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Tamera Young Joins Chicago Sky Coaching Staff
4/17/2024 5:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CHICAGO – James Madison women's basketball alumna Tamera "Ty" Young ('08) was named an assistant coach for the Chicago Sky, the team announced today.
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With over a decade of experience in the Women's National Basketball Association, Young returns to the organization after playing nine years in Chicago out of a storied 12-year career in the league as the third-longest tenured player in Sky history. She ranks in the top 10 in Sky history in 10 overall categories: 250 games played (No. 3), 211 steals (No. 4), 1,815 total points (No. 9), 340 assists (No. 7), 286 offensive rebounds (No. 3), 678 defensive rebounds (No. 4), 964 total rebounds (No. 4), 340 assists (No. 7), 724 field goals made (No. 7) and 41.1% field goal percentage (No. 9).
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Over her decorated career, she averaged 7.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in 22.0 minutes. Young started in 163 of her 250 appearances with Chicago, averaging 7.3 points in her nine seasons with the Sky. In 2013, Young helped lead the Sky to their then-best season and then-franchise-record 24 wins, averaging 5.6 points and 3.8 rebounds en route to the franchise's first playoff appearance. In the following season, she started 33 of her 34 appearances and helped the Sky to the franchise's first-ever WNBA Finals appearance.
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The Sky made the playoffs in four straight seasons during Young's nine-year tenure and they made it in four of her seven full seasons. Her best statistical season with the Sky came in 2016, when she averaged 8.5 points.
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The former Duke became the first player to be drafted in program history, being selected No. 8 overall by the Atlanta Dream in 2008. The Wilmington, N.C. native appeared in 372 games, making 208 starts across her time with the Dream, Chicago Sky and Las Vegas Aces. Young played for Las Vegas from 2018-19 after nine seasons in Chicago from 2009-17 and retired in 2019.
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Most recently, Young wrapped up her third season with Athletes Unlimited, where she is also on the Player Executive Committee. In addition to her WNBA career, she played in numerous countries overseas, including Latvia, Spain, Turkey, France, Israel, Brazil, Puerto Rico and China.
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While in Harrisonburg, Young earned Associated Press All-America distinction, joining Dawn Evans and Meredith Alexis as the only other JMU players to receive the honor. The 2008 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and three-time All-CAA selection finished her collegiate career with the most steals in program history (275), second-most rebounds (1,127) and third-most points (2,121).
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With over a decade of experience in the Women's National Basketball Association, Young returns to the organization after playing nine years in Chicago out of a storied 12-year career in the league as the third-longest tenured player in Sky history. She ranks in the top 10 in Sky history in 10 overall categories: 250 games played (No. 3), 211 steals (No. 4), 1,815 total points (No. 9), 340 assists (No. 7), 286 offensive rebounds (No. 3), 678 defensive rebounds (No. 4), 964 total rebounds (No. 4), 340 assists (No. 7), 724 field goals made (No. 7) and 41.1% field goal percentage (No. 9).
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Over her decorated career, she averaged 7.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in 22.0 minutes. Young started in 163 of her 250 appearances with Chicago, averaging 7.3 points in her nine seasons with the Sky. In 2013, Young helped lead the Sky to their then-best season and then-franchise-record 24 wins, averaging 5.6 points and 3.8 rebounds en route to the franchise's first playoff appearance. In the following season, she started 33 of her 34 appearances and helped the Sky to the franchise's first-ever WNBA Finals appearance.
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The Sky made the playoffs in four straight seasons during Young's nine-year tenure and they made it in four of her seven full seasons. Her best statistical season with the Sky came in 2016, when she averaged 8.5 points.
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The former Duke became the first player to be drafted in program history, being selected No. 8 overall by the Atlanta Dream in 2008. The Wilmington, N.C. native appeared in 372 games, making 208 starts across her time with the Dream, Chicago Sky and Las Vegas Aces. Young played for Las Vegas from 2018-19 after nine seasons in Chicago from 2009-17 and retired in 2019.
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Most recently, Young wrapped up her third season with Athletes Unlimited, where she is also on the Player Executive Committee. In addition to her WNBA career, she played in numerous countries overseas, including Latvia, Spain, Turkey, France, Israel, Brazil, Puerto Rico and China.
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While in Harrisonburg, Young earned Associated Press All-America distinction, joining Dawn Evans and Meredith Alexis as the only other JMU players to receive the honor. The 2008 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and three-time All-CAA selection finished her collegiate career with the most steals in program history (275), second-most rebounds (1,127) and third-most points (2,121).
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