Isaac White (basketball)

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Isaac White
Isaac White.jpg
White with Stanford in 2019
No. 2–Brisbane Bullets
Position Point guard
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 26)
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–present Brisbane Bullets
2025– Rockingham Flames
Career highlights and awards
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 Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He is also contracted with the Rockingham Flames of the NBL1 West. 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–present)

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–)

White is set to join the Rockingham Flames of the NBL1 West for the 2025 season. [20] [21]

National team career

At the 2016 FIBA U18 Oceania Tournament, White averaged 14.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. [22] In 2019, he helped Australia win bronze at the Summer Universiade in Italy. [23]

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

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