50th NCAA)... Scored double-digit points in 26 out of the Mustangs’ 30 games, including eight 20 plus point performances, three of which she eclipsed 30... Turned in career-highs in points (38) and rebounds (15) in SMU’s first conference road win at Memphis… Tied for the third highest-scoring performance in SMU history and attempted the most free throws ever by a Mustang (22). Named to the All-Tournament Team at the San Diego Classic… Named the AAC Player of the Week twice, and appeared on the Weekly Honor Roll twice… Named to the All-AAC Second Team. 

2022-23 (Senior at Houston): Appeared in 30 games, starting one game on Senior Night against Wichita State (Mar. 1)... Finished 17 games with 10 or more points and led the Cougars in scoring in 10 games…Led the team in free throws made (85), while finishing second in points (361), field goals made (136), and assists (51)... Recorded several career-highs in her senior season including a 26-point performance in the American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal against Wichita State (Mar. 8)... Unanimously American Athletic Conference Sixth Player of the Year… Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball Sixth Woman of the Year.

2021-22 (Junior at Houston): Played in 31 games, starting eight… Led the team in scoring in five games and rebounds in three games… Contributed to the teams national ranks in steals (No. 14 – 341), steals per game (No. 32 – 10.0) and turnovers forced (No. 44 – 18.59)... Second on the team in free throws (46) and third on the team in points (266), scoring average (8.6) and assists (51). 

At LSU: Played in 29 games, making nine starts... Recorded 37 assists, 14 steals and two blocks in her debut season... Posted a season-high 19 points against New Orleans.

High School: Played high school ball at Walker HS... Three-time District 1-5A Most Valuable Player... District 4-5A Most Valuable player... Three-time All-City Most Valuable Player... Two-time All-State Most Valuable Player... 2019 Parish/Metro Most Valuable Player... Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year... Miss Louisiana Basketball honoree... Two-time All-USA Louisiana Player of the Year... 2019 WBCA High School All-American Honorable Mention.

Personal: Daughter of Meoka Young and Warren Young Sr... Has one brother, Warren Young Jr.

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