Anthony Young, a 6-foot-6, 250-pound sophomore forward from Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, Ill., signed a national letter-of-intent to continue his education and basketball career at Kentucky Wesleyan College, according to Panther head coach Todd Lee.
He will have two years of eligibility remaining and becomes the second signee for KWC during the spring period.
Young led KCC in rebounding with 7.2 boards per contest while scoring a third-best 11.0 points per game this past season. He earned first team All-Region IV honors and received the Most Valuable Player of the Region IV Tournament.
“Anthony has the ability to score in a variety ways," said Lee. "He will be a very good player in our system as he provides some low post scoring and the ability to step out on the floor and score.
"Anthony has excellent rebounding skills with very good hands. He comes from a very successful winning program, which is very important.”
The native of Indianapolis, Ind. shot 43.3 percent from the field, 29.9 percent from three-point territory and 69.9 percent from the free throw line.
He helped lead the No. 10 Cavaliers to a 29-5 record, a Region IV Championship and a trip to the NJCAA national tournament in 2010 for head coach and former Western Kentucky University standout Joe Lightfoot.
Young finished his freshman season as the KCC's second leading scorer at 13.9 points and rebounder at 6.3 boards per game in 29 games played. He shot 50.5 percent from the field, 37.2 from the three-point arc and 76.8 percent from the foul line.
Coach Lighfoot added, “Anthony is a very skilled player inside the paint or can shoot the three. He has tremendous poise under pressure.”
In two seasons at KCC, he accumulated 748 points, 399 rebounds, 43 steals, 40 assists and 14 blocks in 59 career games played.
At Arnsenal Tech High School, Young averaged 18.3 points with 35 three-pointers and finished seventh in the state with 10.8 rebounds in 22 games as a senior. He recorded career highs of 28 points and 18 rebounds while leading the Titans to the 4A sectional semifinals in 2008
He is the grandson of Jeanette Larkins, a retired 30-year police detective for the City of Indianapolis.
Young joins
Travis Johnston, a 5-11 third-team all-state guard from Grayson County (Ky.) High School to the 2010-11 recruiting class.
The Panthers, under 2010 Midwest Region Coach of the Year Todd Lee, compiled a remarkable 29-5 record, which stands for the eighth most wins in school history, and a record breaking 36th trip to the NCAA tournament.
KWC also finished with a GLVC best record 16-2 to win the regular season title, with their highest weekly ranking at No.3 since 2003 and finished No. 5 in the final NABC Top 25 poll.
