Ty Young
Basketball Player
Women's basketball player best known as a member of the WNBA's Chicago Sky from 2009 until 2017. She briefly played for the Atlanta Dream for a season before joining the Las Vegas Aces in 2018.
She played high school basketball at Emsley A. Laney High School and became the Colonial Athletic Association's all-time leading scorer during her collegiate career at James Madison University.
She was named the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year while at James Madison University.
Her full name is Tamera Young. Her cousin, Willie Williams, played thirteen years in the NFL. She grew up with an older brother and two older sisters. She got engaged to Mimi Faust in 2020.
She attended the same high school as basketball legend Michael Jordan.