Derrick White (basketball)

Derrick White (born July 2, 1994)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played three years of college basketball in Division II for the Colorado–Colorado Springs Mountain Lions before transferring to the Division I Colorado Buffaloes for his final season.[2]

Derrick White
White with the San Antonio Spurs in 2019
No. 4 – San Antonio Spurs
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1994-07-02) July 2, 1994
Parker, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolLegend (Parker, Colorado)
College
NBA draft2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–presentSan Antonio Spurs
2017–2018→Austin Spurs
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

A 2012 graduate of Legend High School in Parker, Colorado, White was a six foot combo guard at the time of his graduation.

College career

White was lightly recruited out of high school, receiving no scholarship offers from any four-year institutions. At the time of his high school graduation, which fell about two months before his 18th birthday, he was barely 6 feet tall—after growing two inches during his senior year.[3] The only head coach at a four-year school who showed sustained interest in White was Jeff Culver, then the head coach at the Denver campus of Johnson & Wales University, a non-scholarship NAIA member better known for its culinary program. By the time White was preparing to make his college decision, Culver was hired as head coach at NCAA Division II Colorado–Colorado Springs, and offered White a room and board stipend for his freshman season.[4] Culver was only expecting White to become a starter late in his college career. He was aware that White's father had a late growth spurt in college, and also knew that doctors had projected White to potentially reach 6'5".[4] As it turned out, White reached that potential height by the time he enrolled at Colorado–Colorado Springs.[3] With his newfound size and athleticism, White became a star at UCCS, starting every game of his three-year career and left as the school's career leader in points (1,912) and assists (343). In his junior season, he averaged 25.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Mountain Lions, leading the team to the 2015 NCAA Tournament.[5] He was named an All-American.

Following this season, White opted to transfer to Division I Colorado to play for Tad Boyle and to test his skills in the Pac-12 Conference, one of the top college leagues in the country.[6] After sitting out the 2015–16 season per NCAA rules, White excelled in his lone season with the Buffaloes, averaging 18.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 and a member of the five-man All-Defensive team.[7]

Professional career

2017–18 season

White was one of 60 NBA prospects invited to the 2017 NBA Draft Combine.[8] He was one of only 15 combine invitees who had not been Rivals top-150 prospects in high school, and one of only three who did not sign with Division I programs out of high school. In addition, according to Yahoo! Sports writer Jeff Eisenberg, he was also "the only one who will use part of his first NBA contract to pay off student loans he accumulated paying for tuition at UCCS as a freshman."[4]

The San Antonio Spurs drafted White with the 29th pick of the 2017 NBA draft.[9] White was later included in the Spurs' 2017 NBA Summer League roster.[10] On July 6, White signed with the Spurs.[11]

On October 18, 2017, White made his NBA debut, coming off the bench in a 107–99 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[12] On October 31, 2017, he was sent along with Dāvis Bertāns to the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League.[13] White suffered a fractured right wrist during a G League game against the Texas Legends. He was then recalled to San Antonio several days later.[14][15] On March 12, 2018, White scored a career-high 14 points along with four rebounds, one assist, and a block in a 93-109 loss to the Houston Rockets.[16]

On April 14, 2018, White made his NBA playoffs debut, coming off the bench with seven points, an assist, a steal, and a block in a 92–113 loss to the Golden State Warriors in game 1 of the series.[17]

2018–19 season

On October 12, 2018, White was revealed to have a left plantar fascia tear.[18] On November 7, White made his season debut recording one rebound and three assists in a 95–88 loss to the Miami Heat.[19] On December 31, White scored his career-high 22 points with three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal in a 120–111 win over the Boston Celtics.[20] On January 10, 2019, White scored another career-high 23 points with eight assists, five rebounds, two steals and a block in a double-overtime 154–147 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.[21] On January 30, 2019 against the Brooklyn Nets, White then recorded a then career-high 26 points.[22] On April 18, 2019 against the Denver Nuggets, White recorded another career-high of 36 points to give San Antonio a 2–1 lead in the first round of the 2019 playoffs.

