Jahmir Young has announced he will be back in College Park for one more season.
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— Jahmir Young (@Flyymir_) March 28, 2023
The senior guard announced his return to Maryland for the 2023-24 season, giving head coach Kevin Willard a key piece to lead the Terrapins in what could be a breakout season.
Young is expected to lead a core of returners alongside Jahmir Young and Ian Martinez with Deshawn Harris-Smith, Jamie Kaiser, Jahnathan Lamothe and Braden Pierce joining the program next season. Young was long expected to pursue his professional career with NBA scouts routinely filing into Xfinity Center through the season, but the local guard will capitalize on a six-figure NIL deal once again to anchor Maryland in year two under Kevin Willard.
Young’s return also bolsters a backcourt that will now look for a shooter to replace Don Carey in the starting lineup. Young was long expected to pursue his professional career with NBA scouts routinely filing into Xfinity Center through the season, but the local guard will capitalize on a six-figure NIL deal to anchor Maryland in year two under Kevin Willard.
“Really just sitting down with my family, discussing my options, discussing my future, what do I want to do? Like, I’m not getting any younger. So it’s really just seeing, can I do it again? Really just asking myself some tough questions,’ You always weigh your options,” Young told The Athletic regarding his decision for next season. “It’s going to be sitting down and making the best decision possible for me.”
After averaging 16.3 points per game, Young ended his season as a second-team All-Big Ten selection, becoming the first Terp named to one of the three postseason teams since Jalen Smith and Anthony Cowan did it in 2020. Young was also named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District III Team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District VII Second Team.
Young joined the program after transferring in from Charlotte last summer, giving Maryland its first former DeMatha player in 20 years as Willard addressed local recruiting head on.
“The biggest thing for me really was just who can really help me get to the next level and what I would have to do to get to the next level at this point,” Young said last summer. “It was really just being able to perform at a higher level to where there would be more exposure.”
“I feel like Kevin Willard was great. He was very transparent with me. I feel like he was confident. He had a lot of confidence in me, which was huge. Not only am I coming home to play at home — I’m really excited for that — it really just felt [like] home outside of that. I like his staff. I’m just very excited for the opportunity.”
Young closed the regular season as one of nine active players in the country 1,900 career points, 600 rebounds and 350 assists and led the team with nine 20-point games
Maryland, of course, saw its first two departures of the offseason this week. Ike Cornish kicked things off by electing to answer the transfer portal while Hakim Hart announced his intention to both enter the 2023 NBA Draft and enter the transfer portal. Maryland is expected to have additional attrition this offseason as Young’s return leaves the coaching staff with just one vacant scholarship for next season despite being linked to double-digit transfers thus far.
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