Men's Basketball
Neilson, George
George Neilson
- Title:
- Director of Scouting
- Email:
- gneilson@ttu.edu
George Neilson is in his second season at Texas Tech where he is the men’s basketball Director of Scouting.
Neilson arrived in Lubbock after spending the previous two seasons as the video coordinator at Cincinnati following serving three seasons as director of men’s basketball operations at Santa Clara. He worked as the Tech video coordinator in his first season with the program.
Neilson assisted at Arizona State for two seasons as the video coordinator (2014-15) and a graduate assistant (2013-14). He earned a master’s degree in liberal studies from Arizona State in 2014.
Along with experience with collegiate programs, Neilson spent the 2015-16 season as basketball operations assistant with the NBA’s Chicago Bulls, creating personnel reports and video edits on opponents while assisting in player development workouts.
A Tuscaloosa, Alabama native, earned a degree in physical education from Alabama in 2011 while serving as a student manager his final two years. He worked as a volunteer assist video coordinator with the Crimson Tide during the 2011-12 season and a graduate assistant at Drake in 2012-13.
He married Michelle Belleville in August 2019. The couple has one child, Grace Kaylyn, who was born on July 6, 2021.
Neilson arrived in Lubbock after spending the previous two seasons as the video coordinator at Cincinnati following serving three seasons as director of men’s basketball operations at Santa Clara. He worked as the Tech video coordinator in his first season with the program.
Neilson assisted at Arizona State for two seasons as the video coordinator (2014-15) and a graduate assistant (2013-14). He earned a master’s degree in liberal studies from Arizona State in 2014.
Along with experience with collegiate programs, Neilson spent the 2015-16 season as basketball operations assistant with the NBA’s Chicago Bulls, creating personnel reports and video edits on opponents while assisting in player development workouts.
A Tuscaloosa, Alabama native, earned a degree in physical education from Alabama in 2011 while serving as a student manager his final two years. He worked as a volunteer assist video coordinator with the Crimson Tide during the 2011-12 season and a graduate assistant at Drake in 2012-13.
He married Michelle Belleville in August 2019. The couple has one child, Grace Kaylyn, who was born on July 6, 2021.
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