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2025-26 Men's Basketball

3 Piercen Young

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 193
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lynchburg, Va.
  • Highschool Virginia Episcopal School

Biography

2025-26 Academic All-District 
2024-25 Academic All-District 

Senior (2025-26): 
one of four Hornets to appear in all 26 game, starting in 25 ... Tallied the second-most minuets on the team, averaging 25.7 ... Proved to be a well rounded piece in the Lynchburg rotation, averaging 8.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.8 APG, and 0.9 SPG ... Nothced 13 double-digit scoring performances, highlighted by a season-best 19 points against Denison (12/13) ... Finished the season with three double-doubles and four double digit rebounding outings ... Buried 3+ three pointers in three games ... Totaled seven multi-steal contests 

Junior (2024-25): Appeared and started in 24 games ... Finished second on the team for scoring with 11.3 PPG ... Scored in double figures in 12 games, including a career-high 27 against Randolph (2/5) ... Established himself as one of the top rebounding guards in the conference with 5.3 RPG, 16th best in the ODAC ... 11 games with 7+ rebounds ... Tied for 17th in the ODAC for BPG with 0.5 ... Delivered a game-winner against Shennadoah (2/8) 

Sophomore (2023-24): 
Appeared in all 26 games making 24 starts in his sophomore campaign…Finished second on the team for total rebounds, averaging 4.4 per game…Had two double-digit rebounding performances…Collected a career high 6 steals in the penultimate regular season game vs. Averett 2/27/24…Season high 17 points, which included a career high 4 triples, came at Randolph 2/7/24

Freshman (2022-23):
Stepped into a massive role in his first season, leading the team in rebounding average (5.5) and ranking third on the team in assist average while appearing in every game and making a team-high 22 starts as a combo guard…Reached double-digits scoring seven times and recorded a team-best four games with 10 or more rebounds…Recorded a pair of double-doubles on the season…Finished three assists shy of a triple-double with a season-high seven vs. Eastern Mennonite on Nov. 26 (11 points, 14 rebounds)...Scored a season-high 18 points vs. Hampden-Sydney Dec. 7

Prep/Personal: All-time assists leader at Virginia Episcopal School…First Team All-Region… Played baseball and football…First Team All-State for football…Dean's list...Aspires to become the General Manager of the Boston Celtics...Parents Chris and LeAnn...Sibling Hannah

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2022-23Freshman

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2023-24Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    33
  • 3

    2024-25Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2025-26Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 193 lbs
    3