Young continues to play with a chip on his shoulder

Among the 2016 class, it's tough to find many players that play with as much confidence as Jacob Young. The 6-1 combo guard steps on the floor with the mindset that no matter what, he has something to prove; no matter what happens with his first few shots, the next one is going to go in. Even after the Yates (Houston) product became the first 2016 commitment for Shaka Smart and the Longhorns, the chip on his shoulder is still there.

"I play with a chip on my shoulder. Because it's tough for me to get into things. I don't know why. It's tough. I led the nation in scoring, and some things I can't even get an invite to," said Young. "So, I've got a chip on my shoulder to prove people wrong."

What Young keeps proving is that he can get buckets anywhere. That was crystal clear in Las Vegas at the Adidas Summer Championships where Young led the event in scoring at 29.6 points per game. While Orangebloods.com was in attendance for his first game of the event, the Houston-area product started slow offensively before catching fire late. Like NBA Jam "He's on fire!" fire. In roughly a three-minute span, the lefty scored 21 points in dazzling fashion, and during the first game-time minute of that span, he dropped 11 points. That resulted in a 32-point performance, which included just one turnover.

Young followed that performance with two monstrous games on Saturday in which he scored 44 points on just 21 shots (16-of-21 from the floor; 6-of-10 from three-point range; 6-of-8 from the free throw line) and 35 points on 18 attempts (11-of-18 overall; 6-of-10 from beyond the arc; 7-of-9 from the charity stripe).

But the four-star prospect just isn't about scoring. Despite being an extremely high-usage player for his squad, Young committed just 11 turnovers in five games and also improved the play of those around him by being a willing distributor. Sometimes, prospects that put up as many shots as Young does get labeled unfairly. But he's proven he can not only make strong decisions and protect the ball, but that if the pass is there to be made, he'll make it. Also, Young finished fourth at the Adidas Summer Championships in steals per game with 3.2. Howard Elite, Young's AAU team, runs a full-court pressing defense.

"A scoring point guard. I can set up my team, and can also score. Just do what the team needs me to do. And I really like playing defense," said Young about what Texas is getting with his commitment.

Texas made the move to offer Young shortly after a visit, and he didn't wait long to make a commitment.

"Really, the atmosphere and the coaches and players… I felt loved," stated Young about what led him to his Texas commitment. "I really get along with the players and coaches. They showed the love. The system is great. I think it goes with my game great, I think I'll do big things at Texas. It's really going to be the same… getting up-and-down. Just have to be more aggressive because guys are more developed."

Aggression won't be a problem for Young because that chip on the shoulder isn't going anywhere. And he's even taking some of that aggression off-the-court as a recruiter for the Longhorns. Although he wouldn't name names, he says he has a few prospects on his list that he's trying to get on the Texas commitment list.

"Yeah, there's a couple. Not really going to name them," Young said with a big grin when asked if he's doing any recruiting for the Longhorns. "Really just looking at a few players."