Otis George

Position: Forward / Center
Height/Weight: 6-8 / 225
Birthdate: May 7, 1982 (Roseau, Dominica)
High School: The Berkshire School (Homestead, Fla.)
College: Louisville

BACKGROUND

College Highlights: Key reserve for a Louisville team that reached the NCAA Tournament Final Four his senior season. Started 13 of 108 career games, averaging 14.3 minutes a contest over his four year career.

Senior (2004-05): Averaged 5.5 points and 4.9 rebounds in 19.2 minutes a contest. Started four times. Missed eight games due to a stress fracture in the second metatarsal in his right foot, and played the entire NCAA Tournament with the broken bone. Scored in double figures six times. Recorded a double-double with season highs of 13 points and ten rebounds vs. East Carolina. Recorded ten points and five rebounds vs. Iowa in the Maui Invitational. Tallied ten points, four rebounds, and three steals at Marquette. Scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds vs. TCU in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament. Recorded eight points vs. West Virginia in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

Junior (2003-04): Averaged 5.6 points and 4.8 rebounds in 19.6 minutes a contest. Started seven times. Named player of the game after registering a team-high 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench at Kentucky. Totaled 11 points and eight rebounds vs. Memphis and followed that with 13 points and six rebounds at St. Louis. Pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Tulane. Tallied nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, and a career-high five steals vs. Cincinnati.

Sophomore (2002-03): Averaged 2.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 8.5 minutes a contest. Started once. Recorded season-high 14 points vs. Tulane in the Conference USA Tournament quarterfinals. Posted his first career double-double with a career-high 16 points and ten rebounds vs. Eastern Kentucky.

Freshman (2001-02): Averaged 1.3 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.8 minutes a contest. Started once. Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. DePaul. Posted season-high four points vs. Coppin State and at Charlotte.

Personal: Majored in sports administration. Enjoys playing volleyball and soccer in his spare time and was a member of the national volleyball and soccer teams in his native Dominica. Favorite midnight snack is ice cream. Originally signed a letter-of-intent to attend Florida A&M, but obtained a release after a coaching change.