Nick George (born 25 September 1982) is a British former professional basketball player.

College career

George played four seasons of college basketball at

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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

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. George would later play for

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, Dunkerque and Casale Monferrato before being forced to retire due to knee problems in 2010. 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

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team

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. On 12 December 2012, it was announced that he had signed a contract with his hometown team

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of the

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, after being released by former club

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due to injury.http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/basketball/s/1596762_manchester-giants-sign-nick-george

International

George was part of the

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that qualified and competed in the 2009 Eurobasket championship in Poland.

References

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