Taylor Young is a 26 year old 193cm guard from Hawthorne, California that recently played his rookie season as a professional with Rockhampton Rockets (Australia-QBL) averaging 14,5ppg, 3,3rpg and 2,0apg. He played at  Bellevue (NAIA) winning the 2014 and 2015 MCAC tournaments. He opted to paly his senior year at Warner Pacific (NAIA) playing 33 games averaging 17.6ppg, 5.3rpg, 3.2apg, 1.7spg, FGP: 53.3%, 3PT: 43.4%, FT: 76.3%. He spoke to German Hoops about Basketball.

Taylor thanks for talking to German Hoops. Where are you at the moment and how has your summer been?

Thanks for the interview man! Since I got back from Australia, I was back in Los Angeles seeing family. Now I’m in Arizona with my older brother just staying ready.

Technically you aren´t a professional rookie anymore simply because you had a one month rookie season in Australia. Do you in a sense still feel like a rookie waiting for that next game to begin?

 No I don’t feel like a rookie anymore. The experience for a month in Australia in a respected league in the QBL, with good talent. So I know what to expect going forward.

How hungry are you currently for continuing your professional career? Now that you have dipped your feet into the water, is the desire to get back even greater than it was before you got to Australia?

I am super eager to continue my professional career, thankfully my short stint this past season in Australia led to me signing a deal for the 2018 season which starts in May with the Port City Power in Gladstone. So it was a blessing. My desire to do well and win is super high. Still proving myself.

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