Nick Young (born June 1, 1985, in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player who current plays for the Washington Wizards of the NBA at both the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Young flunked out of two high schools before finally being admitted to a third, Cleveland High School, in suburban Reseda, California. He had to take his SAT test three times before graduating. His first attempt he scored a 680 out o...
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Nick Young (born June 1, 1985, in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player who current plays for the Washington Wizards of the NBA at both the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Young flunked out of two high schools before finally being admitted to a third, Cleveland High School, in suburban Reseda, California. He had to take his SAT test three times before graduating. His first attempt he scored a 680 out of 1600, then scored a 620, before eventually getting a score of a 890 out of 1600 He averaged 27.2 points and 10.8 rebounds as a 2004 senior at Cleveland, earning 2004 CIF L.A. City Section, Los Angeles Times All-City and San Fernando Valley first team honors. He shot 57.3% from the field and 46.8% from three-point range (52-of-111), had 48 steals and 41 blocks as Cleveland finished 25–4. Young was tabbed the seventh-best player in the country by HoopScoop and listed by prep basketball guru Frank Burlison as among the Top 50 recruits in 2004....
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