Keyonte George

Keyonte Darnell George (born November 8, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class.

George began playing high school basketball for Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas. As a freshman, he averaged 21 points, four rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, and was named District 6-6A Offensive Player of the Year. George averaged 54.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a sophomore, earning District 6-6A MVP honors. For his junior season, he transferred to iSchool of Lewisville. George averaged 24.8 points per game as a junior. He moved to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior season, where he averaged 17.8 points per game and shot 41% from three-point range. He was the highest-ranked recruit in program history when he committed to Baylor University for the 2023 college basketball season.

Recruiting

George was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class, according to major recruiting services. On August 8, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for Baylor over offers from Texas, Texas Tech, Kansas and Kentucky.

On January 11, 2023, George scored 32 points in an 83–78 victory over West Virginia. He was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year as well as Second Team All-Big 12. George scored 506 points as a freshman at Baylor, the second most in school history, and holds the program record for the most 20-point games in program history with 20.

Utah Jazz (2023–present)

The Utah Jazz selected George with the sixteenth overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft.

In 3x3 basketball, George represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup in Hungary. He was named MVP after averaging a tournament-high 8.2 points per game and leading his team to a gold medal.

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