WNBA Future Watch: Jackie Young Basketball Cards, Las Vegas AcesWNBA Future Watch: Jackie Young Basketball Cards, Las Vegas AcesJackie Young is one of the winningest stars in the history of women’s basketball. She has claimed titles at the high school, college, pro, and Olympic levels. It comes as no surprise as she broke Damon Bailey’s 26-year-old high school scoring record with 3,268 points.

For Princeton Community High School in Indiana, Young led the squad to an eye-watering 97-9 record across four years. B includes 53 wins in a row. Prep totals of 30.8 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 5.5 APG and 3.5 SPG ensured that Young would rank as a consensus Top 10 recruit.

At Notre Dame, Young reached the NCAA Championship Game twice, coming away with one win. She also claimed ACC Tournament MVP honors in 2019. Based on her accomplishments and her untapped upside, Young was taken by the Las Vegas Aces as the top pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. Progression has been continuous, with Rookie of the Year honors being followed up by All-Star and Most Improved Player status in 2022. Young’s championship season of 2022 coincided with excellence in key metrics: 15.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.9 APG, 1.4 SPG, .431 3%, .859 FT%, and only 1.3 TPG. A 22-point effort in Game 4 of the 2022 WNBA Finals marked Young’s finest big-game moment on the professional stage.

Like many of her peers, Young has competed internationally in Turkey, Israel, and Australia. While Down Under, Young led her team to the WNBL Finals and placed second in league MVP voting. Wherever she goes, Young is a consummate winner. She is becoming the statistical monster at the pro level that she has been at previous levels. Young is a defining star of her generation.

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