Kenny George
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kenneth George Jr. (born c.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1986)[1] is an American former college basketball player.[2] Somewhere between Script error: No such module "convert".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[2][3][4] and Script error: No such module "convert".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".,[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]
Early life and education
Kenny George is from Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 15, he had an overactive pituitary gland issue that caused him to grow to a height of 6’11” by his sophomore year at Latin School of Chicago.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
College career
George played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs from 2006 to 2008.[9][10] He was selected as the Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year and earned second-team all-Big South honors in 2008.[4][11]
Career statistics
| 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 |
College
| 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 | |
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Personal life
In October 2008, George had his right foot partly amputated due to a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.[4][12]
References
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