Steven Young Named First Team Sports Scholar

TAMPA, Fla. - University of Tampa men's basketball player Steven Young was named to the first-team Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar team for men's basketball, which was featured in the most recent issue of Diverse Magazine.

Young, a sophomore from Winter Haven, Fla., was one of nine first-team selections that consisted of all NCAA divisions. The Management Information Systems major has excelled in the classroom, registering a cumulative GPA of 3.71 at UT.

First Team
Marlon Bright, Florida International
Justin Clark, North Carolina State
Tyron Goldsmith, Seminole State
Brian Hodges, Maryland-Baltimore County
Paulius Packevicius, Rice
Jamaal Tatum, Southern Illinois
Anthony Tolliver, Creighton
Shawn Weinstein, St. Edward's
Steven Young, Tampa

Second Team
Chamone Adams, Central State
Will Dawkins, Emerson
Michael Haddix, Siena
Timothy Lewis, Montreat
Andrew Martin, Arcadia
Elvis Old Bull Jr., Little Big Horn
Bobby Perry, Kentucky
James Tchana, Fresno State
David Thomas, Seminole State

Third Team
Jeremy Cross, Washington State
Rashad Davison, Pitt-Greensburg
Neil Dougherty, Jr., Texas Christian
Omar Farag, Brooklyn
David Jackson, Penn State
Tomas Jasiulionis, St. John's
Charles Loftis, Langston
Kelechi Okoroha, Xavier-Louisiana
Ralph Turner, Cal State-Los Angeles