Tate George Biography
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- Born May 29, 1968
George is best remembered for his miraculous buzzer-beating shot to defeat Clemson in the Sweet Sixteen of the 1990 NCAA Tournament. With only one second left in the game and UConn down by 1 point, Scott Burrell threw a full court pass to George. George caught the pass, spun around and released a 15-footer with 1 second on the clock. The shot fell through as time expired, and UConn won the game.\n', '
George was a member of the Quad City Thunder CBA Championship Team in 1993-94, with George averaging 16.4 per game. The Thunder defeated Omaha 4-1 in the finals, winning last three on road to claim the title. The Thunder won the opener in double overtime after George tied the game with last-second buckets at both the end of regulation and of the first overtime. The Thunder then lost the second game in triple overtime, but won three straight in Omaha, the last in OT.\n', '
George founded The George Group, a real estate development firm based in West Orange, New Jersey.\n', '
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