Hubie White

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Hubie White
Personal information
Born (1940-01-26) January 26, 1940 (age 84)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school West Philadelphia
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College Villanova (1959–1962)
NBA draft 1962: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career1962–1971
Position Shooting guard
Number7, 23, 32, 14
Career history
1962–1963 San Francisco Warriors
1963 Camden Bullets
1963–1964 Wilmington Blue Bombers
1964 Philadelphia 76ers
1964–1965 Wilkes-Barre Barons
1965–1967 Harrisburg Patriots
1967–1968Wilkes-Barre Barons
1969–1970 Miami Floridians
1970–1971 Pittsburgh Condors
1971 Trenton Pat Pavers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points 578 (4.8 ppg)
Rebounds 264 (2.2 rpg)
Assists 110 (0.9 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Hubie White (born January 26, 1940) is a retired American basketball player. The 6' 3" shooting guard played for West Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia. He played college basketball for Villanova University from 1959 to 1962. White earned All-America honors in 1962. He was a three-time All Big Five player, AP and UPI All-East, and two-time All State. Villanova retired White's #14 jersey on January 27, 2001.

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White played professionally for San Francisco (NBA) in the 1962–63 season, Philadelphia (NBA) 1963–64, Miami (ABA) 1969–70, and Pittsburgh (ABA) 1970–71.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA/ABA

Source [1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1962–63 San Francisco 299.3.360.6671.21.03.2
1963–64 Philadelphia 238.5.295.6071.8.53.4
1969–70 Miami (ABA)5415.3.402.163.7382.91.06.7
1970–71 Pittsburgh (ABA)1411.9.279.286.7692.31.03.3
Career (NBA)529.0.329.6301.5.83.3
Career (ABA)6814.6.384.180.7422.81.06.0
Career (overall)12012.1.366.180.7062.2.94.5

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References

  1. "Hubie White NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2024.