To the bitter end of his collegiate basketball days, Brock Young tried to keep smiling through the pain.

Young wasn't just blocking out the discomfort of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that derailed his East Carolina career two games before his senior season ended.

No, the pain of not being there for his Pirate teammates hurt just as much as the injury that caused ECU's all-time assists leader to collapse like he'd been shot in the knee as he raced to the basket for a breakaway layup in the Conference USA tournament on March 10.

For the complete article, please pick up a copy of The Daily Reflector or purchase today’s electronic edition at http://www.reflector.com/circ-store. Current home delivery and electronic edition subscribers may log in to access this article at no charge. To become a subscriber, please click here or contact Customer Service at (252) 329-9505.