Mark Young

Mark Young is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Fairfield Stags. High school career Young attended Brookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts. As a senior, he was named New England's Athlete of the Year, while averaging 30.9 points and 18 rebounds per game. He finished his high school career with over 1,500 points and set a single-game school record with 42 points scored. College career Young accepted a basketball scholarship from Fairfield University, over Duke University and the College of the Holy Cross, to play under head coach Fred Barakat. He was a teammate of Joe DeSantis and became a four-year starter at center. As a sophomore, he contributed to the team having a 13-0 record at home. He tallied 19 rebounds against Merrimack College. As a junior, he ranked sixth nationally in field goal percentage (.629), which was also a New England record, after making 149 of 237 attempts. He averaged 17.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest. His best game came against the University of Dayton in the 1978 National Invitation Tournament, where he scored 32 points.