George Montgomery (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois | April 26, 1962
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Corliss (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | Illinois (1981–1985) |
NBA draft | 1985: 2nd round, 39th overall pick |
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
Playing career | 1985–1996 |
Position | Power forward |
Career history | |
1985–1986 | La Crosse Catbirds |
1986–1987 | Paris Basket Racing |
1987–1988 | BC Andorra |
1988–1991 | ABC Nantes |
1991–1993 | BCM Gravelines |
1993–1994 | Olympique Antibes |
1994–1995 | Olimpia Venado Tuerto |
1995–1996 | CSP Limoges |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
George Montgomery (born April 26, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. He played basketball at Illinois, and was a second-round draft selection of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1985 NBA draft, though he never played in the NBA. He is the biological father of Sacramento Kings center JaVale McGee.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Lundblad, Jeremy (May 16, 2008). "Mother-son legacy a first for WNBA/NBA". ESPN.com.
- ^ Padilla, Lenny (March 4, 2011). "NBA dunk contest star JaVale McGee has small-school roots in West Michigan". mlive. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Chicago
- American men's basketball players
- Power forwards
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
- La Crosse Catbirds players
- Paris Racing Basket players
- BC Andorra players
- BCM Gravelines players
- Olympique Antibes basketball players
- Olimpia de Venado Tuerto basketball players
- Limoges CSP players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Andorra
- American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs