George Conditt IV
No. 4 – Gigantes de Carolina | |
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Position | undrafted |
Playing career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
2022 | Gigantes de Carolina |
2022–2023 | Promitheas Patras |
2023 | Gigantes de Carolina |
2023–2024 | Rip City Remix |
2024–present | Gigantes de Carolina |
Career highlights and awards | |
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George Conditt IV (born August 22, 2000) is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Gigantes de Carolina of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones and represents the Puerto Rican national basketball team in FIBA basketball competitions.
Early life
Conditt was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended
College career
As a freshman in 2018–2019, Conditt played in 26 games, averaging 8.0 minutes per game, along with 2.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks. As a sophomore, he was one of four Cyclones to play in all 32 games, making seven starts. He averaged 16.3 minutes, 7.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and was sixth in the
Professional career
Conditt was drafted with the second overall pick in the 2022 Baloncesto Superior Nacional draft by the Gigantes de Carolina.[4] On April 7, 2022, Conditt officially signed with the Gigantes.[5]
On September 16, 2022, Conditt signed with Greek club Promitheas Patras.[6] In 24 domestic league matches, he averaged 9.7 points and 6.2 rebounds, playing around 21 minutes per contest.
On June 11, 2023, the Puerto Rico National Team center played his last game of the BSN regular season before traveling to the United States to participate in the Portland Trail Blazers camp. Afterwards, Conditt returned to the Gigantes for the first game of the quarterfinals against the number one seed Piratas de Quebradillas. In a series where no one saw Carolina advancing to the semifinals,[citation needed] Conditt, along with Tremont Waters and former NBA player Mike Scott, eliminated the favorite team to win the national title in six games. Quebradillas had the most dangerous duo of imported players in the tournament[citation needed] with Brandon Knight and Hassan Whiteside. On July 27, he helped the Gigantes de Carolina defeat the defending champions Vaqueros de Bayamón in Game 5 to secure the franchise's first championship in history.[7]
Rip City Remix (2023–2024)
On October 10, 2023, Conditt signed with the Portland Trail Blazers,[8] but was waived on October 21.[9] Nine days later, he joined the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League.[10]
Third stint with Carolina (2024–present)
On April 8, 2024, Conditt returned to the Gigantes de Carolina.[11]
National team career
Although a native of Chicago, Conditt represents Puerto Rico at the international level due to his mother's Puerto Rican ancestry.[12] At the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship, he averaged 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks, helping lead the team to a fourth-place finish.[1][13][14]
In 2021, he averaged 14.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in two games while playing for Puerto Rico at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. He shot 76.5 percent from the field in the event, highlighted by a game against Serbia where he shot 9-for-10 from the field and scored 20 points. The next game he netted nine points and had four rebounds against Italy.[1]
Conditt plays center for the national team.[2]
Personal life
Conditt’s father, George Conditt III, played defensive lineman for Iowa State Cyclones football in the 1990s, lettering twice.[15] His mother, Carol, taught him Spanish and instilled in him the desire to play for Puerto Rico. He is one of five children of the couple.[13] He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.[16]
References
- ^ a b c d "George Conditt IV - Men's Basketball". Iowa State University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ a b "George Conditt IV y Iowa State sacan a LSU del torneo nacional de NCAA". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2022-03-19. Archived from the original on 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "ISU's Brockington and Conditt IV to pursue pro careers". KJAN. 2022-03-28. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ Figueroa Loza, Jorge (March 1, 2022). "Tremont Waters y George Conditt IV son los primeros dos seleccionados en el sorteo del BSN". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Brown, Chelsie (April 9, 2022). "Iowa State's George Conditt signs professional contract to play in Puerto Rico". KCRG.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "Promitheas signs rookie center Conditt". EuroLeagueBasketball.net. September 16, 2022. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Gigantes de Carolina campeones del BSN". PeriodicoElSolPR.com (in Spanish). July 27, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Trail Blazers Sign George Conditt". NBA.com. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Trail Blazers Convert Justin Minaya To Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Holdahl, Casey [@CHold] (October 30, 2023). "The @ripcityremix begin training camp for their inagural season today at the @trailblazers practice facility. Here's who they're taking into camp..." (Tweet). Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ La Guerra del BSN [@LaGuerraBSN] (April 8, 2024). "#BSNPR OFICIAL: El centro George Conditt IV se reportó a los campeones Gigantes de Carolina y jugará hoy frente a los Mets de Guaynabo" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Reclutan a un 6'10 para el Equipo Nacional Sub-18". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2018-01-17. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ a b "'I Saw Him Finally Breathe' | Iowa State Hoops | ISDHoops.com". isdhoops.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ [email protected], @noahrohlfing, Noah Rohlfing. "Incoming Cyclone George Conditt IV to play with Puerto Rico U18s". Iowa State Daily. Archived from the original on 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "An unusual senior night awaits Iowa State men's basketball's George Conditt IV, Izaiah Brockington". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ Sigma Testimonial: Why Am I Active as a Neophyte?, archived from the original on 2022-08-16, retrieved 2022-08-16