2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Youngblood, Chris

Jersey Number 8
Chris Youngblood
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 223
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- High School:
- East Coweta HS
- Prev School:
- South Florida/Kennesaw State
Bio
Career Accolades
- AAC Co-Player of the Year (2024)
- First Team All-AAC (2024)
- First Team All-ASUN (2023)
- NABC All-District 3 First Team (2023)
- Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year Finalist (2023)
- ASUN All-Freshman Team (2021)
- Scored 2,020 career points throughout his collegiate career
2024-25
- Averaged 10.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game
- Played in the final 28 games of the season including 18 starts after returning from injury
- Scored double-figures in 12 contests, including a season-high 27 points on Feb. 25 vs. Mississippi State
- Made three or more three-pointers in six games, including a career-high seven against Mississippi State on Jan. 29 and Feb. 25
- Scored double-figures in three of Alabama’s four NCAA Tournament games
South Florida (2023-24)
- Named American Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year, becoming South Florida's first Player of the Year since 1983 (Charlie Bradley)
- Led South Florida to its first-ever regular season conference title with a 25-8 overall record and a 16-2 record in the AAC in 2023-24
- Played in all 33 games for USF including 32 starts averaging a team-best 15.3 points per game along with 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest
- Shot 41.6 percent from three-point range and 45.8 percent from the field
- Scored double-figures in 27 games including eight games scoring 20-points or more
- Scored a season-high 29 points on March 5 vs. Tulane
Kennesaw State (2021-23)
- Scored 1,227 points in three seasons at Kennesaw State
- Was a First Team All-ASUN selection and NABC First Team All-District 3 honoree in 2023
- Led Kennesaw State to the 2023 NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history
- In his final season at Kennesaw State, Youngblood averaged 14.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game
- A 2021 ASUN All-Freshman Team selection
Prep
- A four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals, Youngblood was the ninth-ranked recruit out of Georgia and top-30 for his position
- Originally from Tuscaloosa, Youngblood led East Coweta HS to a 24-4 record in 2018-19
- Averaged 16.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game as a junior at East Coweta
Elite Eight Postgame: Nate Oats, Chris Youngblood, Labaron Philon & Mark Sears
Saturday, March 29
Elite Eight Preview: Oats, Sears, Philon, Youngblood, Nelson & Omoruyi
Friday, March 28
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Postgame: Nate Oats, Mark Sears, Aden Holloway & Chris Youngblood
Thursday, March 27
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Preview: Nate Oats
Wednesday, March 26