Kyshawn George

High School: Graduated from Lycée Emiland Gauthey in France … Considered the No. 202 overall recruit in the On3 Consensus rankings, placing No. 39 among small forwards … Tabbed as a three-star prospect by both On3 and 247Sports … Played for Élan Chalon in France for four years … Put up 17.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game for the U21 team in 2022-23, shooting 44.7 percent from the floor and 73.2 percent at the line … Scored 28-plus points in three of his 12 outings … Named a First Team All-U21 Espoir Pro B selection … Also averaged 2.9 points per game in 23 appearances at the top level, helping the team to a 25-9 record and an LNP Pro B league championship … Posted 11.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game for the U21 team in 2021-22, aiding the club to a quarterfinal appearance … Primarily competed in the U18 division in 2020-21 and 2019-20 … Played in six games for Switzerland in the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B in Podgorica, Montenegro … Aided his team to a 2016 Swiss title at the U16 level while just 13 years old.

Personal: Full name is Kyshawn Shanty Alonzo George … First name is pronounced KEY-Shawn … Born Dec. 12, 2003 … Parents are Deon and Sophie George … Father manages a sports center in a private school and mother is a teacher … Father scored 1,288 points at St. Francis (PA) from 1990-94 before playing abroad professionally … Has an older brother, Jamal … Majoring in sport administration … Graduated from high school with honors … Best sports memory is hitting a game-winning buzzer-beater in January 2023 against Antibes … Committed to Miami over Illinois, LSU, Pittsburgh, SMU, Texas and Xavier … Chose Miami because he felt comfortable on his visit and had a good feeling being around the players and coaches … First player in program history to wear a uniform number that does not end with 0-5.