Old Fashion Masonic Podcast - Episode 20 – Korleone Young – Former NBA Player – Master Mason

Masonic Family! On this week's episode of The Old Fashioned Masonic Podcast, we interviewed former NBA and International basketball player Korleone Young. Not only is Brother Young a Wichita, KS native, but he is a new Freemason.

An athletic 6'7" small forward, Young starred at Wichita East High School and Hargrave Military Academy (Virginia). As a senior at Hargrave, he decided to skip college and declare himself eligible for the 1998 NBA Draft.

According to sources, despite his status as a blue chip top college recruit, he slid in the draft. The Detroit Pistons decided to take a chance on Young, selecting him with their second-round pick (40th overall. The Pistons cut ties with Young soon afterwards because of an injury.

Young played for the Richmond Rhythm of the IBL, averaging 9.7 points and 3.2 rebounds during the 1999–2000 season. The next year, he played for the CBA's Rockford Lightning under coach and former NBA player Stacey King, with whom he averaged 18.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2 blocks, then moved on to the Canberra Cannons of the Australian NBL. Stacey King praised Young as "probably the best player in the CBA" in February 2001, as Young was improving statistically.

With Canberra, Young averaged 27 points to become the 2001 NBL pre-season MVP, but he suffered an injury in the first game of the regular season and terminated his contract with the Cannons on January 9, 2002.
In September 2002, Young signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association.

Young has also played for teams in Russia and China. In September 2006 he joined Bnei HaSharon of Israel, but he had left the team before the season had started.

We talked about Korleone’s journey through Masonry, his professional career, personal life, and his future plans. You do not want to miss this one.

This episode of “One Must Go” is a choice between eliminating a Kansas basketball player forever. Korleone picks is G.O.A.T. to be on his team and can only choose between, Perry Ellis, Connor Frankamp, Maurice Evans and Ron Baker. What would you choose to eliminate forever?

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