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South Dakota State University Athletics
2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Young, Kerri
Jersey Number 10
Kerri Young
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mitchell H.S.
- Hometown:
- Mitchell, S.D.
- Major:
- Heath Education
Bio
Honors:
2015-16: Started all 32 games ... finished season second in scoring (13.9), first in assists (110) and assists per game (3.4) while shooting 46.7 percent from the field, 38.9 percent from 3-point range and 83.1 percent from the free-throw line ... scored the 20th-most points in a season (445) ... dished the most assists in a single season since 2012-13 ... ranked ninth in scoring, fifth in assists per game and 11th in 3-point percentage in The Summit League ... ranked eighth (15.4) in scoring and third in assists (3.9) in league-only games ... registered 24 double-digit scoring games and five 20-plus point outings ... led team in scoring 10 times and in assists in 18 games ... shot 50 percent-or-higher from the field in 14 games ... perfect from the foul line in 12 games ... dished five-or-more assists in 10 outings ... scored in double figures in 21 of the last 23 games ... posted career highs in points (28), field goals (11) and field-goal attempts (21) while registering season bests in 3-pointers (5) and steals (2) in a WNIT first-round win over Northern Illinois (3/16) ... played a season-high 39 minutes in an overtime WNIT second-round game vs. Colorado (3/19) ... tied a career high with a game-high eight assists at Western Illinois (2/15) ... recorded fourth 20-plus point game with a game-high 21 points and a season-high two steals at IUPUI (2/11) ... recorded second consecutive and ninth career 20-plus scoring game with 20 points in win over IUPUI (1/11) ... set season highs in rebounds (9) in win at North Dakota State (12/28) ... scored 1,000th career point on a layup with 9:40 left in the second quarter vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
2015-16: Started all 34 games ... second in scoring (10.5) and assists (2.5) while shooting 41.6 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from 3-point range and 83.7 percent from the free-throw line ... ranked 10th overall in 3-point percentage and 14th in assists in The Summit League ... registered two double-doubles, 18 double-digit scoring games and three 20-plus point scoring games ... led team in scoring five times and in assists in 10 games ... shot 50 percent-or-higher from the field in 12 games ... scored a career-high 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field, including a personal-best 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range in a win vs. Old Dominion (11/28) at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands ... hit the game-winning 3-pointer in the win over Pittsburgh (11/26) in the Paradise Jam ... named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament team ... averaged 15.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 48.3 percent from the field, 57.8 percent from 3-point range and 62.5 percent from the free-throw line in three games at the tournament to earn all-tournament, Summit League Player of the Week and College Insider Mid-Major Summit League Player of the Week (11/30) honors ... closed season making last 22 free throws, dating to a 2-for-2 performance at Denver (12/30) ... perfect 18 for 18 in 16 Summit League games ... made three-or-more 3-pointers in seven games ... grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in a win over Portland State (12/3) ... collected a season-best six offensive boards in win over Marist (11/13) and a season-high seven defensive boards three times ... dished a career-high eight assists vs. then-No. 16 DePaul (12/15) ... registered three-or-more assists in 15 games ... blocked a personal high three shots at Fort Wayne (1/13) ... played a career-best 43 minutes in a double-overtime win vs. Northern Iowa (12/9) ... averaged 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games ... averaged 11.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in five postseason games ... averaged 9.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game vs. five ranked opponents—No. 3 Notre Dame (11/21), No. 6 Maryland (11/27), No. 16 DePaul (12/15), No. 19 Miami (3/19) and No. 13 Stanford.
2014-15: Started all 33 games ... fourth in scoring (9.4) and second in assists (2.6) while shooting 40.4 percent from the field, 41 percent from 3-point range and 83.3 percent from the free-throw line ... ranked third overall and seventh in The Summit League in 3-point percentage, 15th and 11th in 3-pointers per game, 10th and 12th in assists ... scored 311 points, good for fifth on the sophomore single-season scoring list ... recorded double digits in 17 games, including a season-high 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, 4 of 6 3-pointers and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line in a win over Denver (1/2) ... led team in scoring three times and in assists 12 times ... had five-or-more assists in seven games ... grabbed a season-high six rebounds in wins at Northern Iowa (12/29), vs. North Dakota State (1/31) and at Omaha (2/18).
2013-14: Played in 36 games, starting once ... recorded the third-most points (256) as a freshman in a single season ... fourth on the team in scoring (7.1) ... led team in scoring three times ... scored 10-or-more points in 10 games ... collected three-or-more assists in eight games ... tied her season high with four assists in wins at South Dakota (3/2), at Denver (2/27) and vs. Western Illinois (2/15) ... named SDSU’s MVP of the 2014 Katherine Burgum Classic at North Dakota State (1/25) after posting season bests with a game-high 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting, six rebounds and 30 minutes ... registered her first 20-plus point game with 21 points, a season-high 3 3-pointers, a personal-best 5 steals and 26 minutes played in win over Central Michigan (12/16) ... made first career start vs. NJIT (12/2), finishing with 10 points, five rebounds and a season-best four assists ... scored 13 points and dished three assists vs. Northern Iowa (11/17) ... recorded two points and a pair of rebounds vs. Georgetown (11/15) ... scored five points and dished two assists in first collegiate game at BYU (11/8).
