IU Indy Athletics

Junior Alex Young has been tabbed the IUPUI Sahm's Male Student-Athlete of the Month for the month of January 2011. The 6-foot-6 Young guided the Jaguars to a 5-2 mark during the month and averaged 22.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

The Indianapolis-native scored 20 or more points in four of the Jaguars' seven outings and led the team in rebounding and scoring five times each.

Young tallied a career-high 32 points and grabbed 10 boards on Jan. 20 and closed the month with 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Western Illinois on Jan. 29. The double-double was his fourth of the season and sixth of his college career.

For the month, Young hit 50 percent of his shot attempts and 71.4 percent from the foul line. He also grabbed at least six rebounds in every game and averaged 1.3 steals per contest.