Brigham Younger Cougars ahead Gideon George (5) shoots a 3-pointer because the Brigham Younger Cougars play the Northern Iowa Panthers in an NIT sport on the Marriott Middle in Provo on Saturday, March 19, 2022. BYU received 90-71. Mengshin Lin, Deseret Information
It’s been a foul week for the BYU Cougars males’s basketball program so far as the switch portal is worried, however there's some excellent news.
On3’s Matt Zenitz first reported Thursday afternoon that Cougars ahead Gideon George has eliminated his identify from the portal, and George introduced as such about an hour later.
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— Gideon George (@GideonOmohkudu) April 21, 2022
The Zone Sports activities Community’s Jake Hatch had reported George’s and Caleb Lohner’s intention to enter the portal on Monday.
Whereas George’s announcement Thursday indicated he plans on returning to BYU, he introduced on April 8 his intention to enter his identify into the NBA draft.
George could have till June 1 to have exercises with NBA groups earlier than deciding if he's going to maintain his identify within the June 23 draft or return to highschool.
The 6-foot-6, 210-pound George averaged 8.8 factors and precisely 5 rebounds per sport final season for the Cougars.
George, a local of Nigeria, was a senior final season however has one season of eligibility remaining due to the pandemic.
5 different gamers from BYU’s roster final season have introduced their intention to enter the portal.