AJ George

Position:
G
Cl-Exp:
JR-TR
Height:
6-6
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Fresno, Calif.
Previous School:
Long Beach State / Hoover HS

2024-25 (Junior): Played in 22 games...2.0 points, 1.0 rebounds, 60.0% FGs... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Added 7 points, 3 rebounds and a block in the win at Notre Dame 2/19... Had 6 points (2-2 FG, 2-2 FT) in 6 minutes vs Wake Forest 2/15... Added 6 points (3-3 FGs), a rebound and a steal in the win at Miami 1/18.

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AJ George signs on the dotted line. Welcome the 6’6” guard to the Hilltop! #PonyUpDallas | #ACC pic.twitter.com/354gio96FC
— SMU Basketball (@SMUBasketball) May 8, 2024

2023-24 (Sophomore at Long Beach State): Played in all 36 games, averaging 10.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 28.1 minutes per game as LBSU won the Big West Tournament and made the NCAA Tournament… Shot 53.3% on field goals, 34.4% on threes and 72.1% on free throws… Totaled 25 steals and 18 blocked shots… Scored 10+ in 19 games, including 10 of the last 11… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had 28 points and 7 rebounds at CSU Bakersfield 2/1… Totaled 12 points, 4 blocks and 4 rebounds in win at USC 12/10.

2022-23 (Freshman at Long Beach State): Made a major impact in his first active year with the team, playing in all 33 games and starting 25 on the wing … Averaged 8.6 points and 3.1 rebounds … GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Made first start against Oakland at Baha Mar Hoops, scoring 12 points in a 78-70 win … Hit double-figures at USC … Scored 12 points on the road at CSUN, his first double-figure performance in league play … Scored 15 points with three steals after rejoining the starting lineup against Cal Poly … Scored the game-winner in a triple OT thriller at UC San Diego, part of a then career-high 17 points in 49 minutes played … Matched a season high with seven rebounds to go with seven points and three blocks at Cal State Fullerton … Scored a then-career-high 20 points against Hawai’i, the first of six straight double-figure games to end the season … Scored 18 points in the regular-season finale at UC Davis … Scored 14 points against Cal Poly in the Big West Tournament … An Academic All-Big West selection.

2021-22 (Redshirt at Long Beach State): Suffered a shoulder injury during the preseason and missed the season as a medical redshirt.

PREP: A two-sport athlete at Hoover High School, competing in football as well as in basketball … Averaged 24 points and 8 rebounds per game as a senior … Earned all-league honors while leading the Patriots to a league championship … As a junior, helped lead Hoover to the Central Section championship game as well as the Division IV state tournament.