Jackie Young plays basketball well, but she is trying to play better.

Jackie Young, an Indiana native, is a Las Vegas Aces guard, an Olympic gold medalist.

She is also a W.N.B.A. All-Star.

Young is in her 4th WNBA (women basketball association) season. “It was always a

dream of mine to play in the W.N.B.A., and it came down to making a decision for my

family. I knew I needed to help my family, and that’s what I’ve worked for my whole life,”

Young said.

When Young came to Vegas in 2019, it was a major move from Indiana. She was the

middle sibling, and her younger sister and older brother played basketball too. Now she

is a veteran.

“I want her to be an animal. That’s what I want,” Aces Coach Becky Hammon added. “I

want her to understand that she can impact a game like that and demand that kind of

attention offensively.” Young has dreamed that she could be in the W.N.B.A, and her

dream came true.

She gets around 17 hoops a game, more than 10 points per game above her regular

amount in her rookie season. Her 46.9 percent accuracy from 3-point range is among

the best in the league entering the All-Star break.