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Why Duke Men's Basketball Fans, Spectators (Cameron Crazies) Should Start Listening To The Brotherhood Podcast That Is Hosted By Current Duke Center Ryan Young If They Haven't Already

As a freshman at Northwestern 2018-2019 Ryan Young redshirted his freshman season.

As a redshirt freshman at Northwestern 2019- 2020,

Ryan Young played for Duke player, Duke Assistant Coach, Duke Associate Head Coach current Northwestern Head Coach Chris Collins Ryan Young was an Academic All-Big Ten selection.

  • Started all 31 games at center, averaging 9.0 points, a team-high 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists

  • Led the team with a .535 field goal percentage

  • Scored in double figures 13 times and logged three double-doubles

  • Went 4-of-7 from the field and 11-of-12 from the free throw line for 19 points and 12 rebounds against Norfolk State (11/22)

  • Netted 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting with 12 boards and four assists against SIUE (12/15)

  • Scored 17 points on 8-of-11 from the field with eight rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots at Maryland (2/18)

    As a sophomore at Northwestern in 2020-2021,

  • Ryan Young played for former Duke player, Duke Assistant Coach, Duke Associate Head Coach current Northwestern Head Coach Chris Collins was an Academic All-Big Ten selection

  • Played in 24 games with 5 starts, averaging 7.8 points on .574 shooting with 4.8 rebounds

  • Led Northwestern and ranked in the top 15 in the Big Ten with 41 offensive rebounds

  • Contributed 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and seven rebounds in the season-opening win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff (12/2)

  • Scored 13 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against Pittsburgh (12/9)

  • Netted nine points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against Michigan (1/3)

  • Had a stretch of four straight games with 10+ points from Jan. 23-Feb. 10, capped off by an 11-point, five-rebound, five-assist game versus Indiana (2/10)

  • Finished with a team-high seven rebounds and seven points, scoring of the last six Wildcat points against Maryland (3/3)

    As a sophomore at Northwestern 2020-2021,

  • Ryan Young played for Duke player, Duke Assistant Coach, Duke Associate Head Coach current Northwestern Head Coach Chris Collins Ryan Young was on Academic All-Big Ten selection

  • Played in 24 games with 5 starts, averaging 7.8 points on .574 shooting with 4.8 rebounds

  • Led Northwestern and ranked in the top 15 in the Big Ten with 41 offensive rebounds

  • Contributed 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and seven rebounds in the season-opening win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff (12/2)

  • Scored 13 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against Pittsburgh (12/9)

  • Netted nine points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against Michigan (1/3)

  • Had a stretch of four straight games with 10+ points from Jan. 23-Feb. 10, capped off by an 11-point, five-rebound, five-assist game versus Indiana (2/10)

  • Finished with a team-high seven rebounds and seven points, scoring of the last six Wildcat points against Maryland (3/3)

    As a junior where Ryan Young played for Duke player, former Duke Assistant Coach former Duke Associate Head Coach current Northwestern Head Coach Chris Collins Ryan Young was an cademic All-Big Ten selection

  • Appeared in 31 games as a senior, tying his career high with 9.0 points per game on .559 shooting

  • Ranked third on the team with 4.2 rebounds per game

  • Led the team with seven rebounds while adding seven points, a block and a steal against Eastern Illinois (11/9)

  • Scored 20 points on a perfect 8-of-8 from the field against High Point (11/12)

  • Scored 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 8-of-8 from the line against Fairleigh Dickinson (11/18)

  • Tallied 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting in 28 minutes versus Georgia (11/23)

  • Turned in 18 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and two steals in a win over No. 10 Michigan State (1/15)

    In Ryan Young’s rookie season at Duke in 2022-2023 playing for yet another former Duke player Duke Assistant Coach, Duke Associate Head Coach currently Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer

    Averaged 6.4 points and 5.5 rebounds, playing all 36 games and making nine starts

  • Finished the season with the best field goal percentage on the team (.685) after finishing 89-for-130 from the field

  • Named to ACC All-Academic team

  • Logged two double-doubles and scored 10+ points in six games

  • Recorded a career-best free throw percentage for a season, going 52-of-64 (.813) from the line

  • Dished 48 assists and blocked 17 shots, setting new season-best marks in both categories 

  • Was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field in Duke's season opener, scoring 12 points and grabbing seven rebounds against Jacksonville

  • Logged his 50th career game of 5+ rebounds against USC Upstate

  • Grabbed a career-high 15 boards against Oregon State en route to his fourth career double-double (first at Duke) with 11 points and 15 rebounds

  • Secured eight offensive rebounds against the Beavers, also a career-high, becoming the first Blue Devil to grab eight offensive rebounds since Mark Williams (2/26/22)

  • Snagged nine defensive rebounds against Iowa, matching a career high (nine vs. DePaul as a sophomore at Northwestern)

  • Made his first start since mid-November on Dec. 20 against Wake Forest, playing a season-high 35 minutes while going 5-for-6 (.833) from the field and finishing one rebound shy of a double-double (10 points, nine rebounds)

  • Against Florida State, in 100th career game, had a historic day with 20 points and 12 rebounds -- becoming the first Blue Devil to have a 20-10 double-double while not missing a shot, going 7-for-7 from the field and 6-for-6 from the free throw line

  • Scored 11 points at Miami on 5-of-6 shooting in just 18 minutes of action 

  • Led Duke's rebounding efforts against Notre Dame in just nine minutes - eight boards and six points

  • Was a team-high plus-minus of +24 in 14 minutes against Louisville -- included two key late-game blocked shots

    According to Ryan Young biography on goduke.com

    Since Ryan Young’s rookie season at Duke ended in March since summer workouts for Duke Men’s Basketball have begun Ryan Young the social media team at Duke Men’s Basketball that includes David Bradley, Nolan Elingburg, Nick Colosimo have come up with a new way for Duke Men’s Basketball players to connect with Duke Men’s Basketball fans, spectators (Cameron Crazies) by doing a weekly podcast where Ryan Young interviews current players, former players.

  • The episodes so far have included Kyle Filipowski who is sophomore who is a center like Ryan Young! Tyrese Proctor who is a guard who is sophomore. Steve Wojciechowski who is former Duke player, Duke Assistant Coach, Duke Associate Head Coach currently Head Coach of Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. Jaylen Blakes who like Tyrese Proctor is a guard though unlike Tyrese Proctor is a junior.

    The episodes come out weekly usually on Tuesday! So if you’re one of those Duke fans, spectators (Cameron Crazies) looking to learn more about current Duke Men’s Basketball players former Duke Men’s Basketball players The Brotherhood Podcast is for you!