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I said, “Okay, here’s the vision” <\/span>trace young<\/span>, Colorado State University’s men’s basketball guard talks about his latest idea for a short video. “The theme is going to be kind of retrograde. You know what I’m saying? It’s like living a different life.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This is Young’s case, so he’ll be the first to tell you: It’s not just about basketball.<\/span><\/p>\n Indeed, it took years of late nights and on-court sacrifices to qualify for the NCAA Tournament Qualifying Division I program as a basketball player. We are moving to action.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPeople can look at what I create and get goosebumps or feel motivated. I thought.” -Trace Young, CSU Men’s Basketball Guard<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Young was interested in documenting his life on film from an early age, whether it was documenting the video games he played, the sports, the music, or whatever was happening in his life. When he was in elementary school, he picked up a camera for the first time. I mean, if only you could call your iPod Touch a camera. <\/span><\/p>\n Shortly after, Young received a Christmas present that was perfect for his passion. It’s a GoPro. Then I downloaded more advanced editing software with Final Cut Pro.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEditing, color grading, everything else started to get better,\u201d says Young. “That’s when I really fell in love with not only making videos, but realizing how wonderful it is to be able to make something that evokes a certain kind of emotion in other people. I can get goosebumps or feel motivated when I see what you’ve created. rice field.”<\/span><\/p>\n Creating content is a hobby he still pursues. He runs his Instagram account, named ‘tracecreate’, which has just under 2,000 followers and includes his non-athlete life-related work, ranging from music and filmmaking to his relationship with God. devoted to the creative work of<\/span><\/p>\n But don’t let that take away from Young’s extraordinary athleticism. Even though the guard from Austin, Texas, is only playing an average of two minutes per game on CSU’s guard-heavy team, just being on the Division I men’s basketball roster is just an accomplishment. <\/span>estimated 1%<\/span> achieved by high school players. If you put together 99 of the best high school hoopers you know, Young probably beats them all by leaps and bounds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Speaking of jumping, if there’s one athletic achievement that hasn’t been picked up by Young, it’s his all-time CSU record for maximum vertical jump. At an almost inhumane 46 inches, his vertical jump is his second highest in the world. <\/span>History of the NBA Combined Draft<\/span>, Only behind Keon Johnson’s 48-inch jump in 2021.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “Have you ever dunked? It’s a lot of fun,” Young said. “I remember when he was in 3rd grade, he was obsessed with dunking.”<\/span><\/p>\n And then the training started. Young’s father knew his wishes and didn’t hesitate to extend a helping hand, giving Young exercises to improve his jumping power.<\/span><\/p>\n “[My dad]literally googled how to jump higher and gave me a printout,” Young said. “I did it religiously. I remember when I was in third grade, every time I came home from the bus stop I would drop my rucksack right by this tree and do 100 box jumps on this bench.” Between eighth grade and freshman year of high school, he finally flashed his first dunk.<\/span><\/p>\n Through piano keys and guitar strings, Young can also keep himself busy through music. Around the same time that he fell in love with jumping, he touched and learned to play the piano for the first time. But he wasn’t just keeping busy back then.<\/span><\/p>\n “I struggled with some anxiety when I was younger,” Young said. We had this piano and I used to play it all the time, at 1am in the middle of the night when I couldn’t sleep, but my family didn’t mind.”<\/span><\/p>\n After all that Young has gone through and accomplished, he has taken the time to give back and help his community. Growing up in South Texas, he experiences disasters in his backyard, like hurricanes that hit thousands of homes in the area each year. <\/span><\/p>\n Young came to work through the church and with his mother. In other words, it is a volunteer activity. Whenever Young grew up, especially during hurricane seasons, his mother would help Young get out into the community and help those in need. It’s part of the house he hopes to follow to his Fort Collins.<\/span><\/p>\n Young is a business major at Colorado State University, but hasn’t decided what he wants to do after graduation. “I want to travel.” So much so that he almost chose it over basketball.<\/span><\/p>\n “I almost gave up basketball to go to my freshman semester,” Young said. \u201cOne of my dreams at the time for him was to go out of the country, experience different things, and capture everything with ‘tracecreate’ while studying. “<\/span><\/p>\n “For many of my teammates and other players around me, it’s all about improving our game on the court,” Young said. “Of course it’s great and that’s always the goal, but for me that’s not really what it’s about. Here’s something else for me.”<\/span><\/p>\n Contact Braidon Nourse on sports@collegian.com or Twitter. @BraidonNourse<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n