2006-07: Averaged 18 points and 11.1 rebounds per game for Yuba College as a sophomore ... named MVP of Big Valley Conference ... Averaged 9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in 2005-06 ... shot 68.1% from the floor, the fourth-best field goal percentage for a junior college freshman in the country. ... his Yuba College team, coached by Doug Cornelius, finished 23-10 in 2005-06.

High School: Played for Coach Swafford at Sacramento HS ... leading Sacramento to a 30-3 record as a senior ... averaged 11.5 points and 10.6 rebounds ... was named All-Capital Athletic league and second team All-Metro played football for three years.

Paw Prints: Demetrius C. Young . . . son of Shernita Crosby ... brother to three sisters (Frieda, Bettye, Bobby Ray) and two brothers (Kevin and Denzell) ... the best thing about being an athlete: competition ... biggest inspiration or influence in sports: My brother ... What would I buy with a million dollars: A house for my family.