Hoop DossierKeyonte George
Utah Jazz · Guard · 6′4″ 185 lb · age 22 · Baylor · 4th season
3 games this season
Availability
Tonight vs MEMNot listed official report not submitted yet
Lineups not confirmed yet
Teammates out
Season form
3 games this seasonStarts 3 of 3 games · 3rd on UTA in minutes · Core role
Bars: minutes in his last 3 games · numbers: points
Situational splits: turn on Prediction tools.
What's being said
43 items · 11 sources this season- X Khobi Price (@khobi_price) · Report ·
In addition to this sequence to close out the first half, Luka Doncic also drew a charge against Keyonte George in the midst of his scoring flurry in the 4Q (13 points in final 4:06). JJ Redick: "I told him this earlier today: Defensively, he's been really good going into
- Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Analysis · around the league
Host analysis: in the first quarter Luka left shooters wide open on two or three sequences, including Utah's Markkanen and George. From the second quarter on, his defense was really good and often disruptive.
“Luka Drops 52, Reaves 29, Lakers Overcome Slow Start and Beat Utah, 132-123” at 4:34 · listen ↗
- Podcast Locked On Jazz · 2 points ·
- Keyonte George set a new career high for assists in a quarter with seven. It was the second straight game he had done so. at 9:22
- It was heard as 'nine assists, nine rebounds and ten assists'. name not confirmed at 14:28
“POSTCAST - Luka Doncic goes BALLISTIC and shoots down the Utah Jazz” · listen ↗
- Podcast Numbers on the Board host · Analysis · around the league
Jazz: a host says every minute Keyonte has played has been alongside Darryn Peterson, and wants Will Hardy to stagger them.
“20 Things We Have Learned So Far | Numbers On The Board” at 1:37:58 · listen ↗
- Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Analysis · around the league
Based on his depth tool, Shamit thinks the Jazz are not as deep as people believe. The tool flags Keyonte George as a severe defensive liability and sees few other rotation-level players.
“Sixers Thrive + Jamal Murray down bad? | Slam N Jam” at 48:07 · listen ↗
also reported by Hardwood Knocks host
- Podcast Hardwood Knocks host · Analysis · around the league
The hosts say Keyonte George has one year left on his rookie scale, and they reference his extension figure when weighing whether Utah could have afforded to keep Kessler.
“The 2026-27 NBA Overreactions Draft!” at 1:39:53 · listen ↗
also reported by Gil's Arena host
- Podcast Locked On NBA host · Report · around the league
Utah beat New Orleans 120-119. Darryn Peterson won it with two free throws. Zion Williamson was then called for an offensive foul on a charge taken by Keyonte George, and the Pelicans' challenge failed.
“BEST NBA NIGHT EVER! YOU HAD TO BE THERE!” at 8:28 · listen ↗
- RotoWire RotoWire · Report ·
Keyonte George: Double-doubles in win — George accumulated 19 points (6-12 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 4-6 FT), one rebound, 10 assists and one steal over 32 minutes during Friday's 120-119 win over New Orleans.
also reported by Ron Boone, Locked On Jazz
- Podcast Locked On Jazz · 3 points ·
- The host also calls Lauri Markkanen, Jaxson Hayes and Keyonte George below-average rebounders. He says it is unknown yet for Darryn Peterson, and concludes the team is below average at every position. at 5:11
- The host says Keyonte George will be the next-highest-volume three-point shooter. He shot 37% last year and is a 35% career shooter. at 7:09
- The host thinks Jaren Jackson Jr has established himself as a leader this year and that Keyonte George has emerged as more of one. He asks whether they can put the team first during a losing streak. name not confirmed at 33:15
“2 Surprising Things from Utah Jazz Opening Night that are DEFINTELY real?” · listen ↗
- Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Opinion · around the league
Host is very concerned about Utah's point-of-attack defense after Ty Jerome looked like 'prime Steve Nash' against guards Darryn Peterson and Keyonte George.
“The Thunder Are Inevitable + Philly Trusts the Process” at 22:26 · listen ↗
- Podcast Locked On Jazz · 2 points ·
- After re-watching, the host rejected the narrative that Keyonte George got killed by Jerome; he thought Keontae's defense was okay. He hedged I'm dead wrong and said he will check with the coaching staff. name not confirmed at 17:12
- Keyonte George was the other positive: under duress he made plays, shot 58% (4 of 6 from three) and had only two turnovers. His free-throw shooting has been bad all preseason. at 32:34
“Utah Jazz Exposed: What Happened To Lauri Markkanen And Jaren Jackson Jr.? How did Ty Jerome score 45.” · listen ↗
- Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Analysis · around the league
A host says the Grizzlies are letting Jerome be the guy and that the game may reflect how bad Utah's point-of-attack defense is with George and Keyonte George and Darryn Peterson.
