Georges Niang

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Georges Niang: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

Nicknamed "the Minivan," Niang was a two-time All-American at Iowa State who topped 2,000 career points and set program records for games played and wins. Drafted 50th by Indiana in 2016, he found his NBA footing in Utah, where a two-way contract in January 2018 grew into a standard deal and more than three seasons of reliable bench shooting.

The son of a Senegalese father, he showed his leadership streak early as student body president at Tilton Prep. After Utah he became a rotation regular for Philadelphia and Cleveland — playing all 82 games in 2023–24 and scoring a career-high 33 on Milwaukee — before trades took him to Atlanta and Boston in 2025.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah signed him to a two-way deal on January 14, 2018 and he grew into a reliable stretch forward over four seasons before leaving for Philadelphia. Boston sent him back in an August 2025 salary dump, and a foot injury kept him off the floor until the February 2026 Memphis trade.

Full name

Georges Maguette Niang

Utah Jazz tenure

2017–21

Position

Forward

Born

1993, Lawrence, Massachusetts

Height

6′7″ (201 cm)

Weight

231 lb (105 kg)

College

Iowa State

Drafted

2016, 2nd round (No. 50), Indiana