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Nation's Tallest Player Kenny George Undergoes Amputation

UNC Asheville center Kenny George, who rose to prominence last season because of his tremendous height and steady performance, will most likely not play basketball again in his collegiate career after having part of his right foot amputated."This just breaks our heart," said coach Dave VanderMeulen of Chicago Latin, where...

College Basketball's Best on Interstate 40

Four of the top six ranked teams in the nation have one thing in common: Interstate 40.You can get to the universities of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), Duke (Durham), Tennessee (Knoxville) and Memphis using the interstate. Three of those schools have been #1 for most of the year ... with Duke hitting as high as #2.Oh, and...

Tyler Hansbrough Sends It Home Over 91 Inches of Kenny George

In advance of UNC-Asheville's trip to Chapel Hill last night, the New York Times profiled the biggest player in college hoops, 7'7" Kenny George. He leads the nation in blocked shots, could lead Asheville to the Big South conference title and has had to overcome physical and academic infirmity just to make it to the court....

Eastern Round Up: An Old-Fashioned Shootout

Vanderbilt and UMass can both put up points in a hurry and they didn't disappoint in Nashville yesterday. Shan Foster hit eight threes to become Vandy's all-time leader in made longballs and the Commodores improved to 15-0 in a 97-88 home win. While the Minutemen couldn't continue the A-10's upset string they did cast some...

Background on Kenny George

Kenneth George Jr. is an American former college basketball player notable for his great height. Somewhere between and , he was the tallest basketball player in the United States during the two years he played for his college team, the University of North Carolina at Asheville Bulldogs, and may have been the tallest player in the history of college basketball.

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