Aaron White (basketball)

Aaron White

White with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2018
No. 30–Toyama Grouses
Position	Power forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1992-09-10) September 10, 1992 (age 32) Strongsville, Ohio, US
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Strongsville (Strongsville, Ohio)
College	Iowa (2011–2015)
NBA draft	2015: 2nd round, 49th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Bonn
2016–2017	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2017–2019	Žalgiris Kaunas
2019–2020	Olimpia Milano
2020	Iberostar Tenerife
2020–2021	Panathinaikos
2021–2022	Crvena zvezda mts
2022	Budućnost VOLI
2022–2023	Darüşşafaka
2023–2024	Kumamoto Volters
2024–present	Toyama Grouses
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2020) ABA League champion (2022) Serbian League champion (2022) Serbian Cup winner (2022) Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup winner (2018) 2× Lithuanian LKL champion (2018, 2019) Greek League champion (2021) Greek Cup winner (2021) First-team All-Big Ten (2015) Third-team All-Big Ten – Media (2013) Big Ten All-Freshman team (2012)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Aaron White (born September 10, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Toyama Grouses of the B.League. He played college basketball for the University of Iowa. ^[1]

College career

At the conclusion of his junior season, White was named to the Third Team All-Big Ten. ^[2] He scored 26 points in Iowa's 83–52 win over Davidson in the Round of 64 of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. ^[3] As a senior, he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media. ^{[4] [5]}

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron White SF	Strongsville, Ohio	Strongsville High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Mar 9, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN- Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 30, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2012.

Professional career

On June 25, 2015, White was selected with the 49th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. ^[6] He later joined the Wizards for the 2015 NBA Summer League ^[7] where he averaged 3.0 points and 3.7 rebounds in six games. ^[8] On July 26, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga. In June 2016, his contract expired and he left the team in pursuit of an NBA contract with the team that drafted him the year prior, the Washington Wizards. ^{[9] [10]} In five games played for the Wizards in the 2016 NBA Summer League, he averaged 7.2 points and 5.2 rebounds.

For the 2016–17 season, White signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League and EuroCup. ^[11]

On June 13, 2017, White signed with the Lithuanian team Žalgiris Kaunas. ^[12] In his first season with the club, he averaged 8.9 points and 4.4 rebounds over 36 EuroLeague games. In 2018–19 season, White's production dropped slightly, as he averaged 8.2 points and 4.2 rebounds over 34 EuroLeague games.

On July 14, 2019, White signed a deal with the Italian team Olimpia Milano ^[13] but transferred to Iberostar Tenerife in January. ^{[14] [15]}

On August 6, 2020, White officially signed a one-year contract with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. ^[16]

On June 29, 2021, White signed a two-year contract with Crvena zvezda of the Basketball League of Serbia, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. ^[17]

On September 13, 2022, White signed with Budućnost VOLI of the Adriatic League and Eurocup. ^[18] On December 7, 2022, he left the club on a mutual agreement. ^[19]

On December 25, 2022, White signed with Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). ^{[20] [21]}

On June 28, 2023, White signed with Kumamoto Volters of the B.League. ^[22]

On July 30, 2024, White signed with Toyama Grouses of the B.League. ^[23]

NBA draft rights

On June 25, 2015, White was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 49th overall pick in the second round of the 2015 NBA draft. On July 6, 2019, his draft rights were traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade. ^[24]

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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

*	Led the league

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2017–18	Žalgiris	36*	2	22.4	.538	.385	.747	4.4	1.0	.6	.4	8.9	10.2
2018–19		34	23	24.9	.519	.333	.791	4.2	.7	.4	.2	8.2	10.0
2019–20	Milano	15	3	10.1	.321	.250	.833	1.4	.3	.1	.1	2.1	1.9
2020–21	Panathinaikos	33	17	22.4	.500	.365	.806	4.0	1.0	.5	.2	7.3	9.0
2021–22	Crvena zvezda	18	9	18.1	.373	.297	.839	3.6	1.2	.6	.1	5.5	7.4
Career		136	54	21.1	.495	.346	.789	3.8	.9	.5	.2	7.2	8.6

