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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

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Sarah Twidwell

1 Zion Young

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 190
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool Simeon

Biography

SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Appeared in all 26 games with 25 starts ... finished second on the team with 13.2 PPG, adding 4.5 RPG... posted his first career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at Ball State (11/23) ... scored 20+ in three games: Stetson (24), South Dakota (21), at South Dakota (21) ... garnered Summit League Player of the Week honors after scoring 21 points (all in the second half) in Western’s league-opening win over USD ... finished fifth in the Summit in free throw percentage (86.3%)

FRESHMAN (2018-19): Began his first season as a Leatherneck as a key player off the bench and finished it with seven consecutive starts… averaged 6.6 points per game... played a total of 531 minutes… notched a career-high in scoring against Denver (Feb. 28) with 21 points… added one block and 10 steals 

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked as a three-star recruit by ESPN… played at Simeon High School under coach Rob Smith… averaged 11 points per contest his senior season… helped guide Simeon to a 29-4 record in 2017-18 that ranked first in Illinois and seventh in the nation by MaxPreps… major is undecided

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2018-19Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 190 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 190 lbs
    1