Tate Claude George (born May 29, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 22nd overall pick in the 1990 NBA Draft from the University of Connecticut. A and guard, he played a total of four years in the NBA for the Nets and Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 4.2 points per game in his career. College career and prior NBA 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. George was a member of the CBA-champion Quad City Thunder in 1993–94, with George averaging 16.4 per game. The Thunder defeated the Omaha Racers 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. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | 1990–91 | align="left" | New Jersey | 56 || 11 || 10.6 || .415 || .000 || .800 || 0.8 || 1.9 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 3.4 |- | align="left" | 1991–92 | align="left" | New Jersey | 70 || 2 || 14.8 || .427 || .167 || .821 || 1.5 || 2.3 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 6.0 |- | align="left" | 1992–93 | align="left" | New Jersey | 48 || 1 || 7.9 || .378 || .000 || .833 || 0.6 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 2.5 |- | align="left" | 1994–95 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 3 || 0 || 2.7 || .333 || .000 || 1.000 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 177 || 14 || 11.4 || .414 || .071 || .820 || 1.0 || 1.8 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 4.2 |} Playoffs |- | align="left" | 1991–92 | align="left" | New Jersey | 4 ||