‘He’s gonna show up’: Jayhlon Young seeks to prove himself at Memphis
Jayhlon Young started eight games for the Knights to open the 2022-23 season. Young will play for Penny Hardaway’s Tigers in the Fall. (Courtesy Jordan Chatman and Ken Landis)
The UCF transfer aims to take the next step with the Tigers after averaging 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game for Central Florida in 2022-23.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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