Isaac White (basketball)

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Isaac White
Isaac White.jpg
White with Stanford in 2019
No. 1–Rockingham Flames
Position Point guard
League NBL1 West
Personal information
Born (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 27)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Listed height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
High school Sacred Heart College
(Adelaide, South Australia)
College Stanford (2017–2020)
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Sturt Sabres
2020–2022 Illawarra Hawks
2021–2022 Ipswich Force
2022–2023 Tasmania JackJumpers
2023–2024Mackay Meteors
2023–2025 Brisbane Bullets
2025–present Rockingham Flames
2025–present Adelaide 36ers
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Italy Team

Isaac Lewis White (born 22 June 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Rockingham Flames of the NBL1 West. He is also contracted for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal for three seasons, before graduating and signing to play basketball in Australia professionally.

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Early life and career

White was born in Adelaide, South Australia, as the youngest of two siblings. He played for the Sturt Sabres in the South Australian Premier League in 2016 and 2017 [1] and scored 65 points in a game against West Adelaide. [2] White led South Australia to win the 2017 Australian U20 National Championship and led the tournament in scoring with 20.9 points per game. [3]

College career

In 2017, White moved to the United States to play college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal. [4] [5]

On 20 November 2017, White scored a career-high 20 points in a loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels. [6] As a freshman, he averaged 5.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, starting nine of the team's 33 contests. He averaged 3.1 points and 1.0 rebound per game as a sophomore. [2] White was named to the 2019 Pac-12 All-Academic Team. [3] As a junior in 2019–20, he averaged 4.2 points per game. White graduated from Stanford after three seasons and initially decided to graduate transfer to California Baptist. [7] However, he instead decided to pursue professional opportunities. [3]

Professional career

Illawarra Hawks and Ipswich Force (2020–2022)

On 24 July 2020, White signed a one-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). [3] After playing for the Ipswich Force during the 2021 NBL1 North season, [1] he re-joined Hawks for the 2021–22 NBL season. [8] Following the NBL season, he re-joined the Force for the 2022 NBL1 North season. [1]

Tasmania JackJumpers (2022–2023)

On 4 August 2022, White signed with the Tasmania JackJumpers ahead of the 2022–23 NBL season as an injury replacement for Clint Steindl. [9] His deal was converted to a development player contract on 28 September 2022. [10]

Mackay Meteors (2023–2024)

Following the 2022–23 NBL season, White joined the Mackay Meteors for the 2023 NBL1 North season. [11] He was named to the All-NBL1 North First Team. [12]

With the Meteors in 2024, he was again named to the NBL1 North First Team [13] helped the team win the NBL1 North championship. [14] [15] He was team captain and averaged 24.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. [16]

Brisbane Bullets (2023–2025)

On 31 March 2023, White signed a two-year deal with the Brisbane Bullets. [17]

On 10 April 2024, White's contract for the 2024–25 NBL season was exercised by the Bullets. [18] On 24 December 2024, he scored 18 of his career-high 22 points in the first 12 minutes of the Bullets' 111–90 win over the Adelaide 36ers. [19]

Rockingham Flames (2025–present)

White joined the Rockingham Flames of the NBL1 West for the 2025 season. [20] [21] On 18 July, he recorded 47 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists in a 105–102 overtime win over the Willetton Tigers. [22] [23] He was named NBL1 West Most Valuable Player and All-NBL1 West First Team. [24] [25] [26] The Flames reached the preliminary final, where they lost 99–97 to the Warwick Senators despite White's game-high 38 points. [27] [28]

Adelaide 36ers (2025–present)

On 5 April 2025, White signed a two-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers. [29]

National team career

At the 2016 FIBA U18 Oceania Tournament, White averaged 14.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. [30] In 2019, he helped Australia win bronze at the Summer Universiade in Italy. [31]

In February 2025, White was named in the Australian Boomers squad for two FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers. [32]

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Stanford 33916.7.368.339.7501.2.8.2.05.5
2018–19 Stanford 3048.6.426.393.6671.0.3.2.03.1
2019–20 Stanford 31014.5.442.408.7621.7.7.3.04.2
Career941313.4.403.372.7341.3.6.2.04.3

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Isaac White" . australiabasket.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Abeytia, R.J. (20 August 2019). "Stanford Men's Basketball Summer Evals: Isaac White". 247 Sports. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Logue, Matt (24 July 2020). "NBL 2020/21: Hawks sign gifted guard Isaac White to one-year deal". The Australian . Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Isaac White Announces Commitment to Play Men's Basketball at Stanford University". Field Level. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Isaac White Bio". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Berry scores 29 points as No. 9 UNC beats Stanford 96-72". ESPN. Associated Press. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Avalon, Grant (23 March 2020). "Isaac White transfers to Cal Baptist". Rule of Tree. SB Nation . Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Isaac White Re-signs with Illawarra". NBL.com.au. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Former Hawk the White fit to replace Steindl". jackjumpers.com.au. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Isaac White Extends Tassie Stay". NBL.com.au. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Isaac White Joins Meteors For 2023 NBL1 North Title Charge". mackaybasketball.com. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "NBL1 North First & Second Team | Men's". facebook.com/basketballqld. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "NBL1 North Men's First Team". facebook.com/basketballqld. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  14. ↑ Everett, Lachlan (1 August 2024). "Mackay's secret advantage in the Grand Final Series". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Mackay Meteors win the 2024 NBL1 North championship". NBL1.com.au. 3 August 2024. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024.
  16. ↑ Pike, Chris (28 August 2024). "Fairytale Mackay win perfect Bullets preparation for White". authory.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Brisbane Bullets Welcome Isaac White". brisbanebullets.com.au. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Core quartet signs on with Bullets". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  19. ↑ "Prather, White send Bullets to fourth". NBL Official Website. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "In an early Christmas present for Flames fans, rising NBL star, 2024 NBL1 North championship captain, and former Stanford NCAA-1 player Isaac White has joined the Rockingham Flames for the 2025 NBL1 West title chase". facebook.com/rockingham.flames. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "NBL guard signs with West powerhouse". nbl1.com.au. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "Flames vs Tigers". nbl1.com.au. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  23. ↑ Pike, Chris (18 July 2025). "West Recap | Round 16 Friday". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  24. ↑ "NBL1 West's best honoured at MVP Awards Night". nbl1.com.au. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  25. ↑ O'Donoghue, Craig (3 August 2025). "Rockingham Flame Isaac White wins NBL1 West MVP as he prepares to join Bryce Cotton at Adelaide 36ers". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "Double delight: 36ers duo crowned NBL1 MVPs". nbl.com.au. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  27. ↑ "Senators vs Flames". nbl1.com.au. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  28. ↑ Pike, Chris (16 August 2025). "West Recap | Preliminary Finals Saturday". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  29. ↑ "White signs for 36ers on two-year deal". Adelaide 36ers Official Website. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  30. ↑ "Isaac Lewis White". FIBA . Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  31. ↑ Arsenis, Damian (12 July 2019). "Dejan Vasiljevic powers Emerging Boomers to Universiade bronze". Pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  32. ↑ "Boomers announce team for Traralgon games". NBL Official Website. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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