American retired basketball player (born 1986)
Kenneth George Jr. (born c. 1986)[1] is an American former college basketball player.[2] Somewhere between 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)[2][3][4] and 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m),[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, family and education
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Kenny George is from Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 15, he had an over-active pituitary gland issue that caused him to be 6’11 by his sophomore year in High School
College career
George played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs from 2006 to 2008.[9] He was selected as the Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year and earned second-team all-Big South honors in 2008.[4][10]
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College
Personal life
In October 2008, George had his right foot partly amputated due to a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.[4]
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