JY OUT

[RepeatedCrown6]

Looks like he is definitely not coming back.

Thanks JY for helping us end the drought

Jy tweet

 

[RU82]

We won’t soon forget about JY around here.

 

[Plum Street]

His effort against Minnesota was legendary

 

[RUsojo]

No surprise. Don’t think Geo comes back either now because as he discussed in his post game his legacy (whatever you think it is) is important to him and it will be on the line and IMO a return would not do it well.

 

[ScarletLongIsland_rivals]

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Young had an excellent senior season. He’ll be making money playing basketball for a while. Class act all around. Focused and Never got caught up In the distractions. He easily became my favorite player. Good Luck to him.

 

[Scarlet Shack]

Thanks for helping be part JY

 

[RUDead]

Thanks Jacob! I will miss the energy.

 

[Joey Bags]

Never thought I'd see a player with higher energy than Corey Sanders. I was wrong.

Thanks Boss.

 

[carmenst]

Thanks for choosing us JY and good luck in your post college career.

 

[fluoxetine]

Young's transformation from guy I'm pretty sure I said I never wanted to see play again at the beginning of last year to the legend he is now has been amazing.

Credit to anyone who saw the potential at the beginning.

 

[Duff366]

Will be missed. Good luck with your next stop!

 

[ScarletDog]

Thank you JY! You made a difference here. And you will be missed big time. Best of luck in the future.

 

[RUsojo]

JY and Yeboah literally changed everything for Pikiell and this program.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

Gonna miss JY man. Easily my favorite RU basketball player of all time. His energy was incredible and his smile was infectious. Great kid, great player, he will be missed dearly

 

[satnom]

JY = 2020-21 team MVP.

GO RU

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

JY and Yeboah literally changed everything for Pikiell and this program.

This. Without these two we are basement dwellers

 

[JMORC2003]

MVP. Thanks and good luck!

 

[Tango Two]

https://www.nj.com/rutgersbasketbal...on-on-whether-he-will-return-next-season.html

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

Young contributed to the 3 year rebuild, 1 redshirt and 2 seasons on the court. Inconsistent and erratic play mixed with some outstanding key winning plays and moments. Transfer market that fans like to wonder "what if", RU got great energy and heart from a kid who had plenty of other options and laid it out on the line here.

New guards and some consistency will be the path of recruiting going forward.

 

[scarletcrew]

Wish all the best for JY. Thank you.

 

[DHajekRC84]

Pike did a great job with his development and JY did a great job developing himself. Pleasure to have him on the team and wish him all the best.

 

[Scangg]

Always loved Young. He is speed and energy can't be replaced. Really going to miss him next season. Wish he was here for 4 years. One of my all time favorites for sure right there with Douby

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

This. Without these two we are basement dwellers

Agreed. Outstanding players for RU. What a joy to have them on the Banks.

But RU is gaining some serious notoriety in hoops with every passing year, and we need to keep that going. Transfer portal will be chalk full of talent and we need to bring some that here to RU to compliment the core. And obviously keep recruiting top home grown talent and whoever else would like to join the RU basketball revolution that's been going on for a few years now.

 

[FIJI'83]

You can see on the court how much JY loves the game of basketball. His enthusiasm was evident and contagious. Thank you JY. for what you did for the program and it’s fans.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

This. Without these two we are basement dwellers

Sucks he didn't get the ball the last 5 possesions

 

[rcube1994]

Beginning of last season i cringed when JY touched the ball. This year he was the mvp. Much respect for the effort he gave, and the hard work that led to serious improvement, hope he has a very successful pro career. Thanks JY.

 

[Knights 1212]

If Jacob is not returning I am certainly grateful for what he has done for RU. He was instant energy and always gave 100 % plus. He led us to several really huge wins and will always be remembered as an outstanding player for us. I am so glad that he decided to pick RU as his transfer destination.

 

[SBP]

Sucks he didn't get the ball the last 5 possesions

That’s why we lost

 

[RUBOB72]

Jacob Young a true warrior and my personal favorite on this team.Thanks JY all the best.

 

[RUnTeX]

Sucks he didn't get the ball the last 5 possesions

I seem to remember JY did have the ball at least once...in the 3rd? to last possession, but not completely surprising, he coughed it up. Yet it could have helped to have him touch it more and see what he might create. Played his heart out for this team even if he left us hoping for better ball security in some instances. You have to take the bad with the good.

 

[RU-AGK]

 

[Goku]

Thanks for the memories JY

 

[AshCatchEm]

Irreplaceable but mathis will try his hardest. If he takes a significant step forward and most importantly finds more confidence I think he can be a Jacob young lite.

 

[fluoxetine]

Meh, it’s his mom. She probably thinks he should’ve been Big Ten POY. Standard mom stuff lol

 

[RUsojo]

She’s not wrong

 

[fluoxetine]

She’s not wrong

I dunno he seemed to get a lot of recognition.

 

[Scangg]

Irreplaceable but mathis will try his hardest. If he takes a significant step forward and most importantly finds more confidence I think he can be a Jacob young lite.

Hot take

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Irreplaceable but mathis will try his hardest. If he takes a significant step forward and most importantly finds more confidence I think he can be a Jacob young lite.

Different type of player. Tez not a ball handler.

 

[RUDave_01]

Some of the things I'll remember about JY:
1) An incredible amount of energy on the court
2) Blazing fast speed and athleticism
3) Never pouted when he was assigned to be the 6th man rather than a starter
4) That epic dunk over Haarms in OT last year
5) His nose scrunch after making a big play

I'm sure there are others... but he took a chance on our team and was the consumate Rutgers man. Thank you, JY!