Scottie Young and Troy Young aren’t related, but they’re family.
The Arizona Wildcats freshmen refer to each other as cousins and have the same last name. They’re roughly the same age, play the same position and will both be wearing cardinal and navy on Saturday, when the Wildcats open their season against Northern Arizona. They’ve become fast friends despite coming from vastly different backgrounds.
Scottie Young was born and raised in La Mesa, California, a suburb of San Diego, where the sun shines and the beaches are always open. He chose Arizona over offers from Colorado, Washington State and San Diego State; the other three schools pushed him to decommit from the UA right before signing day.