Kenny George

Kenneth George Jr. is an American retired basketball player.[1] Somewhere between 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)[1][2][3] and 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m),[4][5][6] he was the tallest basketball player in the United States during the two years he played for his college team, the University of North Carolina at Asheville Bulldogs,[2] and may have been the tallest player in the history of college basketball.[7]

Kenny George
Personal information
BornChicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
Listed weight370 lb (168 kg)
Career information
High schoolLatin School of Chicago
(Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeUNC Asheville (2006–2008)
NBA draft2009 / Undrafted
PositionCenter

College career

Kenny George played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs from 2006 to 2008.[8]

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 UNC Asheville 23010.5.772.000.2353.50.50.02.05.5
2007–08 UNC Asheville 28019.8.696.000.6527.01.10.13.312.4
Career 51015.2.734.000.4605.30.80.02.79.0

Personal life

Kenny George is from Chicago, Illinois. In October 2008, George had his right foot partly amputated due to a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.[3]

References
  1. "The photographs of Tallest Americans". Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  2. Clemmons, Anna Katherine (2008-01-09). "7 Feet 7 and 350 Pounds, With Bigger Feet Than Shaq's". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  3. "Source: UNC Asheville's George has right foot partly amputated". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  4. "College hoops biggest man to miss season". United Press International. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  5. Jarrett, Keith (2008-10-17). "Nation's tallest player has foot partially amputated". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  6. "Report: UNC Asheville center George has partial foot amputation". The Sports Network. 2008-10-18. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  7. King, Jason (2008-01-21). "Big challenges and spicy 'Lights'". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  8. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/kenny-george-1.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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