Personal information | |
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Born |
c. 1986 (age 37–38) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) |
Listed weight | 370 lb (168 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Latin School of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | UNC Asheville (2006–2008) |
NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
Position | Center |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kenneth George Jr. (born c. 1986) [1] is an American former college basketball player. [2] Somewhere between 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) [2] [3] [4] and 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m), [5] [6] [7] he was the tallest basketball player in the United States during the two years he played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, [3] and may have been the tallest player in the history of college basketball. [8]
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Kenny George is from Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 15, he had an over-active pituitary gland issue that caused him to be 6’11 by his sophomore year in High School
George played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs from 2006 to 2008. [9] He was selected as the Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year and earned second-team all-Big South honors in 2008. [4] [10]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2006–07 | UNC Asheville | 23 | 0 | 10.5 | .772 | .000 | .235 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
2007–08 | UNC Asheville | 28 | 0 | 19.8 | .696 | .000 | .652 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 12.4 |
Career | 51 | 0 | 15.2 | .734 | .000 | .460 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 9.0 |
In October 2008, George had his right foot partly amputated due to a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. [4]
Personal information | |
---|---|
Born |
c. 1986 (age 37–38) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) |
Listed weight | 370 lb (168 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Latin School of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | UNC Asheville (2006–2008) |
NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
Position | Center |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Kenneth George Jr. (born c. 1986) [1] is an American former college basketball player. [2] Somewhere between 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) [2] [3] [4] and 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m), [5] [6] [7] he was the tallest basketball player in the United States during the two years he played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, [3] and may have been the tallest player in the history of college basketball. [8]
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adding to it. (May 2023) |
Kenny George is from Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 15, he had an over-active pituitary gland issue that caused him to be 6’11 by his sophomore year in High School
George played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs from 2006 to 2008. [9] He was selected as the Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year and earned second-team all-Big South honors in 2008. [4] [10]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006–07 | UNC Asheville | 23 | 0 | 10.5 | .772 | .000 | .235 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
2007–08 | UNC Asheville | 28 | 0 | 19.8 | .696 | .000 | .652 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 12.4 |
Career | 51 | 0 | 15.2 | .734 | .000 | .460 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 9.0 |
In October 2008, George had his right foot partly amputated due to a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. [4]