Academic Notes: Majoring in biology...Three-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient...Big Sky All-Academic selection in 2016.
2015-16 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in 27 games with one start...Averaged 5.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game...Made first career start vs. Idaho State...Recorded six double-digit scoring games...Recorded career-high 18 points at Colorado...Started season with consecutive 10-point games vs. Hawai'i and at UTEP...Recorded 11 points and career-high nine rebounds vs. Weber State...Made two of three three-pointers for the season at Colorado...Perfect 8-for-8 from free throw line in season opener vs. Hawai'i...Shot .371 from the field, .333 on three-pointers and .902 from the free throw line...Led the team in free throw percentage...Was perfect from the line in 13 games...Averaged 13.2 minutes per game...Totaled 135 points, 76 rebounds, 20 assists, 10 steals and four blocks.
2014-15 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 18 games...Averaged 0.8 points and 0.4 rebounds per game...Scored season-high four points at North Dakota...Recorded one rebound in seven games...Recorded one steal at North Dakota and Eastern Washington...Recorded one block vs. UC Santa Barbara...Shot .429 from the field and 3-of-4 (.750) from the free throw line...Averaged 3.5 minutes per game...Totaled 15 points, seven rebounds, two steals and one block.
2013-14 (Sophomore): Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules.
New Mexico State (2012-13): Played one year for Mark Trahk...Helped the Aggies reach the quarterfinals of the WAC Championship...Played in 23 games with one start...Totaled 34 points and 28 rebounds in just under six minutes played per game...Shot 10-of-14 (71.4%) from the free-throw line.
High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter and two-year captain in basketball at Mount Miguel HS...Averaged 22.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as a senior...Team was 26-7 and reached CIF Division III finals in her senior year...Team won CIF championship in 2010 and 2011...Two-time First Team All-League, All-CIF and All-eastcountysports.com selection...2012 Mount Miguel Female Athlete of the Year...eastcountysports.com Player of the Year in 2012 and Newcomer of the Year in 2009...Played in East County and San Diego All-Star Games representing Mount Miguel HS...Also played for EBO club team...4.2 high school GPA, ranked 18th in high school class...Principals Honor Roll Award...Scholar-Athlete Award...All-Academic Team Captain.
Personal: Shay Jaz Young was born Feb. 24, 1994 in San Diego, Calif....Daughter of Larry Young and Deborah Henderson...One older sister, Hannah...Sister, Hannah, played tennis at Mesa JC...Hobbies include writing poetry, singing and drawing...Most memorable athletic moment was winning the All-Academic Team Captain award because it showed her hard work on and off the court...Chose NAU because of the great coaching staff and it gives her the fresh start she needs.
