Men’s Basketball: Kyle Young to return to Ohio State for 2021-22 season

Keaton Maisano, Jack Emerson
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:23:00 +0000
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Ohio State senior forward Kyle Young (25) looks for an open teammate during the Ohio State-Michigan game on Feb. 21. Ohio State lost 87-92. Credit: Mackenzie Shanklin | Photo Editor

After his senior-year postseason run was cut short by a concussion and a shocking loss to Oral Roberts in the NCAA Tournament before he could return, Ohio State forward Kyle Young is running it back for another year with the Buckeyes.?

Young announced Friday that he will use the extra year of eligibility that was granted by the NCAA as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to return to the Buckeyes.?

1 more year pic.twitter.com/2bdyzVKn3o

— Kyle Young (@kyle_young25) April 16, 2021

In his senior season, the Massillon, Ohio, native averaged a career-high 8.6 points per game to go along with 5.5 rebounds.?

Young suffered his second concussion of the season in the second half of the Buckeyes’ Big Ten Tournament game against Purdue. Young had a career-high 18 points at the point he was pulled from the game.?