Gideon George - M Basketball

Gideon George

Forward 5

Ht/Wt

210 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Minna,

Nigeria

Last School

New Mexico JC

Roster Years

2020-2023

COMMUNITY SERVICE: The George Helping Hands Foundation
His brother Samson played at Pittsburgh from 2017-20
Has sent more than 6,000 pairs of shoes to his hometown of Minna, Nigeria, through the organization TimeOut4Africa
Instagram: @gideonomokudu | Instagram: @georgehelpinghandsfoundation | Twitter: @gideonomohkudu | LinkedIn: Gideon George

Played two seasons for coach at New Mexico Junior College
Named to the 2019-20 NJCAA Region V Team and the All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference Team
As a sophomore in 2019-20 averaged 14.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from 3-point range
Averaged 3.0 offensive rebounds per game as a sophomore
Posted season highs of 27 points, 18 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 blocks
Helped New Mexico Junior College to a record of 23-9 overall and 12-4 in WJCAC play
As a freshman in 2018-19 averaged 10.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 1.1 steals while shooting 59.9 percent from the field
Averaged 2.9 offensive rebounds per game in 2018-19
Posted season highs of 21 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks
Named to the 2018-19 NJCAA All-Region V Team and the All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference Team
Was named the WJCAC Freshman of the Year in 2018-19
Helped New Mexico Junior College to a record of 21-10 overall and 10-6 in WJCAC play

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year

Junior Year 2020-2021

Played in 27 games including nine starts
Scored in double figures seven times
Recorded double-doubles against St. John's (13 points, 15 rebounds) and Portland (19 points, 13 rebounds)
Ranked third on the team in offensive rebounds (31)
Posted season highs of 19 points (Portland), 15 rebounds (St. John's), 3 assists (Portland), 3 steals (Pepperdine) and 3 blocks (Utah Valley)

Senior Year 2022-2023

Appeared and started in all 34 games, averaging 26.4 minutes per game
Averaged 10.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, shooting 43.2 percent from the field, 32.0 percent from three and 67.4 percent from the free throw line
Scored in double figures 20 times including a pair of 20-point performances, scored a season-high 21 points against Dayton
Recorded double-doubles against Nicholls and Pacific
Played a career-high 38 minutes in win over Utah on December 17, 2022
Had a career-high four assists against Pepperdine and Santa Clara
Made four 3-pointers in three games

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Junior 2021-2022

Appeared in 33 games including 18 starts
Averaged 22.2 minutes, 8.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game
Shot 43.6 percent from the field, 34.9 percent from 3-point range and 68.3 percent from the free throw line
Posted season highs of 27 points (Northern Iowa), 16 rebounds (Texas Southern), four assists (twice), three steals (Vanderbilt) and two blocks (San Diego State)
Scored a career-high 27 points in BYU’s win over Northern Iowa in the second round of the NIT
His 27 points against UNI are the fourth-most in a NIT game in program history
Hit a season-high five 3-pointers against the Panthers, the second-most in a NIT game in program history
Scored in double figures 13 times
Recorded his third career double-double with 10 points and 16 rebounds against Texas Southern
Recorded a career-high three blocks against Utah Valley
Had a career-high four assists in wins over Utah and Weber State