AJ George

Photo by: John Fajardo

Photo by: John Fajardo

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-6
Weight:
190
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Major:
Journalism
Hometown:
Fresno, Calif.
Prev School:
Hoover HS

LONG BEACH STATE (2022-23): 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 per game in his debut season … Debuted with nine points on the road at California Baptist … Made first start against Oakland at Baha Mar Hoops, scoring 12 points in a 78-70 win … Scored in double-figures in the next game as well against North Texas … Hit double-figures at USC … Scored 12 points on the road at CSUN, hist first double-figure performance in league play … Scored 15 points with three steals after rejoining the starting lineup against Cal Poly … Would start every game for the rest of the season as a redshirt freshman … 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 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): Suffered a shoulder injury during the preseason and missed the season as a medical redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: 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.

MAJOR: Journalism

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 20, vs. Hawai’i, 2/18/23
Rebounds: 7, 2x, last at Cal State Fullerton, 2/2/23
Assists: 3, 2x, last at UC Riverside, 2/15/23
Steals: 4, at Sacramento State, 12/10/22
Blocks: 3, at Cal State Fullerton, 2/2/23
3-FG Made: 2, 3x last at UC Davis, 3/4/23
FG Made: 9, vs. Hawai’i, 2/18/23
FT Made: 5, 4x, last vs. Cal Poly, 3/7/23
Minutes: 49, at UC San Diego, 1/21/23