Tate George sentencing delayed until August

Tate George was scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in Trenton, but after a status conference between attorneys and U.S. District Judge Mary Cooper, the sentencing was pushed back to Aug. 19-20 to allow for more time to decide the monetary issue.

George, a former UConn star who later played for the New Jersey Nets and Milwaukee Bucks, is best remembered for a buzzer-beating shot in the NCAA Tournament in a 1990 game against Clemson.

George didn't attend the hearing. He has been held in jail in New Jersey since his conviction last fall on four wire fraud counts.

Wire fraud carries a maximum 20-year sentence, though defendants rarely receive the maximum.