Men's BB: Miami lands commitment from Kyshawn George
According to reports, Kyshawn George is the newest member of the 2023 class for the Miami Hurricanes.
George, a 6'7" guard from Switzerland, averaged 17.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 2.4 steals in 28 minutes in France's Espoirs B league w/ Chalon.
“We are delighted to welcome Kyshawn to the Miami basketball program," Head Coach Jim Larranaga said. "In addition to being a tremendous player with significant upside, he is an excellent young man who comes from a great family. Kyshawn is a versatile guard who can play multiple positions and is a terrific shooter with unlimited range. A cerebral player, he is a true student of the game and has a strong basketball IQ. Kyshawn has competed at a high level in France, both with and against older players, which will help him adjust to the physicality of college basketball.”
George has represented his home country on the international level, donning the Swiss colors in August 2019 at the FIBA U16 European Championship Division B in Podgorica, Montenegro. He played in six games during the prestigious tournament.
Domestically, George helped lead his team to a 2016 Swiss championship at the U16 level while just 13 years old. Over the last three years, George has grown eight inches and gained 66 pounds. He garnered collegiate interest from programs such as Illinois, LSU, Pittsburgh, SMU, Texas, and Xavier.
Additionally, George’s father, Deon, played at St. Francis (PA) from 1990-94 and totaled 1,288 points before playing abroad professionally.
“Kyshawn has excellent size. He’s lanky, but he has a great frame and it’s just a matter of time before he fills out. He’s a big guard whom I saw playing point guard for an entire game at 6’6,” ESPN NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony said. “You can see he has a strong feel for the game and he just really knows how to play. He can hit tough shots from everywhere; he’s got real shot-making ability. He fits Miami’s style because Coach L loves having these big, versatile guards who can handle it, pass it and shoot it. He’s almost tall enough to play the four in four-guard lineups, but he is thin so he is really a wing. He’s really fluid and smooth. The game comes very naturally for him. I am very intrigued by Kyshawn long-term.”
Miami lost Isaiah Wong to the NBA and Jordan Miller exhausted his eligibility at the University of Miami. Miami also lost Anthony Walker, Danilo Jovanovich, Favour Aire, and Harlond Beverly via the transfer portal.
The recent departures leave some glaring holes on the roster and according to Larranaga Miami will be doing everything it can to maintain its recent success.
"Recruiting is very fluid, so we have to be constantly updating our thoughts and our actions. I believe right now we're at nine [available scholarships]. Things change all the time. Kids recommit. We'll be reevaluating that I'm guessing every day to every week for the next month or so."
George joins Michael Nwoko as the only current members of the 2023 class. Nwoko had an impressive showing at the Nike Hoop Summit about ten days ago.
Miami Athletics contributed to this report
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