“Wolves Make a Big Statement in Miami + Luka’s Showtime Era Begins” at 46:14 · listen ↗
- Podcast Locked On NBA host · Analysis · around the league
Ryan (inferred): the Jazz backcourt of Keyonte George and Darryn Peterson looked shaky, especially on defense.
“GAME NIGHT: Ant/LaMelo SHINE in Debut, Luka talks trash, Ty Jerome goes OFF” at 17:26 · listen ↗
- Podcast All The Smoke host · Analysis · around the league
CJ Miles says Utah extended Keyonte George after he lived through the team's transition.
“Jalen Hurts Deserved BETTER Than This” at 48:26 · listen ↗
- Podcast Locked On Jazz · 2 points ·
- Host guesses the Jazz's elite four-factor area will be free throw rate: drawing early fouls by getting mismatches with Jaren Jackson Jr, Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George and attacking the basket. name not confirmed at 9:00
- Opener key: Memphis picks up full court (94 feet) almost all the time. Host says the Jazz have one ball handler in Keyonte George and another in Isaiah Collier, and that it's unknown how Darryn Peterson handles pressure. at 29:44
“Utah Jazz Must Change This One Thing To Reach The Playoffs. 5 Bold Predictions” · listen ↗
- Podcast Numbers on the Board host · Prediction · around the league
Keyonte George averaged 24 last season. A host picks him as Utah's likeliest All-Star over the team's two former All-Stars.
“The NBA Is Back! + We Draft Potential First Time All-Stars | Numbers On The Board” at 1:40:01 · listen ↗
- Podcast Gil's Arena · Analysis · around the league partly checked episode
Hosts said Darryn Peterson will have to share the ball with Keyonte George, and called them both combo guards. Earlier, Joe said he feels Peterson is 'taking them buckets away' from Keontae.
“GIL'S ARENA NBA FANTASY DRAFT WITH $100K ON THE LINE ! Part 2” at 25:40 · listen ↗
- Story CBS Sports · Article ·
Grading every NBA rookie extension: Evaluating new contracts for Victor Wembanyama, Keyonte George, more
- Podcast Locked On Jazz · 5 points ·
- Ace Bailey was +14. Host thinks that ties Keyonte George for best on the team. at 21:38
- Host says Collier will play backup point guard to Keyonte George. He says Brice Sensabaugh is probably going to get minutes. at 28:21
- Host says this reflects the whole non-George group more than Collier himself. at 28:43
- Keyonte George has played "four" with them. Host expects this to show up in the first several games. at 31:09
- Host says that if the rotation is what he suspects, six of the top 10 are on rookie contracts. He names Darryn Peterson, Ace Bailey, Keyonte George, Brice Sensabaugh, Collier and possibly Filipowski, and says that will lead to clunkiness. at 32:12
“SUPRISES 5 Things LEARNED in Utah Jazz Training Camp: Jaren Jackson Jr., Darryn Peterson, Ace Bailey” · listen ↗
- Podcast Locked On Jazz · 2 points ·
- David Locke: Keyonte George and Darryn Peterson were told there would be no defensive gimmicks and they had to guard their own men. Who told them was not stated. at 12:43
- Ron Boone: Ron Boone rated how Keyonte George and Darryn Peterson handled their individual defensive assignments as 'so-so'. at 12:50
“POSTCAST = Utah Jazz WIN pre-season closer BUT Questions linger” · listen ↗
- Podcast Locked On Jazz · 3 points ·
- David Locke: The host thinks sharing shots will be hard for this team: Jaren Jackson Jr. and Lauri Markkanen are used to being among the main options, Keyonte George was the guy, Darryn Peterson has always been the guy, and Ace Bailey wants his shots. at 21:39
