Olivia Young

Photo by: Emma C. Marion

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Guard
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Durham, N.C.
High School:
Cardinal Gibbons
Concentration:
Public Health

2024-25: CSC Academic All-District ... Appeared in all 27 games, making 23 starts ... Averaged 28.0 minutes per game ... Netted an average on 6.1 points per game ... Finished the season with .327 field goal, .325 three point, .731 free throw percentages ... Averaged 3.7 rebounds per game ... Closed out the season with 28 assists, 15 steals, and 15 blocks ... Hit her career-high of five three-pointers against Yale (Jan. 11) ... Posted a career-high four assists against Penn (Jan. 31).

2023-24: Played in 27 games, making 10 starts ... Averaged 23.3 minutes, 5.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per game ... Finished the season with 21 steals, 18 blocks and 14 assists ... Scored in double figures in five games on the season with four of those games coming in Ivy League play ... Finished third on the team with 39 made threes ... Had nine points and four rebounds at Georgetown (Nov. 12) ... Scored 14 points with eight rebounds in her first-career start against Johnson & Wales (Dec. 3) ... Had 13 points with three threes at San Diego (Dec. 30) ... Scored a season-high 16 points with four threes at Princeton (Feb. 3) ... Tallied 11 points and seven rebounds against Princeton (Feb. 16) ... Had 13 points with three rebounds and three steals against Penn (Feb. 17) ... Scored 12 points with four threes against Cornell (March 2).

Before Brown: Played for NC Attack Club ... First Team All-Conference as a junior and senior, Second Team as a sophomore and Third Team as a freshman ... Third Team All-District, Team MVP and earned an invitation to the East-West All-Star game as a senior ... Averaged 13.2 points and 8.9 rebounds as a sophomore, 10.4 points and 8.3 rebounds as a junior and 12.5 points and 6.9 rebounds as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Linda Clayton and Michael Young ... Has one sibling, Anna.

Why Brown: "I chose Brown because of its academic excellence accompanied by its great athletic program along with a beautiful campus in a great location. Brown offers me the best opportunity to succeed both in the classroom and on the court with great academic resources and the unconditional support of Coach Mo and the rest of the women's basketball staff."