Rickey Young (ex Al Ittihad) signs at Al Bataeh

Young played most recently at Al Ittihad in Libyan D1 league. A very good season in his career as he was awarded Afrobasket.com All-Libyan League Power Forward of the Year and voted to All-Imports Team. He also played for Qurrain (D1) in Kuwaiti.

Young is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to ten different countries on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America and of course North America). Young has played previously professionally in Bahrain (Al-Riffa), Finland (HoNsU Basket), Germany (46ers), Iraq (Al Karkh and Al Naft), Kosovo (Bashkimi), Montenegro, Qatar (Al Khor), Saudi Arabia (Al Hilal and Al Nasr), Bolivia (LS Olympic, La Salle and Calero) and United Arab Emirates (Baniyas). He won Iraqi League championship title in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Young graduated from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 2011 and it will be his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball.

Young's game is described as: Ricky Young is the only player from USA, that is born 1990, and have 2 years experience in European league, outstanding jumping abilities, and athleticism, very fast, run floor good, good rebounder, blocker, can shoot from outside, team player, very coachable, definitely NBA potential..

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