- David Locke: The host is a little worried about ball handling, which hasn't been tested because no one has game-planned for the Jazz. His question is who initiates the offense if a team pressures Keyonte George full court. at 5:11
- David Locke: The NBA GM survey ranked the Wizards second (7%) for most promising young core. The host would take Keyonte George, Ace Bailey and Darryn Peterson over the Wizards' group, and he dismisses the survey as a predictor. at 23:09
“DISRESPECTED?: Can Lauri Markkanen, Jaren Jackson, Darryn Peterson, Ace Bailey PROVE Them Wrong?” · listen ↗
- Podcast Locked On Jazz · 6 points ·
- Keyonte George's clutch history: 13 of 36 in year one and about 10 of 43 (23%) in year two. Last year he added a mid-range jumper, shot 43% in the clutch with 15 two-point makes, but was only 9 of 28 on threes. at 10:26
- Host's view of each player's late-game strength: Markkanen probably off pin-downs, Jackson iso from the top, George pick-and-roll decisions, Bailey weak-side isolation pull-ups. He doesn't yet know what Peterson's would be. at 12:19
- Host predicts that in most situations the closer probably won't be Markkanen or Jackson, but Keyonte George or Ace Bailey. at 22:02
- Taylor Schnarr (dunks and threes metric) (reported): Keyonte George's defense: host says 'Taylor Schnarr's dunks in threes' metric rated him the worst defensive player in the league one year and third worst the next, with no consequences. at 18:21
- Host says Keyonte George received $156 million after two bad defensive seasons. at 21:33
- Open question: can George defend? Host says he is long enough to defend and be physical, and is in incredible shape after work with Chris Jones, but he has no answer yet. at 23:35
“3 Questions that will DETERMINE the UTAH JAZZ season” · listen ↗
- Podcast Locked On Jazz · 2 points ·
- The host says reaching 9th–18th on defense requires length and athleticism from Bailey and Darryn Peterson, Keyonte George defending the ball, and Jaren Jackson Jr playing some center. at 8:37
- In the recent game, Jaren Jackson Jr set a pick and stayed put while Keyonte George drove to the basket. The host says Jackson did not pop or get off the pick. name not confirmed at 16:24
“Utah Jazz Unstoppable Five? The lineup that will key the ENTIRE Jazz Season” · listen ↗
- Podcast Locked On Jazz · 2 points ·
- The Jazz started without Jusuf Nurkic. Jaxson Hayes started with Keyonte George, Darryn Peterson, Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr. at 3:10
- First-half minutes: Markkanen 19, Jackson Jr. 18, Keyonte George 16, Peterson 15, Hayes 14, Bailey 14, Mykhailiuk 9, Collier 8, Sensabaugh 6. The host extrapolates full-game paces from these. at 10:45
“NEXT LEVEL: Utah Jazz UNLEASH Jaren Jackson, Keyonte George, Ace Bailey in POTENT New Rotation” · listen ↗
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Game log
● = started2026-27 season
| Date | Opp | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | LAL L | 33 min | 24 pts | 9 reb | 10 ast | 2 3PM |
| Oct 23 | NOP W | 32 min | 19 pts | 1 reb | 10 ast | 3 3PM |
| Oct 21 | @MEM L | 29 min | 22 pts | 3 reb | 5 ast | 4 3PM |
2025-26 season (last season) · 54 games
| Date | Opp | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11 | NYK L | 20 min | 14 pts | 2 reb | 5 ast | 1 3PM |
| Mar 9 | GSW W | 24 min | 15 pts | 0 reb | 2 ast | 1 3PM |
| Mar 7 | @MIL L | 29 min | 22 pts | 2 reb | 4 ast | 2 3PM |
