When Purdue put the game plan together against Ohio State, it’s unlikely many believed forward Kyle Young would lead the Buckeyes in scoring.
But that’s exactly what happened during Ohio State’s 68-52 win over the Boilermakers Saturday. Young led OSU with sixteen points for the game on six of nine shooting. It wasn’t just putting the ball through the hoop though, he also seven rebounds (one on the offensive end), and an assist.
More than anything though, Young is a guy that gives all-out effort and continually does things that don’t always show up in the box score. The fact that he got a little time in the sun against Purdue was well-deserved.
Purdue head coach Matt Painter was asked about Young after the game, and he had some pretty high praise for a kid he said he watched and knew well.
“Yeah, I wish he (Young) was on our team,” Painter told reporters postgame. “He gets high praise from me. I physically went and watched him four or five times myself in two years his sophomore and junior years, so I’m a big fan of Kyle Youngs. So, he gets high praise from me, and I always tell them (his team) about guys like that that work hard.”
One of the best coaches in the country, Purdue’s Matt Painter, was asked yesterday about Ohio State’s, Kyle Young, whom he recruited out of HS: His response…, “I wish he was on our team. He’s about winning.”
A coach and player who both get it as well as anyone in the country.
— Jordan Blackburn (@jburn35) February 16, 2020
Painter then went to expand on those comments a little.
“He’s just active,” Painter said. “He’s a hard-nosed, tough dude, and he’s about winning.”
That’s very complimentary from a guy that should know. He’s had his fair share of glue-type guys come through the Purdue program, and it’s something Painter tries to install as a part of the culture of the teams he puts together.
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