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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

5 A.J. Youngman

  • Position Guard
  • Class Freshman
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 195
  • Hometown Peoria, Ill.
  • High School Manual High School

Biography

HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 12.3 points-per-game and led Manual High in three-point shooting as a junior ... his play helped the Rams reach the Class 3A Illinois state semifinals ... scored over 1,100 points while playing three seasons of varsity basketball in Kentucky from 2012-14 ... played at Greenup County High School as a seventh-grader and Thomas Nelson High School in Bardstown as an eighth-grader and freshman ... averaged 19.0 points-per-game as an eighth-grader and was named all-region as a freshman.

PERSONAL
Full name is Anthony James Youngman ... son of James and Lynn Youngman ... one sister- Marissa Youngman ... majoring in Business.

Get to Know A.J. Youngman ...

One thing people probably don't know about you:

I haved lived in three different states. 

Why did you attend EKU?
It felt like a great fit

If you could live anywhere in the world, it would be:
In a high rise that overlooks the Gulf of Mexico

Your proudest accomplishment:
Still in the process... stay tuned.

If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
First, I'd buy an NFL or NBA franchise then start a cancer research organization and use my team plus social media to spread the word. 

If you could have one meal for the rest of your life, it would be?
Philly Cheese Steak from Sonny"s in the historic district of Philadelphia.

Favorite NBA player and team:
Gordon Hayward
Boston Celtics

Do you have any hidden talents? If so, what?
Card tricks.

Where do you see yourself in five years?
Playing professional basketball.

If you could choose one decade to live in/time period, which one would it be? Why? 
1980's because it was the best decade of basketball and music.

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