On December 21, 2020, the San Antonio Spurs announced that they had signed White to a contract extension for the next 4 years worth $73M.[23][24]

National team career

On August 24, 2019, White was included in the US national team's final roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[25]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 San Antonio 1708.2.485.615.7001.5.5.2.23.2
2018–19 San Antonio 655325.8.476.333.7693.65.01.0.79.9
2019–20 San Antonio 682024.7.458.366.8533.33.5.6.911.3
Career 1527523.3.469.364.8163.33.4.8.79.8

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 San Antonio 306.0.500.500–.0.3.3.72.3
2019 San Antonio 7727.3.547.294.7313.03.0.7.715.1
Career 10720.9.543.316.7312.12.2.6.711.3

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Austin 242428.1.452.329.8735.03.31.31.220.1
Career 242428.1.452.329.8735.03.31.31.220.1

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Austin 4432.8.450.344.9414.84.01.81.824.8
Career 4432.8.450.344.9414.84.01.81.824.8

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Colorado–Colorado Springs 242429.6.426.342.8083.82.11.51.016.8
2013–14 Colorado–Colorado Springs 282830.6.480.286.8266.34.21.11.522.2
2014–15 Colorado–Colorado Springs 333332.2.529.336.8387.45.22.22.125.8
2016–17 Colorado 343232.8.507.396.8134.14.41.21.418.1
Career 11911731.5.494.350.8245.44.11.51.520.9

References
  1. "Derrick White Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. "Derrick White College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  3. "Derrick White A Bright Spot In Probable Lost Season For Buffs". denver.cbs.local.com. March 7, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  4. Eisenberg, Jeff (May 8, 2017). "How Colorado's Derrick White went from unrecruited to unlikely NBA prospect". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  5. Jhabvala, Nicki (April 19, 2015). "Derrick White, a 3-year standout guard at UCCS, transfers to Colorado". Denver Post. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  6. Barnhouse, Wendell (December 21, 2016). "How former DII All-American Derrick White became Colorado's 'best player'". fanragsports.com. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  7. Rooney, Pat (March 6, 2017). "Derrick White's lone season with CU Buffs reaps All-Pac-12, All-Defensive team honors". Daily Camera. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  8. Rooney, Pat (April 29, 2017). "Derrick White to represent CU at NBA draft combine". buffzone.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  9. "SPURS SELECT DERRICK WHITE AND JARON BLOSSOMGAME IN 2017 NBA DRAFT". NBA.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  10. "SPURS ANNOUNCE 2017 UTAH SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  11. "SPURS SIGN 2017 FIRST ROUND PICK DERRICK WHITE". NBA.com. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  12. "Aldridge's double-double leads Spurs by Timberwolves, 107-99". ESPN.com. October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  13. "SAN ANTONIO ASSIGNS DAVIS BERTANS AND DERRICK WHITE TO AUSTIN SPURS". nba.com. October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  14. "San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White fractures wrist, out indefinitely". nba.com. November 6, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  15. "SAN ANTONIO RECALLS DERRICK WHITE FROM AUSTIN SPURS | San Antonio Spurs". San Antonio Spurs. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  16. "Harden helps Rockets to easy 109-93 win over Spurs". ESPN.com. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  17. "Durant, defending champ Warriors get defensive, beat Spurs". ESPN.com. April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  18. "Heel injury sidelines Spurs guard White indefinitely". NBA.com. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  19. "Spurs' Derrick White: Scoreless in season debut". CBSSports.com. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  20. "Spurs scored 46 in third to race past Celtics, 120-111". ESPN.com. December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  21. "Aldridge scores 56, Spurs outlast Thunder 154-147 in 2OT". ESPN.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  22. https://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/derrick-white-s-career-night-leads-spurs-past-nets-117-114-013119
  23. "Spurs sign Derrick White to contract extension". NBA.com. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  24. "Spurs sign Derrick White to four-year, $73M contract extension". December 21, 2020.
  25. "2019 USA Basketball Men's World Cup Team Roster Announced". usab.com. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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