KIRKLAND, Wash. - Former all-conference post and member of the Northwest University men's basketball program, Greg George (NU '11), has deployed to Afghanistan this week for a tour of duty with the United States Army. Greg was a member of the Army ROTC during his time at NU and attended ROTC classes at the University of Washington while also playing and attending classes at Northwest U. He was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Army upon graduation from NU in the spring of 2011.

As a player at Northwest U., George played four years scoring 1,518 points and grabbed 856 rebounds and had a career scoring average of 13.1 points per game. He was named CCC Freshman of the Year in 2007-08 along with being named to the all-conference teams three times. In his senior year, the Eagle team made their second trip to the NAIA Division II National Championships in Missouri. 

Greg married Lauren Holtz, former standout Eagle volleyball player, in 2011, and they are expecting their first child this year. His wife, Lauren, was also named CCC Freshman of the Year in 2007 in volleyball. She finished with 1,046 career kills and 1,054 digs playing for the Eagles.They were stationed in upstate New York this past year after Greg completed ordinance training in North Carolina in 2012.