- Kenny George
Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Kenny George
caption =
college = UNCA
sport =Basketball
position = Center
class = Junior
career_start = 2005
height_ft = 7
height_in = 7
weight_lb = 370
birth_date =
birth_place =Chicago ,Illinois
nationality = USA
highschool = Chicago LatinKenneth "Kenny" George Jr. [ [http://inoswim.hp.infoseek.co.jp/photographs.tallestamerican.htm Tallest Americans] .] is an American basketball center who currently plays for the
University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA) Bulldogs. At height|ft=7|in=7, George is the tallest player to ever play inNCAA Division I basketball. [cite web|url=http://www.uncabulldogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19200&KEY=&SPID=11176&SPSID=92366|title=Men's Basketball - 2008-09 Roster|accessdate=2008-09-15|publisher=UNC Asheville Bulldogs Official Athletics Site] [cite web|url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-uncasheville-george&prov=ap&type=lgns|title=Tallest player George may miss senior season|accessdate=2008-09-15|publisher=Rivals.com ] and is believed to have the biggest foot of any basketball player in the world, at U.S.shoe size 28. [http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news?slug=jn-kingoftheroad012108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns Big challenges and spicy 'Lights'] ] George has a height|ft=8|in=6.5 wingspan.cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/sports/ncaabasketball/09asheville.html|publisher="The New York Times "|date=2008-01-09|accessdate=2008-01-10|author=Clemmons, Anna Katherine|title=7 Feet 7 and 350 Pounds, With Bigger Feet Than Shaq’s]UNCA
George is currently a junior at UNC-Asheville. He was academically ineligible his freshman year and then redshirted his sophomore year due to a knee injury.
In the 2007-08 Season, George led the NCAA with a 69.6% field goal percentage. [cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings|title=NCAA® Men's Basketball Division I Field-Goal Percentage Through Games 04/07/2008|accessdate=2008-08-08|publisher=NCAA.org]
George may miss even more time in the 2008-2009 season after two surgeries on an infected right foot.cite web|url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-uncasheville-george&prov=ap&type=lgns|title=Tallest player George may miss senior season|accessdate=2008-09-15|publisher=
Rivals.com ]References
External links
* [http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92366&SPID=11176&DB_OEM_ID=19200&ATCLID=1301085&Q_SEASON=2007 UNC Asheville player bio]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22579869/.html MSNBC News Story]
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