Keyonte Darnell George (born November 8, 2003) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the Baylor Bears. He was a consensus five-star

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and one of the top players in the 2022 class.

High school career

George began playing high school basketball for

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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 23.9 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

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in Bradenton, Florida for his senior season, where he averaged 17.8 points per game and shot 41% from the 3-point range. He was the highest-ranked recruit in program history when he went to the Baylor University for the 2023 college basketball season.

Recruiting

George was a consensus five-star

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

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and

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College career

On January 11, 2023, George scored 32 points in an 83–78 victory over

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. He was named

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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.

Professional career

Utah Jazz (2023–present)

The

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

National team career

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, George represented the United States at the 2021

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in Hungary. He was named MVP after averaging a tournament-high 8.2 points per game and leading his team to a gold medal.

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

Baylor Bears bioUSA Basketball bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:George, Keyonte 2003 births Living people American men's basketball players Baylor Bears men's basketball players IMG Academy alumni McDonald's High School All-Americans People from Lewisville, Texas Basketball players from Denton County, Texas Shooting guards Utah Jazz draft picks