Kyshawn George

About

Kyshawn Shanty Alonzo George (born 12 December 2003) is a Swiss professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes.

George was born on 12 December 2003 and grew up in Monthey, Switzerland. His father, Deon George, was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, and played professional basketball in Switzerland.
George was part of the team that won the Swiss U16 basketball championship in 2016. He later moved to France and played four years with the club Élan Chalon. George played mainly for the U18 team from 2019–20 to 2020–21 before then playing for the U21 team in 2021–22 and 2022–23, also spending time with the first-team squad in his last season. He averaged 11.1 points and two rebounds per game in 2021–22 and had 17.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 2.4 steals per game with the team in 2022–23, being named first-team All-U21 Espoir Pro B. With the first team, he averaged 2.9 points and appeared in 16 games in 2022–23.
George attended Lycée Emiland Gauthey in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. He had a growth spurt in high school, going from a height of 5…