UNC – Asheville jr. Kenny George is a monster. The center lists at 7’-7” tall, but I think he is just an eyelash shy of eight feet. His wingspan is enormous and is the tallest basketball player in NCAA. They say that you can’t teach tall, but can the kid play?

George is a sixth-man that leads the nation in blocked shots averaging just over five per game along with his 12.8 points per and 9.3 boards. He is on pace to be the first sixth man in the Big South league to make the first-team all-conference squad. So he can play – a little, wait a minute, did I just use the word “little” to describe a man that wears a size 26 shoe?

But like any basketball giant we have seen, like Gheorge Muresan and Manute Bol, George does have his own share of limitations. But unlike Muresan and Bol, George does have the wide-body that is closer in stature to King Kong than just a really tall pole. His main drawback is the way he moves up and down the court without anything resembling speed. His huge body seems almost too big as he moves like Godzilla lumbering towards downtown Tokyo. George is also injury prone which led to him miss several games because of knee and foot problems.

He was also exposed earlier this week as UNC-Asheville battled No. 1 ranked North Carolina. UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough – diminutive compared to George at 6’-9”, drove down the lane and dunked over the giant en route to scoring 23 points to lead the Tar Heels to their first undefeated non-conference season since 1998.

Limitations aside, once inside George is a force. He has great hands for a big man and all he needs to do is hop to throw down the dunk. But his main asset is the ability to swat down shots like Kong swiped at those pesky airplanes. But even if he doesn’t get a paw on the ball his presence in the middle is enough to change the way players attack the basket – he’s just too big.

George’s shot blocking and mere presence in the lane is one thing to consider if you are playing college basketball picks in a small pointspread situation with Asheville. Just the fact the George can alter the shot taking of his opponents can be the difference maker in a short spread.

While UNC is No. 1 and is always mentioned with March Madness picks, it remains to be seen if Asheville will make the cut come tournament time.

So even if the big man can play just a “little” his size is enough to land him in the NBA.