[2] Young's first season at Quinnipiac, as a junior in 2016-17, consisted of only six minutes as he found himself on coach Tom Moore’s bench.

Young responded, averaging 18.8 points (4th in the Men's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)), 6.8 rebounds (5th), and 1.3 steals per game, shooting .422 from the field (8th) and .754 from the free throw line (7th), for the Bobcats and earning second-team All-MAAC honors.

[3][5] Following his fifth year of eligibility being reinstated, Young entered the 2018–19 season as a graduate student and as the leading returning scorer in the MAAC and a preseason first-team All-MAAC selection.

[8][9][5] After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Young signed his first professional contract with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A.

[11] On October 23, 2021, Young signed with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League after a successful tryout.

[16] On February 24, 2022, Young was traded from the Memphis Hustle to the Cleveland Charge in exchange for Dwayne Sutton and the rights to Levi Randolph.