He played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference.

[1] In 2020, while at Ohio State, Young was named the Stark County High School Player of the Decade.

[1] Young originally committed to Butler under head coach Chris Holtmann on August 29, 2016.

[11] In his final season, he became Ohio State's sixth man with the emergence of fellow power forward Zed Key and averaged 8.2 points, 5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and .6 blocks per game.

[5] Instead of declaring for the 2022 NBA draft and trying to start a professional career, he opted to retire from basketball on May 12, 2022.