{"id":513261,"date":"2026-09-02T19:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=513261"},"modified":"2026-09-02T19:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:01:35","slug":"dinamo-sassari-signs-brandon-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/dinamo-sassari-signs-brandon-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinamo Sassari signs Brandon Young"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dinamo Banco di Sardegna is pleased to announce the signing of Brandon Tyre Young<\/strong>, an American-Bulgarian point guard\/shooting guard<\/strong>, who joins the Biancoblu roster for the 2026\/27 season after spending last season in China with the Shandong Badgers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Young represents an important addition to the roster coached by Luca Vitali<\/strong>, providing further depth while Canadian guard Kaza Kajami-Keane<\/strong> continues his recovery. Kajami-Keane will not require surgery<\/strong> and will continue to be closely monitored by the Dinamo medical staff<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

THE PLAYER \u2013<\/strong> Born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA<\/strong>, on November 16, 1991, Young is a 193-cm combo guard with excellent ball-handling skills<\/strong>, capable of playing both point guard and shooting guard.<\/p>\n

After his college career at DePaul University<\/strong>, where he posted impressive numbers and established himself as a player capable of creating offense and facilitating for his teammates, Young began his professional career in the United States with the Texas Legends in the D-League<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In 2015, he moved to Europe<\/strong>, beginning a long international career that has taken him to Greece, Switzerland, Lebanon, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Turkey and France<\/strong>. One of the most notable chapters of his career came with BBC Monthey<\/strong>, where in the 2016\/17 season he won the Swiss championship and League Cup<\/strong>, while also being named Finals MVP<\/strong>. In 2020, with Levski Sofia<\/strong>, he added the Bulgarian Cup and Bulgarian Super Cup<\/strong> to his trophy cabinet.<\/p>\n

During his European career, Young also played for Lavrio, Kolossos Rhodes, Cherkasy Mavpy, Kyiv-Basket, Trefl Sopot and CSKA Sofia<\/strong>. With the Polish club, in the 2021\/22 season, he averaged 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists<\/strong>. At CSKA Sofia, meanwhile, he posted impressive numbers across the two seasons between 2022 and 2024, averaging 15.7 points and 6 assists<\/strong>, followed by 15.8 points and 6 assists per game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the latter part of his career, Young played in Turkey<\/strong> for MKE Ankarag\u00fcc\u00fc<\/strong>, averaging 18 points and 4 assists per game while shooting 45% from three-point range<\/strong>, before moving to France and joining Fos Provence Basket<\/strong>, where he averaged 13.2 points per game in 10 Pro B appearances during the 2024\/25 season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Young has also been part of the Bulgarian national team setup since 2023<\/strong>, gaining valuable experience on the international stage.<\/p>\n

Welcome to Sassari, Brandon<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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