COLLEGE PARK, MD – The Pigskin Club of Washington honored Maryland's Jahmir Young as its 2023 Collegiate Player of the Year at its annual Spring Awards Banquet on Sunday. It is the latest accolade for Young following a sensational 2022-23 campaign where he was a two-time All-District selection (NABC, USBWA) and an All-Big Ten Second Team honoree.
 
The organization was formed to honor the achievements of high school and college athletes and coaches as well as community members who are impactful. It was founded in 1938 with Young's great grandfather, John Lorenzo Young, having been one of the founding members.
 
The event was held at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden with Maryland women's basketball alum and television analyst Christy Winters-Scott serving as the emcee.
 

Grateful to be honored and recognized by the Pigskin Club of Washington as the 2023 collegiate player of the year. I appreciate the experience of sitting with greatness at the Spring Banquet. I was an honor for me to be in a room full of exceptional athletes. pic.twitter.com/FCvY69kA9V

— Jahmir Young (@Flyymir_) May 22, 2023

 
Young enters the 2023-24 season with 1,974 points and has started all 120 games of his career split between Charlotte and Maryland. This past season, he averaged a team-high 15.8 points per game and was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, the USBWA All-District Team, and the NABC All-District Second Team. 
 
His 553 points this past season ranked as the 30^th best total for a single season in Maryland program history. Young tallied nine 20-point games on the year including a season-high 30 in the win over No. 24 Ohio State.
 
While at Charlotte, he earned NABC All-District First Team honors as well as All-Conference USA First Team twice. 
 
Young's play helped Maryland post a 22-13 overall record this season which included a win over West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament, an undefeated home slate in Big Ten play, and a 16-1 overall home record in the XFINITY Center.
 
In the 2023-24 season, Young will figure to be one of the top guards nationally. This past season, he was one of just 10 active players in the NCAA to post 1900 career points, 600 rebounds, and 350 assists.