- 2017 Summit League First Team
- 2016 Summit League Honorable Mention
- 2014 Summit League All-Newcomer Team
- 2014 Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year
- 2015 Distinguished Scholar on Summit League Academic Honor Roll
- The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016)
2015-16: Started all 32 games ... finished season second in scoring (13.9), first in assists (110) and assists per game (3.4) while shooting 46.7 percent from the field, 38.9 percent from 3-point range and 83.1 percent from the free-throw line ... scored the 20th-most points in a season (445) ... dished the most assists in a single season since 2012-13 ... ranked ninth in scoring, fifth in assists per game and 11th in 3-point percentage in The Summit League ... ranked eighth (15.4) in scoring and third in assists (3.9) in league-only games ... registered 24 double-digit scoring games and five 20-plus point outings ... led team in scoring 10 times and in assists in 18 games ... shot 50 percent-or-higher from the field in 14 games ... perfect from the foul line in 12 games ... dished five-or-more assists in 10 outings ... scored in double figures in 21 of the last 23 games ... posted career highs in points (28), field goals (11) and field-goal attempts (21) while registering season bests in 3-pointers (5) and steals (2) in a WNIT first-round win over Northern Illinois (3/16) ... played a season-high 39 minutes in an overtime WNIT second-round game vs. Colorado (3/19) ... tied a career high with a game-high eight assists at Western Illinois (2/15) ... recorded fourth 20-plus point game with a game-high 21 points and a season-high two steals at IUPUI (2/11) ... recorded second consecutive and ninth career 20-plus scoring game with 20 points in win over IUPUI (1/11) ... set season highs in rebounds (9) in win at North Dakota State (12/28) ... scored 1,000th career point on a layup with 9:40 left in the second quarter vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
2015-16: Started all 34 games ... second in scoring (10.5) and assists (2.5) while shooting 41.6 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from 3-point range and 83.7 percent from the free-throw line ... ranked 10th overall in 3-point percentage and 14th in assists in The Summit League ... registered two double-doubles, 18 double-digit scoring games and three 20-plus point scoring games ... led team in scoring five times and in assists in 10 games ... shot 50 percent-or-higher from the field in 12 games ... scored a career-high 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field, including a personal-best 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range in a win vs. Old Dominion (11/28) at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands ... hit the game-winning 3-pointer in the win over Pittsburgh (11/26) in the Paradise Jam ... named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament team ... averaged 15.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 48.3 percent from the field, 57.8 percent from 3-point range and 62.5 percent from the free-throw line in three games at the tournament to earn all-tournament, Summit League Player of the Week and College Insider Mid-Major Summit League Player of the Week (11/30) honors ... closed season making last 22 free throws, dating to a 2-for-2 performance at Denver (12/30) ... perfect 18 for 18 in 16 Summit League games ... made three-or-more 3-pointers in seven games ... grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in a win over Portland State (12/3) ... collected a season-best six offensive boards in win over Marist (11/13) and a season-high seven defensive boards three times ... dished a career-high eight assists vs. then-No. 16 DePaul (12/15) ... registered three-or-more assists in 15 games ... blocked a personal high three shots at Fort Wayne (1/13) ... played a career-best 43 minutes in a double-overtime win vs. Northern Iowa (12/9) ... averaged 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games ... averaged 11.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in five postseason games ... averaged 9.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game vs. five ranked opponents—No. 3 Notre Dame (11/21), No. 6 Maryland (11/27), No. 16 DePaul (12/15), No. 19 Miami (3/19) and No. 13 Stanford.
2014-15: Started all 33 games ... fourth in scoring (9.4) and second in assists (2.6) while shooting 40.4 percent from the field, 41 percent from 3-point range and 83.3 percent from the free-throw line ... ranked third overall and seventh in The Summit League in 3-point percentage, 15th and 11th in 3-pointers per game, 10th and 12th in assists ... scored 311 points, good for fifth on the sophomore single-season scoring list ... recorded double digits in 17 games, including a season-high 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, 4 of 6 3-pointers and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line in a win over Denver (1/2) ... led team in scoring three times and in assists 12 times ... had five-or-more assists in seven games ... grabbed a season-high six rebounds in wins at Northern Iowa (12/29), vs. North Dakota State (1/31) and at Omaha (2/18).
2013-14: Played in 36 games, starting once ... recorded the third-most points (256) as a freshman in a single season ... fourth on the team in scoring (7.1) ... led team in scoring three times ... scored 10-or-more points in 10 games ... collected three-or-more assists in eight games ... tied her season high with four assists in wins at South Dakota (3/2), at Denver (2/27) and vs. Western Illinois (2/15) ... named SDSU’s MVP of the 2014 Katherine Burgum Classic at North Dakota State (1/25) after posting season bests with a game-high 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting, six rebounds and 30 minutes ... registered her first 20-plus point game with 21 points, a season-high 3 3-pointers, a personal-best 5 steals and 26 minutes played in win over Central Michigan (12/16) ... made first career start vs. NJIT (12/2), finishing with 10 points, five rebounds and a season-best four assists ... scored 13 points and dished three assists vs. Northern Iowa (11/17) ... recorded two points and a pair of rebounds vs. Georgetown (11/15) ... scored five points and dished two assists in first collegiate game at BYU (11/8).
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