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Sophia Young-Malcolm
Identity record
Full Name	Sophia Yvonne Ashley Young
Nationality	Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines
Birth	December 15, 1983 (39 years old) Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines
Size	1,85 m (6′ 1″)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Situation a club
Current club	Stars of San Antonio
Number	33
Later	strong wound
University or amateur career
	Bears de Baylor
Draft WNBA
Year	2006
Position	4 It is
Franchise	Silver Stars of San Antonio
Professional career *
Season	Club	Moy. pts
2006-2007 2007-2010 2010-2011 2012-2013 after-content-x4 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 two thousand and thirteen 2014 2015	Gambrinus sika Brno Galatasaray Taranto Beijing Great Wall Silver Stars Silver Stars Silver Stars Silver Stars Silver Stars Silver Stars Silver Stars Silver Stars Stars Stars	? ? ? 18.9 12.0 16.8 17.5 18.2 15.3 13.2 16.3 – 8.2 11.5 [ first ] after-content-x4
* Points scored in each club as part of the regular season of the national championship.
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Sophia Young-Malcolm , born December 15, 1983 In Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines in the Caribbean, is a basketball player.

She made her basketball debut in High school in Shreveport in Louisiana. She then joined the American university system to evolve with the Baylor Bears from Baylor University. It contributes to obtaining the University’s first NCAA title in 2005 against Michigan State. Her university career is filled with success: when she left, she is one of the only four players in the history of the NCAA to have succeeded 2,000 points, captured 1,000 rebound , delivered 300 passes and made 300 interceptions .

She also wins individual titles: she finishes MOP of Final Four 2005 and is elected Player of the Year Big 12 of which it is part of the last five years.

She joins the San Antonio Silver Stars WNBA franchise which chooses her in fourth position during the 2006 Draft WNBA. During her season of rookie , it is chosen to evolve with the team of the Western Conference during the WNBA All-Star Game . She is one of the four players appearing among the first six choices of the 2006 Draft to be selected for this WNBA All-Star Game . During this first season, she is the best scorer (12.0 points), rebounder (7.6 rebounds) of her franchise, of which she is also the player to spend the most time on the parquet floor. Among her performances, she achieves seven double-double ^{[ Note 1 ]} . All these performances are at the origin of his appointment in the first five rookie of the season ^{[ 2 ]} .

The following season, she participated in her second WNBA All-Star Game. During her season, she produced ten games at ten or more, including ten to more than twenty points. His franchise participates in the playoffs. During these, his statistics are 20.2 points and 9.0 rebounds, with in particular 24 points and 18 rebounds during the first meeting of the Western Conference final against Mercury in Phoenix, which finally won the two series Victories at zero then the title. Sophia Young is elected in the second best five of the WNBA 2007 season ^{[ 3 ]} .

She took a new step in the 2008 WNBA season (24 victories – 10 defeats) by finishing in the best five of the WNBA and in the best defensive five. His statistics are 17.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.3 passes and 1.6 stolen balls by meeting. His franchise disputes the play-offs again. After having triumphed the Sacramento monarchs, then the Los Angeles Sparks in the conference final on the score of two victories at one, 76 to 72 during the decisive round. During the final match of the final against the Shock of Detroit, she succeeded 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for a defeat on the score from 77 to 69. Detroit finally won the three victories series at zero, 77 to 69, 69 in 61 and 76 to 60 ^{[ 4 ]} .

In 2009, although it was only in the second best five of the league (honor renewed in 2012), its statistics are even stronger with 18.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.6 Decisive and 1, 1, 33 interception in 33.7 minutes ^{[ 5 ]} .

In 2012, she joined the Chinese League at the Beijing Great Wall ^{[ 6 ]} . She led her team to sixth place (13 victories – 9 losses in the regular season) of the championship (18.9 points ( ten ^{It is} of the League) and 10.2 rebounds ( 7 ^{It is} ) in 26 matches) then in the semi-finals where is injured in the knee, not allowing his team to go to the finals ^{[ 7 ]} .

At the end of August, she announced her sporting retirement at the end of the 2015 WNBA season, guaranteed to be at the time of her retirement leader of the stars (for which she has jiué all her career) in number of matches played, points, rebounds, interceptions, minutes played, shots and successful free throws. THE June 30th , she became the 24 ^{It is} player to pass against the Mercury the 4,000 -point mark registered in WNBA ^{[ 5 ]} . By scoring eight points in her last regular season game in a year without a play-offs, she has 4,319 career points ^{[ 8 ]} .

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