The University of Akron Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 3
Sharron Young
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Morgantown, W.Va.
- High School:
- Morgantown HS
2025-26:Â Appeared in 34 games and started 12... averaged 19.0 minutes per game for 647:18 total... averaged 7.2 points per game for a total of 246... recorded a career-high 20 points against Murray State (12/13/25)... scored in double-figures 11 times... scored 20+ points once... recorded 2.6 rebounds per game for 89 total... recorded 1.6 assists per game for 71 total... recorded a career-high six assists against Bucknell (12/3/25)... recorded two games of 5+ assists... recorded 39 steals... recorded a career-high five steals at Central Michigan (3/3/26)... led Akron in assists twice... recorded two blocks...
2024-25: Named to the All-MAC Freshman Team… appeared in 35 games… averaged 16.0 minutes per game for a total of 560:37… averaged 7.4 points per game for a total of 260… scored a season-high 18 points against Ball State (2/4/25)… scored in double figures in 11 games… recorded 1.9 rebounds for a total of 65… recorded a season-high seven rebounds against SUNY Brockport (12/7/24)… recorded 1.5 assists per game for 52 total… led the Zips in assists three times… recorded a season-high five assists three times… recorded 35 total steals…
High School: 2023-24 Gatorade West Virginia Player of the Year... first player from Morgantown, W.Va. to win the award... led Morgantown HS to a 26-1 record his senior season and a third straight AAAA state championship... was named the Tournament MVP... averaged 21.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 5.9 steals his senior year... became the program’s career leading scorer with 1,496 points, which broke a team record set in 1956... shot 40.1 percent from beyond the 3-point arc... averaged 21 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.8 assists, and 4.7 steals as a junior... as a sophomore he was a first-team all-state selection with an average of 15 points... he also played a prominent role as a freshman on a team that finished state runner-up.
2024-25: Named to the All-MAC Freshman Team… appeared in 35 games… averaged 16.0 minutes per game for a total of 560:37… averaged 7.4 points per game for a total of 260… scored a season-high 18 points against Ball State (2/4/25)… scored in double figures in 11 games… recorded 1.9 rebounds for a total of 65… recorded a season-high seven rebounds against SUNY Brockport (12/7/24)… recorded 1.5 assists per game for 52 total… led the Zips in assists three times… recorded a season-high five assists three times… recorded 35 total steals…
High School: 2023-24 Gatorade West Virginia Player of the Year... first player from Morgantown, W.Va. to win the award... led Morgantown HS to a 26-1 record his senior season and a third straight AAAA state championship... was named the Tournament MVP... averaged 21.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 5.9 steals his senior year... became the program’s career leading scorer with 1,496 points, which broke a team record set in 1956... shot 40.1 percent from beyond the 3-point arc... averaged 21 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.8 assists, and 4.7 steals as a junior... as a sophomore he was a first-team all-state selection with an average of 15 points... he also played a prominent role as a freshman on a team that finished state runner-up.
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