Debut: FIBA 2022 World Cup Qualifiers
Height: 6'6 - 201cm
Major Tournaments: FIBA 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, FIBA 2023 World Cup
Current team: Melbourne United, NBL
Junior club: Traralgon, Victoria
Origin: Traralgon, Victoria
Biography
Hailing from Gippsland in regional Victoria, the AIS graduate enjoyed a strong college career at Duke University before retuning to Australia to play for Melbourne United.
The forward played a key role in United’s 2021 NBL championship but missed the 3-0 Grand Final series win over Perth Wildcats with a ruptured Achilles.
White would return to the court eight months later and in 2022 make his Boomers debut in front of a home crowd in Melbourne during Australia’s World Cup qualifying series.
He joined Denver Nuggets on a Summer League contract and the following NBA season, as a two-way player, was a member of the Nuggets team which lifted the trophy for the first time in their 47-year-history. White played for the South Bay Lakers in the G-League from 2023 - 2024 and signed a short term contract with the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA.
On May 15, 2024 - White announced a return to the NBL penning a two year deal with Melbourne United.
Did You Know?
Jack White and Australian Opal and WNBA star Jade Melbourne both hail from the Gippsland town of Traralgon.
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