2021-22: Played in 31 games and made one start, averaging 9.0 points, 0.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game … Led the team converting on 55.9% of his field goal attempts … Ranked tied for third on the team in rebounding and fourth in scoring … Went 69-for-102 at the free throw line, the most attempts on the team … Led the team with seven rebounds while adding seven points, a block and a steal against Eastern Illinois (11/9) ... Scored a season-high 20 points on a perfect 8-of-8 performance from the field against High Point (11/12) ... Tied his season-high scoring 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 8-of-8 from the line against Fairleigh Dickinson (11/18) ... Scored nine points on 4-of-8 shooting against Providence (11/22) ... Tallied 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting in 28 minutes to help defeat Georgia (11/23) ... Registered 13 points and nine rebounds against NJIT (12/12) ... Scored 11 points and brought down eight boards against Michigan State (1/2) ... Grabbed five offensive rebounds in the first half against Ohio State (1/9) ... Turned in 18 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and two steals to help upset No. 10 Michigan State in his only start of the season (1/15) ... Scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds against Wisconsin (1/18) ... Scored 13 points and attempted a career-high nine free throws against Michigan (1/26) … Posted 12 points in 15 minutes against Nebraska (2/5) … Posted 10 points with seven boards at Iowa (2/28) … Contributed 14 points in 17 minutes in the Big Ten Tournament against Iowa (3/10).
2020-21: Led the team with 41 offensive rebounds finishing in the Top 15 in the Big Ten in the category … Finished second on the team with 10 blocks, 114 rebounds, and 45 made free throws … Contributed 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and seven rebounds in the season-opening win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff (12/2) ... Scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds in a win over Chicago State (12/5) ... Scored 13 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against Pitt (12/9) ... Scored 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds, tied for his most-ever in a Big Ten game, in a 74-67 win at Indiana (12/23) ... Scored eight points on 4-of-6 shooting and led the team in rebounds for a second-straight game with seven in a win over #23 Ohio State (12/26/20) … Chipped in 10 points and four rebounds against #10 Iowa (12/29) … Scored nine points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against #16 Michigan (1/3) ... Scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting and pulled down five rebounds at Penn State (1/23) ... Totaled 14 points in 29 minutes, both season highs, and went 6-of-8 from the free throw line vs. Rutgers (1/31) ... Finished with 10 points at Purdue, marking the first time in his career he has scored 10+ points in three-straight conference games (2/6) ... Finished with 11 points, his fourth-straight game in double figures, while dishing out a career-high five assists vs. Indiana (2/10) … Had a career-high three steals and a season-high two blocks while adding eight points at #25 Rutgers (2/13) … Grabbed a game-high 8 rebounds and three offensive rebounds against Minnesota (2/25) … Finished with a team-high seven rebounds and seven points, scoring of the last six Wildcat points vs. Maryland (3/3) … Scored the go-ahead basket off his own offensive rebound against Nebraska (3/7).
2019-20: Started all 31 games at center as a redshirt first-year … Led the team in rebounds with 189 (6.1 per game) … Recorded three double-doubles, most notably putting up 25 points and 12 rebounds against SIUE (12/15) … His 53.5% (107-of-200) field-goal percentage was Northwestern’s best … Third on the team in total minutes with 799 … Contributed 15 steals and 15 blocks … Scored double digits in 13 different games … Led the team in scoring in four different games, and led the team in rebounding in two of those games (11/22 against Norfolk State and 12/15 against SIUE).
2018-19: Sat out season to redshirt.
High School: USA TODAY first-team all-state … Averaged 16.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game senior year ... Led his team to its first district title and state semifinal appearance in school history … Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Player of the Year … The Morning Call Player of the Year ... First-team all-conference and second-team all-state junior year … Averaged 14 points, 14 rebounds per game as a junior. … Team captain … 2017 District Champions with Bethlehem Catholic … Captured six tournament championships with Jersey Shore Warriors … Voted 2017 Hoop Group Spring Jam Fest MVP (17U) … Earned high academic honors and was president of Business Club … Also competed in golf, volleyball, football and lacrosse.
Personal: Born Ryan Patrick Young in Montreal, Quebec … Son of Patrick and Tammy Young … Father was a member of the crew team at Syracuse … Mother played volleyball at Syracuse … Canadian and American dual citizen … Chose Northwestern over Maryland, Richmond, Princeton and Columbia ... Major is Leanring and Organizational Change.
2020-21: Led the team with 41 offensive rebounds finishing in the Top 15 in the Big Ten in the category … Finished second on the team with 10 blocks, 114 rebounds, and 45 made free throws … Contributed 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and seven rebounds in the season-opening win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff (12/2) ... Scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds in a win over Chicago State (12/5) ... Scored 13 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against Pitt (12/9) ... Scored 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds, tied for his most-ever in a Big Ten game, in a 74-67 win at Indiana (12/23) ... Scored eight points on 4-of-6 shooting and led the team in rebounds for a second-straight game with seven in a win over #23 Ohio State (12/26/20) … Chipped in 10 points and four rebounds against #10 Iowa (12/29) … Scored nine points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds against #16 Michigan (1/3) ... Scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting and pulled down five rebounds at Penn State (1/23) ... Totaled 14 points in 29 minutes, both season highs, and went 6-of-8 from the free throw line vs. Rutgers (1/31) ... Finished with 10 points at Purdue, marking the first time in his career he has scored 10+ points in three-straight conference games (2/6) ... Finished with 11 points, his fourth-straight game in double figures, while dishing out a career-high five assists vs. Indiana (2/10) … Had a career-high three steals and a season-high two blocks while adding eight points at #25 Rutgers (2/13) … Grabbed a game-high 8 rebounds and three offensive rebounds against Minnesota (2/25) … Finished with a team-high seven rebounds and seven points, scoring of the last six Wildcat points vs. Maryland (3/3) … Scored the go-ahead basket off his own offensive rebound against Nebraska (3/7).
2019-20: Started all 31 games at center as a redshirt first-year … Led the team in rebounds with 189 (6.1 per game) … Recorded three double-doubles, most notably putting up 25 points and 12 rebounds against SIUE (12/15) … His 53.5% (107-of-200) field-goal percentage was Northwestern’s best … Third on the team in total minutes with 799 … Contributed 15 steals and 15 blocks … Scored double digits in 13 different games … Led the team in scoring in four different games, and led the team in rebounding in two of those games (11/22 against Norfolk State and 12/15 against SIUE).
2018-19: Sat out season to redshirt.
High School: USA TODAY first-team all-state … Averaged 16.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game senior year ... Led his team to its first district title and state semifinal appearance in school history … Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Player of the Year … The Morning Call Player of the Year ... First-team all-conference and second-team all-state junior year … Averaged 14 points, 14 rebounds per game as a junior. … Team captain … 2017 District Champions with Bethlehem Catholic … Captured six tournament championships with Jersey Shore Warriors … Voted 2017 Hoop Group Spring Jam Fest MVP (17U) … Earned high academic honors and was president of Business Club … Also competed in golf, volleyball, football and lacrosse.
Personal: Born Ryan Patrick Young in Montreal, Quebec … Son of Patrick and Tammy Young … Father was a member of the crew team at Syracuse … Mother played volleyball at Syracuse … Canadian and American dual citizen … Chose Northwestern over Maryland, Richmond, Princeton and Columbia ... Major is Leanring and Organizational Change.