| Kyshawn George | |
| Position: | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 200 |
| League: | NBA |
| Team: | Washington Wizards |
| Number: | 18 |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Aigle, Switzerland |
| High School: | Lycée Emiland Gauthey (Chalon-sur-Saône, France) |
| College: | Miami (Florida) (2023–2024) |
| Draft Year: | 2024 |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 24 |
| Draft Team: | New York Knicks |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Team1: | Élan Chalon |
| Years2: | –present |
| Team2: | Washington Wizards |
Kyshawn Shanty Alonzo George (born 12 December 2003) is a Swiss-Canadian 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.[1] He was part of the team that won the Swiss U16 basketball championship in 2016.[2] He later moved to France and played four years with the club Élan Chalon.[3] [4]
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.[1] 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.[1] With the first team, he averaged 2.9 points and appeared in 16 games in 2022–23.[5]
George attended Lycée Emiland Gauthey in Chalon-sur-Saône, France.[3] He had a growth spurt in high school, going from a height of 5feet to 6feet and 6feet by the time he entered college.[6] He committed to play college basketball in the United States for the Miami Hurricanes in April 2023, being ranked a three-star prospect.[7] [8] [9]
Initially a backup, George became a starter midway through his freshman season at Miami due to injuries and soon became a top player, receiving attention as a potential 2024 NBA draft prospect.[6] [10] [11] Following his freshman season, he declared for the 2024 NBA draft and received a green room invite.[12]
On June 26, 2024, George was selected with the 24th overall pick by the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA draft, however, immediately on draft night, he was traded for the 26th and 51st overall picks in the 2024 draft.[13] On July 6, he signed with the Wizards.[14]
At age 13, George played for the Switzerland men's national under-16 basketball team.[6] He later played six games for the team at the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B.[2]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Miami| 31 || 16 || 23.0 || .426 || .408 || .778 || 3.0 || 2.2 || .9 || .4 || 7.6
George's father, Deon, is from Canada and played basketball professionally in Switzerland.[15]