Bluegrass State Basketball Welcomes Tyler Young

Please join me in welcoming Tyler Young to the Bluegrass State Basketball site. Tyler will assist in providing more in-depth coverage of Kentucky's statewide college basketball teams. Tyler is very personable and will be a valuable resource to those that love the game of basketball.

Here is a little more about Tyler:

I just wanted to introduce myself to everybody — I'm Tyler, and I am a 22-year-old newspaper reporter from Wilmore.

I grew up in Lexington, where I graduated from Dunbar High School. From there I went to Asbury College and graduated in December 2007 with a bachelor's in journalism and a bachelor's in Spanish.

I covered Asbury College sports for four years, and from there I developed a big interest in small-college athletics — particularly basketball — in Kentucky. We call ourselves the greatest basketball state in the country, so shouldn't we support all of our collegiate basketball teams in the state and prove how die-hard we are? When I first saw Bluegrass State Basketball, I knew I had found a site that had the same goals I do. I'm here to help out with covering NAIA and small NCAA schools, which from what I've experienced over the last four years have much better athletes than we normally think of when considering the Transys and Brescias and Spaldings.

So any small-college fans, coaches or players can feel free to contact me with information or story ideas at tylerscottyoung@hotmail.com and I will be happy to give your school coverage on the site.