Alumni Spotlight: Isis Young '18
3/18/2026 12:27:00 PM | Block S Club
Isis Young
Class of 2018
Women's Basketball
A CBS Sports and Yahoo! Sports reporter, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, business owner, and former professional athlete – Isis "Ice" Young does it all. Isis is a proud Syracuse alumnus, graduating with bachelor's and master's degrees from VPA and Newhouse, respectively. While studying at Syracuse, Isis worked for the Orange Television Network and ACC Network as a studio host and analyst. During her senior year at Syracuse, she was one of five aspiring female sports broadcasters accepted to the Rising Media Stars program, led by ESPN and Fox Sports analyst, LaChina Robinson. Rising Media Stars is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women of color in sports broadcasting through mentorship, training and opportunities. Another member of Isis' cohort was aspiring analyst, Andraya Carter, who is now an ESPN and SEC Network reporter, and covered the Women's Basketball Final Four in 2024.
Isis' college basketball career was a bit of a rollercoaster. She suffered two knee surgeries, first sidelining her at University of Florida, before she transferred to Syracuse, and then again during her final collegiate playing year at Fordham (2019-2020). Despite the injuries, Isis persevered. After college, she played professional basketball in Germany, Greece, and Australia. Germany was a great choice to start to her pro career since her younger brother, Isaiah Young, was also in Germany playing professional soccer.
Most athletes focus all their time and attention on perfecting their sport, but Isis maximized her time in the offseasons by perfecting her media skill. During and after her playing career, Isis continued to grow her experience working in media.
Her experience and training with Rising Media Stars proved successful as she is now the lead analyst for WNBA coverage at CBS Sports. She also covers the WNBA, NBA, and college basketball for networks including CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports, and NBC/Peacock. Most recently, Isis has joined the Philadelphia 76ers broadcast team on NBC Sports Philadelphia as a studio analyst.
With all her success in the media world, Isis wishes to pour back into aspiring media professionals. In 2022, Isis launched her company, "Your World Enterprises". Your World Enterprises specializes in media training for athletes and coaching for aspiring reporters. Since the launch, Isis has partnered with over 35 organizations across 20 sports, including Under Armour and the Women's Sport Foundation, training nearly 2,000 athletes to own their media narrative. Last October, Isis was invited as a panelist speaker at the Women Leaders in Sport convention where she spoke with women professionals across all sport industries on how to own the room, maintain confidence, and advocate for yourself in a male dominated industry.
Likely the most impressive line on Isis' resume is her recent Forbes 30 Under 30 selection. According to the Forbes.com website, the selection for Forbes 30 Under 30 involves a rigorous evaluation of over 20,000 candidates, expert judges, and public nominations. It includes months of thorough research and analyzes the individual's impact, originality, leadership, and achievements. Previous notable winners include the co-founder of Spotify, Daniel Ek, Noble Peace Prize Winner, Malala Yousafzai, and founder of Bumble and youngest self-made female billionaire, Whitney Wolfe Herd. There's no shortcut or secret formula to earning the title of Forbes 30 under 30 honoree. It is hard earned and highly competitive. Congratulations to Isis for this incredible accomplishment! Syracuse is honored to recognize her as one of our own.
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Class of 2018
Women's Basketball
A CBS Sports and Yahoo! Sports reporter, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, business owner, and former professional athlete – Isis "Ice" Young does it all. Isis is a proud Syracuse alumnus, graduating with bachelor's and master's degrees from VPA and Newhouse, respectively. While studying at Syracuse, Isis worked for the Orange Television Network and ACC Network as a studio host and analyst. During her senior year at Syracuse, she was one of five aspiring female sports broadcasters accepted to the Rising Media Stars program, led by ESPN and Fox Sports analyst, LaChina Robinson. Rising Media Stars is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women of color in sports broadcasting through mentorship, training and opportunities. Another member of Isis' cohort was aspiring analyst, Andraya Carter, who is now an ESPN and SEC Network reporter, and covered the Women's Basketball Final Four in 2024.
Isis' college basketball career was a bit of a rollercoaster. She suffered two knee surgeries, first sidelining her at University of Florida, before she transferred to Syracuse, and then again during her final collegiate playing year at Fordham (2019-2020). Despite the injuries, Isis persevered. After college, she played professional basketball in Germany, Greece, and Australia. Germany was a great choice to start to her pro career since her younger brother, Isaiah Young, was also in Germany playing professional soccer.
Most athletes focus all their time and attention on perfecting their sport, but Isis maximized her time in the offseasons by perfecting her media skill. During and after her playing career, Isis continued to grow her experience working in media.
Her experience and training with Rising Media Stars proved successful as she is now the lead analyst for WNBA coverage at CBS Sports. She also covers the WNBA, NBA, and college basketball for networks including CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports, and NBC/Peacock. Most recently, Isis has joined the Philadelphia 76ers broadcast team on NBC Sports Philadelphia as a studio analyst.
With all her success in the media world, Isis wishes to pour back into aspiring media professionals. In 2022, Isis launched her company, "Your World Enterprises". Your World Enterprises specializes in media training for athletes and coaching for aspiring reporters. Since the launch, Isis has partnered with over 35 organizations across 20 sports, including Under Armour and the Women's Sport Foundation, training nearly 2,000 athletes to own their media narrative. Last October, Isis was invited as a panelist speaker at the Women Leaders in Sport convention where she spoke with women professionals across all sport industries on how to own the room, maintain confidence, and advocate for yourself in a male dominated industry.
Likely the most impressive line on Isis' resume is her recent Forbes 30 Under 30 selection. According to the Forbes.com website, the selection for Forbes 30 Under 30 involves a rigorous evaluation of over 20,000 candidates, expert judges, and public nominations. It includes months of thorough research and analyzes the individual's impact, originality, leadership, and achievements. Previous notable winners include the co-founder of Spotify, Daniel Ek, Noble Peace Prize Winner, Malala Yousafzai, and founder of Bumble and youngest self-made female billionaire, Whitney Wolfe Herd. There's no shortcut or secret formula to earning the title of Forbes 30 under 30 honoree. It is hard earned and highly competitive. Congratulations to Isis for this incredible accomplishment! Syracuse is honored to recognize her as one of our own.
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