Education
University of Connecticut.
University of Connecticut.
A 6"5" (196 m) and 190 lb (86 kg) guard, he played a total of four years in the National Basketball Association for the Nets and Milwaukee Buckinghamshire, averaging 4.2 points per game in his career. George is best remembered for his miraculous buzzer-beating shot to defeat Clemson in the 1990 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. With only one second left in the game and UConn down by 1 point, Scott Burrell threw a full court pass to George.
George caught the pass, spun around and released a 15-footer with 1 second on the clock.
The Thunder defeated Omaha 4-1 in the finals, winning last three on road to claim the title. George founded The George Group, a real estate development firm based in West Orange, New Jersey.
On September 23, 2011, George surrendered to authorities on fraud charges related to his alleged operation of a while Chief Executive Officer of The George Group. On September 30, 2013, George was found guilty on four counts of federal wire fraud.
Each count carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
His bail was immediately revoked, and was scheduled to be sentenced January 16, 2014. Sentencing has since been delayed to May 2014. On January 21, 2016, in New Jersey federal court, George was sentenced to nine years in prison for his involvement in the aforementioned Upon his release he is ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution.
He will also be on three years of supervised release after serving his sentence.
George was a member of the Quad City Thunder College of Business Administration Championship Team in 1993-1994, with George averaging 16.4 per game.