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Telekom Baskets Bonn	Basketball Bundesliga	34	27.4	53.1%	36.2%	75.0%	5.7	1.2	0.8	0.3	13.4
2016–17	Zenit Saint Petersburg	VTB United League	30	24.1	44.5%	37.6%	65.6%	6.6	1.3	0.8	0.4	9.3
2017–18	Žalgiris	LKL	45	17.6	58.8%	39.6%	67.8%	4.4	0.8	0.5	0.2	8.0
2018–19	Žalgiris	LKL	40	19.4	54.0%	43.9%	77.6%	4.2	1.0	0.7	0.2	8.6
2019–20	AX Armani Exchange Milano	Serie A	8	11.9	30.8%	36.4%	100%	1.6	0.6	0.3	0.0	3.6
2019–20	Iberostar Tenerife	Liga ACB	8	22.1	50.0%	36.8%	81.8%	4.1	0.6	0.5	0.1	7.3
2020–21	Panathinaikos B.C.	Greek Basket League	30	16.3	53.0%	41.3%	89.3%	2.7	0.7	0.6	0.1	5.8
2021–22	KK Crvena zvezda	ABA League	21	16.7	44.9%	29.1%	78.3%	3.1	1.5	0.5	0.2	7.1

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	Iowa	35	14	23.8	.504	.279	.699	5.7	0.9	0.9	0.7	11.1
2012–13	Iowa	38	38	29.2	.468	.227	.748	6.2	1.3	1.1	0.7	12.8
2013–14	Iowa	33	33	28.1	.584	.258	.807	6.7	1.8	1.0	0.6	12.8
2014–15	Iowa	34	34	31.5	.521	.356	.819	7.3	1.4	1.3	0.5	16.4
Career		140	119	28.1	.517	.281	.773	6.4	1.4	1.1	0.6	13.3

References

1. "Iowa's Aaron White Earns Third Big Ten Freshman Award". KCRG.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014.
2. "Big Ten Announces 2014 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors: Michigan's Stauskas named Big Ten Player of the Year". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 10, 2014. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
3. Beller, Michael (March 20, 2015). "Aaron White pushes Iowa past Davidson in dominating performance". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 10, 2015.
4. "Wisconsin's Kaminksy named Big Ten Player of the Year". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
5. "2014–15 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team" (PDF). CSTV.com. March 9, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 29, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
6. "WIZARDS ACQUIRE KELLY OUBRE JR. IN 2015 NBA DRAFT". MonumentalNetwork.com. June 25, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
7. Castillo, Jorge (July 17, 2015). "Aaron White confirms he will 'probably' play overseas next season". The Washington Post . Retrieved July 21, 2015.
8. "2015 Summer League Player Profile". NBA.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
9. "NBA-Draftee für die Telekom Baskets: Aaron White der neue Starter als großer Flügel". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). Telekom Baskets Bonn. July 26, 2015.
10. "Team 2015/2016 – Aaron White" (in German). Telekom Baskets Bonn. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
11. "Zenit brings in big man White". Eurocup. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
12. Zalgiris Kaunas agreed to terms with Aaron White to replace Brock Motum
13. "Milan makes White its first new player". euroleague.net. July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
14. "Olimpia's statement regarding Aaron White". olimpiamilano.com. January 15, 2020.
15. "El Iberostar Tenerife ficha a Aaron White". cbcanarias.net. January 15, 2020.
16. Sportando, Redazione (August 6, 2020). "Aaron White joins Panathinaikos". Sportando. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
17. Skerletic, Dario (June 29, 2021). "KK Crvena Zvedza inks Aaron White". Sportando. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
18. "Buducnost announces Aaron White". euroleaguebasketball.net. September 13, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
19. "Aaron White više nije igrač Budućnosti!". cgsport.me (in Montenegrin). December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
20. "Aaron White switches to Darussafaka". EuroHoops. December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
21. "Daçka'dan önemli hamle" (in Turkish). basketfaul. December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
22. "Daçka'dan Japonya'ya". basketfaul.com (in Turkish). June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
23. "アーロン・ホワイト選手(新規) 契約基本合意のお知らせ". Grouses.jp (in Japanese). July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
24. "Brooklyn Nets Complete Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

External links

• Iowa Hawkeyes bio
• EuroLeague profile