University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Naithan George - 2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 2
Naithan George
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Canada
- High School:
- Canyon International Academy
CAREER
- Has totaled 1,051 points, 530 assists, 309 rebounds, and 94 steals over 95 career games ... is 362-of-895 (.405) from the field, including 128-of-402 (.318) from three-point range, and 199-of-255 (.780) from the foul line
- Began his career at Georgia Tech ... played two seasons with the Yellow Jackets before transferring to Syracuse for one season
- Reunites with former teammates Baye Ndongo and Akir Souare ... all three were teammates at Georgia Tech in 2024-25 ... George and Souare were teammates at Syracuse in 2025-26
2025-26 (SYRACUSE)
- Had 14 points, eight assists, and five steals in his initial Syracuse outing against Binghamton.
- Had 13 points, seven assists and four rebounds against Drexel.
- Had 12 points, nine assists and six rebounds when the Orange defeated Monmouth.
- Posted 10 points, three assists and three steals against Saint Joseph’s
- Tallied a team-best 22 points with six rebounds and six assists against Northeastern.
- Logged a team-best 22 points for the second consecutive contest, which included a trio of 3-pointers, against Stonehill ... went 7-of-12 from the field.
- Recorded 17 points against Georgia Tech and shot a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line.
- Had 11 assists against Pitt and recorded eight points and distributed 13 assists against Florida State.
- Produced 13 points, five assists, and four rebounds at home against Miami.
- Distributed 10 assists in Syracuse’s win against Notre Dame.
- Produced 15 points and four assists in the loss at North Carolina.
- Posted 19 points at Virginia.
- Recorded first double-double with 14 points and 10 assists in the double overtime victory at California ... played 42 minutes and tallied four rebounds and three steals
- Accumulated 16 points and six assists in the overtime victory against SMU.
- Totaled eight points at No. 3 Duke and added another double-double with 13 points and 10 assists against Wake Forest.
- Led the way for the Orange against Louisville with 16 points
- Tied his career-high with 28 points in the overtime loss to Pitt.
- Produced 11 assists against SMU in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
2024-25 (GEORGIA TECH)
- Earned Honorable Mention All-ACC recognition
- Helped guide the Yellow Jackets to a postseason berth (NIT) for the first time in four seasons ... Georgia Tech ended the 2024-25 campaign with a 17-17 overall record and a 10-10 mark in the ACC
- Led the ACC in assist average (6.5) and ranked 11th among Division I performers in assists per game.
- His 221 assists represented the fifth-best single-season total in Georgia Tech history.
- Was one of two Yellow Jackets to play in all 33 contests.
- Extended a streak of consecutive starts to 62 games, dating back to early in his freshman season.
- Averaged 35.6 minutes per game, ranking second in the ACC ... His 37.8 minutes played average in ACC games led all conference performers.
- Posted double-digit points 23 times in 33 contests ... had at least four assists in 30 of 33 games.
- Produced 16 points and 11 assists against Central Arkansas
- Had 10 points and 10 assists in a victory against Boston College.
- Two games later, he posted 11 points and 10 assists at SMU.
- In a five-game stretch between the contest at Notre Dame and the win against California, he averaged 21.8 points per outing.
- Contributed 20 points in a three-point loss at Notre Dame.
- Scored a career-high 28 points at Clemson ... started a streak of four straight games of 20-or-more points.
- Selected ACC Player of the Week after back-to-back wins against Stanford and California.
- Posted 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists in 40 minutes of work against Stanford and followed with 26 points and eight assists while logging 44 minutes against Cal.
- Converted a career-high five 3-pointers against California.
- Tallied a career-best 12 assists when the Yellow Jackets defeated NC State.
- Followed that up with 10 points and 11 assists in a victory against Miami
- Narrowly missed a triple double in an ACC Tournament victory against Virginia, producing 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists
2023-24 (GEORGIA TECH)
- Scored eight points in his debut against Cincinnati ... missed the first three games of the season
- Entered the starting lineup in his second appearance and made his first collegiate start against Mississippi State ... remained in the starting lineup for 28 straight contests
- Averaged 4.6 assists per game, ranking second among ACC players.
- Flashed his play-making abilities with nine assists in 28 minutes against Duke
- Posted eight assists in back-to-back contests with Alabama A&M and Penn State
- Tallied a season-high 11 assists against Notre Dame.
- In one eight-game stretch he scored in double digits seven times and averaged 14.4 points per outing ... The scoring run began with a 17-point outing at Duke and followed that with 20 points and six assists at Clemson
- Posted 18 points and distributed five assists at NC State
- Averaged 15.8 points over the last four games of the season.
- Produced 16 points at Wake Forest
- Tallied a season-high 24 points and seven assists against Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament
PREP
- Enrolled in and played his final three high school seasons with Canyon International Academy (Ariz.)
- Competed against junior colleges and on The Grind Session prep circuit
- Helped CIA to the 2022 and 2023 state championships
- Averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game as a senior in 2022-23
- Competed for the Arizona Unity team
- Played in six games at the Peach Jam and averaged 10.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists
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