Nick George (basketball)

Nick George
Personal information
Born (1982-09-25) 25 September 1982
Manchester, England
Nationality British
Listed height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Career information
High school Montrose Christian
(Rockville, Maryland)
College VCU (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–2015
Position Forward
Career history
2006–2007 Benetton Treviso
2007 Andrea Costa Imola
2007–2008 Lucentum Alicante
2008 BCM Gravelines
2008–2010 Junior Casale
2011 Sant'Antimo
2011–2012 Lugano Tigers
2013 Manchester Giants
2013–2014 Plymouth Raiders
2014–2015 Lancashire Spinners
Career highlights and awards

Nick George (Born 25 September 1982) is a British former professional basketball player.

College career

George played four seasons of college basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University scoring a total of 1546 points. With the Rams he would win the 2004 Colonial Athletic Association regular season and tournament en route to his only NCAA tournament appearance.

Professional career

George started his professional career in 2006 with Italian club Benetton Treviso before moving to second division Imola.[1] George would later play for Alicante, Dunkerque and Casale Monferrato before being forced to retire due to knee problems in 2010.[2] However, after successful rehabilitation and a brief period with former team Casale Monferrato towards the end of the 2010-2011 season, George signed for newly promoted Legadue team Pallacanestro Sant'Antimo.[3]

On 12 December 2012, it was announced that he had signed a contract with his hometown team Manchester Giants of the British Basketball League, after being released by former club Lugano Tigers due to injury.[4]

International

George was part of the Great Britain national basketball team that qualified and competed in the 2009 Eurobasket championship in Poland.

References

  1. ↑ http://gameongb.com/men/biogs.php?player=85243&includeref=dynamic
  2. ↑ http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/basketball/s/1315678_george_forced_to_quit_the_game
  3. ↑ http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/legadue/30612/pallacanestro_sant_antimo_signs_nick_george.html
  4. ↑ http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/basketball/s/1596762_manchester-giants-sign-nick-george


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