Sam Young

Sam Young
Samuel David "Sam" Youngis an American professional basketball player who plays for Cañeros del Este of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. He played college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth1 June 1985
desire experience meet spread state
I just had a desire to go out of state - spread it out a little bit, experience some new things and meet some new people.
ball consider court focusing playing step supposed
When I step on the court I consider myself a ball player, not a freshman. I'm focusing on doing what I'm supposed to do and just playing to win.
changes definitely direct result stronger today
We're definitely stronger today than we have ever been, and I think that is a direct result of the changes we have made.
opportunity saw step struggling
We were struggling on offense. I saw an opportunity to step up. I thought I'd take that opportunity.
asking customers exceed
We want to exceed expectations. We don't just want to give our customers what they are asking for. We want to give them what they need.
ranked
They're a nationally ranked team, just like us.
against best experience good hard played playing practiced team thus worked
This is going to be my first experience playing against a team like this. This is going to be the best team we've played thus far. But we've worked hard and practiced hard. We had a good practice (Friday), and I think we're ready.
coach shape
Coach (Jamie Dixon) said I'm in better shape than the big guys.
definitely exciting honor people player wait
I think it's an honor to have people look at you that way, and see you as an exciting player for the future. If this is what it's like at the beginning, I definitely can't wait to see what it's like at the end.
best feels help team trust
He's a senior, and he just feels he has to help the team in any way he can. I just trust that he'll make the best decisions.
automated internal totally
We totally revamped our internal administrative process. We automated as much as we could automate.
advantage left worried
They left a lot of opportunities for me to take advantage of, because they were so worried about Carl and Aaron.
ball
I don't look at it as I'm a freshman. I look at it as I'm a ball player. I'm here to win.
I just want to compete. If I red-shirt, that's fine. If I play, that's fine, too.