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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2003-11-08)November 8, 2003 (age 22) Lewisville, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Baylor (2022–2023) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2023: 1st round, 16th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2023–present | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
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Keyonte Darnell George (born November 8, 2003) is an American professionalbasketball player for theUtah Jazz of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball for theBaylor Bears. He was a consensus five-starrecruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class. He is the son of professional basketball playerJason Siggers.
George began playing high school basketball forLewisville High School inLewisville, Texas.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] George averaged 24.8 points per game as a junior.[4] He moved toIMG Academy inBradenton, Florida for his senior season,[5] where he averaged 17.8 points per game and shot 41% from three-point range. He was the highest-ranked recruit in program history when he committed to Baylor University for the2023 college basketball season.[6]
George was a consensus five-starrecruit 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 forBaylor over offers fromTexas,Texas Tech,Kansas andKentucky.[4]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Keyonte George SG | Lewisville, TX | IMG Academy (FL) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 8, 2021 | |
Recruit ratings:Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (93) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 9 247Sports: 9 ESPN: 6 | ||||||
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On January 11, 2023, George scored 32 points in an 83–78 victory overWest Virginia.[7] He was namedBig 12 Freshman of the Year as well as Second Team All-Big 12.[8] 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.[9]
TheUtah Jazz selected George with the sixteenth overall pick in the2023 NBA draft.[10] After playingshooting guard as a prep and in college, George began playing as apoint guard under head coachWill Hardy.[11]
On October 25, 2023, George made his NBA regular season debut against theSacramento Kings, putting up eight points, two rebounds, and two assists off the bench in a 130–114 loss.[12] On December 2, George scored a then career high 21 points against thePortland Trail Blazers, adding six rebounds and six assists in the game.[13] On December 12, George scored a new career-high 30 points against theOklahoma City Thunder.[14] On February 4, 2024, George recorded his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in a 123–108 win over theMilwaukee Bucks.[15] On November 4, 2024, George tied his career-high of 35 points against theChicago Bulls.While some speculate that George was benched due to being surpassed by Collier, the move of Collier to the starting lineup allowed Keyonte to return to his role of an off-ball scorer, where he has been thriving.[16]
In3x3 basketball, George represented the United States at the 2021FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup in Hungary. He was named MVP after averaging a tournament-high 8.2 points per game and leading his team to a gold medal.[17]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2023–24 | Utah | 75 | 44 | 27.0 | .391 | .334 | .848 | 2.8 | 4.4 | .5 | .1 | 13.0 |
| 2024–25 | Utah | 67 | 35 | 31.5 | .391 | .343 | .818 | 3.8 | 5.6 | .7 | .1 | 16.8 |
| Career | 142 | 79 | 29.1 | .391 | .339 | .831 | 3.3 | 5.0 | .6 | .1 | 14.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2022–23 | Baylor | 33 | 33 | 28.6 | .376 | .338 | .793 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .2 | 15.3 |
