Nick George (basketball)

Nick George
Personal information
Born	25 September 1982 (age 42); 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
	Swiss League champion (2012); Italian Supercup winner (2006);

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

^ "Great Britain Basketball : Men's Profiles".
^ "George forced to quit the game | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk". menmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.
^ "Sportsglory | Product Guides for Athletes & Sports Records".
^ http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/basketball/s/1596762_manchester-giants-sign-nick-george ^{[dead link]}

[1] "Great Britain Basketball : Men's Profiles".

[2] "George forced to quit the game | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk". menmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.

[3] "Sportsglory | Product Guides for Athletes & Sports Records".

[4] ttp://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/basketball/s/1596762_manchester-giants-sign-nick-george ^{[dead link]}

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