Willie White (born August 20, 1962) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. After graduating from Carver High in Memphis, White attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). In his freshman season, he averaged 11.8 points per game. UTC also won the Southern Conference championship and made their first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearance. In Willie's sophomore season at UTC, he averaged 15.8 points per game, leading UTC to a second consecutive Southern Conference championship. Willie averaged 18.4 points per game his junior season, also leading UTC to a third straight Southern Conference championship. This was good enough for Willie to be named the Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He averaged 18 points a game his senior season, but lost in the Southern Conference Championship game in double overtime to Marshall.[1] White was invited to the U.S. Olympic team trials in Bloomington, Indiana in 1984. Willie was drafted with eighteenth pick in the second round of the 1984 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. In Willie's two seasons with the Nuggets, he averaged 3.7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist per game.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1962 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Carver (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College | Chattanooga (1980–1984) |
| NBA draft | 1984: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick |
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1984–1986 | Denver Nuggets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
References
edit- ^ Tanner, Jim. "White Backed up Big Talk for UTC". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Official Athletics site. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ "Willie White NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 18, 2012.