2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

Matt Pendleton
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Matt Pendleton

2 Isis Young

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • High School Life Center Academy
  • Hometown Berlin, N.J.

Biography

  

(Information as of April 26, 2016)

Major: Telecommunications – News

 

OF NOTE:

  • Received a medical redshirt for 2014-15; spent season recovering from ACL injury
  • Third Gator from the state of New Jersey
  • Initially enrolled at UF for the 2014 Summer B semester and spent the time in Gainesville rehabbing from ACL tear
  • Brother and sister are accomplished prep soccer players, with Isaiah a nationally-ranked junior at Philadelphia Union Academy and Imani entering her sophomore year after leading Life Center Academy to the PennJersey League title
  • Her parents named her “Isis” because they “thought it was a very unique name – plus it comes with the nickname ‘Ice’”
  • Made the decision to transfer to another school at the end of the 2015-16 season

 

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2015-16)

  • 2016 Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll
  • Totaled 33 minutes in last 5 games
  • SEC career-high of 4 points, 2 steals at Georgia (Feb. 21)
  • First collegiate score was a 3-pointer that sparked a huge rally vs. Temple (Nov. 13)
  • Collegiate debut came this season and played in the opener at Temple located just 22 miles from her hometown of Berlin, N.J., with a large number of family and friends in the stands
  • Recorded seven points with two assists in her inaugural game.

 

2015-16 SEASON STAT NOTES:

  • Played in 16 of 31 games
  • Scored in 9 games, including four of the last five
  • UF’s rebounder leader in 2 games and assists leader in three
  • Consecutive made free throws: 4

 

FRESHMAN YEAR (2014-15):

  • Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll Member
  • Did not play or suit up
  • Received a medical redshirt
  • Recovered from ACL torn during a game at the end of senior prep year

 

HIGH SCHOOL:

  • Graduated from Life Center Academy in June of 2014
  • Attended Life Center Academy her senior year
  • Played her first three seasons at Trenton Catholic Academy, where she scored over 1,000 points and guided the Lady Mikes in 2013 to the school’s seventh Non-Public B state title
  • Ranked as No. 10 guard in the country and No. 56 overall by 2014 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings – espnW
  • Top-rated guard in her class in state of New Jersey
  • Tore ACL at Life Center’s game against Neumann-Goretti (Pa.) (January 2014)
  • Prior to the injury had played in 17 games and averaged 20.0 points (340), 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.0 steals, while hitting 37.8 percent (28-74) of her 3-pointers, 48.7 percent (94-193) overall from the floor and 76.4 percent (68-89) from the three throw line
  • 2013 & 2014 McDonald’s All American Game Nominee
  • 2014 New Jersey All-Prep Second Team
  • First Team All-Burlington County (2012, 2013)
  • Trentonian and Trenton Times All-Area First Team (2012, 2013)
  • Trentonian and Trenton Times All-Area Player of the Year (2013)
  • Newark Star Ledger NJ First Team Non-Public All-State (2013)
  • Newark Star All State All South Jersey First Team (2013)
  • Member of the 2012 Disney Sophomore Showcase and AAU 15U national championship teams
  • Coached at Life Center Academy by Ron Kessler
  • Yolanda Laney coached her with Ring City/iExcel
  • Played soccer during freshman and sophomore years, initially “as a hobby and to prepare physically for basketball” and in two years became the school’s all-time leading goal scorer (66); named First-Team All-Burlington Country and was two-time team MVP

  

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2014-15Freshman

    Guard
    5'7"
    2
  • 2

    2015-16Redshirt Freshman

    Guard
    5'7"
    2