Transfers are nothing new for Dana Altman and his Oregon squad. One of his newest additions, junior Joseph Young, is lighting it up early in the season for the Ducks.

The guard from Houston landed at Oregon after his father was demoted from the Cougars coaching staff prior to the start of his junior season. He averaged 18 points per game as a sophomore as he shot an efficient 45 percent from the field and 42 percent from three-point range. Young was granted a waiver to play immediately this season and has made a big impact.

In three games this year, Young is averaging 26.7 points on 22-of-38 shooting from the field (58 percent). He’s also using the new hand-checking rules to his advantage, as he is a near perfect 30-of-31 from the line.

He was instrumental in Oregon’s biggest win this season over Georgetown in South Korea. Young had a team-high 24 points, including a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line, to lead the Ducks to a 82-75 victory.

Young was even better against Western Carolina where he had a career-high 36 points on 9-of-12 shooting. He also chipped in six rebounds and three steals.

"The lane was open, so I just felt like attacking," Young told Rob Moseley of GoDucks.com after the game. "With the new (hand-checking) rule, if you attack and they put a hand on you, that's an automatic foul. I took advantage of that."

Despite the phenomenal offensive showing, his father wasn’t as impressed. Young missed his first free throw of the season, which led to an additional 100 attempts.

“I got a call from my father and made me shoot 100 in a row,” Young said to Andrew Greif of OregonLive.com. “I did it. He called me and then called coach Stubbs (Tony Stubblefield) and coach Stubbs made me shoot 100. I missed four.”

Most recently, Young had 20 points, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals in a 69-54 win over Utah Valley. He’s quietly putting together one of the best scoring resumes in the country.

However, his defensive ability has been impressive as well. He’s averaging two steals per game and uses his length to disrupt passing lanes. Young occasionally anticipates passes that result in fastbreak dunks on the other end. He can sometimes be too aggressive and be beaten after overrunning a pass, but Young has done a good job limiting his negative results.

With Young and a mixture of other key transfers, Oregon is looking like a contender in the Pac-12 conference. When starting point guard Dominic Artis and key reserve Ben Carter return from suspensions, it will be interesting how the Ducks incorporate the two crucial pieces back into the lineup. If Young can keep his scoring as consistent as it’s been early in the season while adding the new additions, Oregon could be a dark horse to reach the Final Four.