| Mar 4 | @PHI L | 30 min | 30 pts | 4 reb | 2 ast | 5 3PM |
| Mar 2 | DEN L | 30 min | 36 pts | 2 reb | 2 ast | 4 3PM |
| Feb 28 | NOP L | 23 min | 17 pts | 2 reb | 4 ast | 1 3PM |
| Feb 7 | @ORL L | 13 min | 5 pts | 1 reb | 1 ast | 0 3PM |
| Jan 30 | BKN L | 32 min | 26 pts | 3 reb | 7 ast | 1 3PM |
| Jan 28 | GSW L | 33 min | 19 pts | 7 reb | 7 ast | 3 3PM |
| Jan 24 | MIA L | 36 min | 19 pts | 2 reb | 5 ast | 0 3PM |
| Jan 22 | SAS L | 35 min | 23 pts | 4 reb | 5 ast | 4 3PM |
| Jan 20 | MIN W | 39 min | 43 pts | 0 reb | 3 ast | 6 3PM |
| Jan 19 | @SAS L | 34 min | 30 pts | 3 reb | 6 ast | 4 3PM |
| Jan 17 | @DAL L | 37 min | 29 pts | 1 reb | 6 ast | 4 3PM |
| Jan 15 | @DAL L | 29 min | 17 pts | 3 reb | 3 ast | 1 3PM |
| Jan 14 | @CHI L | 34 min | 25 pts | 3 reb | 7 ast | 0 3PM |
| Jan 12 | @CLE W | 34 min | 32 pts | 5 reb | 9 ast | 4 3PM |
| Jan 10 | CHA L | 23 min | 4 pts | 2 reb | 5 ast | 0 3PM |
| Jan 8 | DAL W | 37 min | 19 pts | 3 reb | 7 ast | 1 3PM |
| Jan 7 | @OKC L | 43 min | 25 pts | 7 reb | 11 ast | 2 3PM |
| Jan 5 | @POR L | 33 min | 15 pts | 4 reb | 4 ast | 1 3PM |
| Jan 3 | @GSW L | 36 min | 22 pts | 2 reb | 9 ast | 4 3PM |
| Dec 30 | BOS L | 39 min | 37 pts | 6 reb | 7 ast | 6 3PM |
| Dec 27 | @SAS W | 35 min | 28 pts | 5 reb | 6 ast | 3 3PM |
| Dec 26 | DET W | 35 min | 31 pts | 7 reb | 8 ast | 5 3PM |
| Dec 23 | MEM L | 34 min | 24 pts | 2 reb | 4 ast | 4 3PM |
| Dec 22 | @DEN L | 34 min | 20 pts | 8 reb | 7 ast | 2 3PM |
| Dec 20 | ORL L | 42 min | 27 pts | 4 reb | 9 ast | 2 3PM |
| Dec 18 | LAL L | 39 min | 34 pts | 4 reb | 8 ast | 5 3PM |
| Dec 15 | DAL W | 41 min | 37 pts | 5 reb | 6 ast | 5 3PM |
| Dec 12 | @MEM W | 34 min | 39 pts | 6 reb | 8 ast | 5 3PM |
| Dec 7 | OKC L | 28 min | 8 pts | 6 reb | 3 ast | 0 3PM |
| Dec 5 | @NYK L | 28 min | 18 pts | 0 reb | 4 ast | 1 3PM |
| Dec 4 | @BKN W | 31 min | 29 pts | 5 reb | 10 ast | 4 3PM |
| Dec 1 | HOU W | 37 min | 28 pts | 4 reb | 8 ast | 2 3PM |
| Nov 30 | HOU L | 19 min | 0 pts | 1 reb | 2 ast | 0 3PM |
| Nov 28 | SAC W | 36 min | 31 pts | 5 reb | 6 ast | 4 3PM |
| Nov 24 | @GSW L | 38 min | 28 pts | 6 reb | 7 ast | 4 3PM |
| Nov 23 | LAL L | 39 min | 27 pts | 5 reb | 8 ast | 4 3PM |
| Nov 21 | OKC L | 30 min | 20 pts | 3 reb | 8 ast | 1 3PM |
| Nov 18 | @LAL L | 35 min | 34 pts | 4 reb | 8 ast | 5 3PM |
| Nov 16 | CHI W | 44 min | 33 pts | 2 reb | 6 ast | 3 3PM |
| Nov 13 | ATL L | 37 min | 19 pts | 6 reb | 7 ast | 3 3PM |
| Nov 11 | IND W | 27 min | 10 pts | 5 reb | 7 ast | 0 3PM |
| Nov 10 | MIN L | 36 min | 27 pts | 6 reb | 6 ast | 3 3PM |
| Nov 7 | @MIN L | 26 min | 18 pts | 4 reb | 2 ast | 2 3PM |
| Nov 5 | @DET L | 35 min | 19 pts | 2 reb | 6 ast | 1 3PM |
| Nov 3 | @BOS W | 38 min | 31 pts | 5 reb | 4 ast | 2 3PM |
| Nov 2 | @CHA L | 33 min | 25 pts | 2 reb | 7 ast | 1 3PM |
| Oct 31 | @PHX L | 33 min | 17 pts | 8 reb | 9 ast | 2 3PM |
| Oct 29 | POR L | 32 min | 29 pts | 2 reb | 8 ast | 2 3PM |
| Oct 27 | PHX W | 43 min | 26 pts | 5 reb | 10 ast | 2 3PM |
| Oct 24 | @SAC L | 34 min | 18 pts | 2 reb | 10 ast | 1 3PM |
| Oct 22 | LAC W | 30 min | 16 pts | 2 reb | 9 ast | 1 3PM |
How his numbers change by situation, with four seasons of history →
Predictions about him
how calls are trackedCame true 1
- Came true Corrected: deadline corrected to 2026-10-22 David Locke: Keyonte George starts on next season's opening day.
2026-02-03 · Podcast · for @ MEM, 2026-10-22 · result: started, 29 min Flag