Kenny George

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Kenny George
College UNCA
Sport Basketball
Position Center
Height 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
Nationality American
Born c. 1987
Chicago, Illinois
High school The Latin School of Chicago

Kenneth George Jr.[1] is an American college student and former college basketball player known for his great height. 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]

UNCA

In the 2007-08 season, George had a 69.6% field goal percentage.[8]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "The photographs of Tallest Americans". http://inoswim.hp.infoseek.co.jp/photographs.tallestamerican.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-18 (broken link). 
  2. ^ a b Clemmons, Anna Katherine (2008-01-09). "7 Feet 7 and 350 Pounds, With Bigger Feet Than Shaq’s". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/sports/ncaabasketball/09asheville.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10. 
  3. ^ a b "Source: UNC Asheville's George has right foot partly amputated". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3649704. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
  4. ^ "College hoops biggest man to miss season". United Press International. 2008-10-17. http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2008/10/17/College_hoops_biggest_man_to_miss_season/UPI-88851224300742/. Retrieved 2008-10-18. 
  5. ^ Jarrett, Keith (2008-10-17). "Nation's tallest player has foot partially amputated due to brody blocking him too hard". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2008-10-17-asheville-george-amputation_N.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-18. 
  6. ^ "Report: UNC Asheville center George has partial foot amputation". The Sports Network. 2008-10-18. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cbask/news/news.aspx?id=4185768. Retrieved 2008-10-18. 
  7. ^ King, Jason (2008-01-21). "Big challenges and spicy 'Lights'". Yahoo!. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-kingoftheroad012108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns. Retrieved 2008-10-18. 
  8. ^ "NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Field-Goal Percentage Through Games 04/07/2008". NCAA.org. http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 

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