![]() White with Duke in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | NBL | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Traralgon, Victoria, Australia | 5 August 1997||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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College | Duke (2016–2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2020: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Cairns Taipans | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Melbourne United | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | →Grand Rapids Gold | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | South Bay Lakers | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Memphis Grizzlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024–present | Melbourne United | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jackson Thomas White (born 5 August 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
A native of Traralgon, White played basketball at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, where he was recruited by several NCAA Division I programs. In 2016, he was called up to play for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL) as an injury replacement. [1]
White played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils for four seasons. He was selected to be team captain in his final two years. [2] In his junior season, White averaged 20.5 minutes per game off the bench on a team that featured the top-3 players in the 2018 recruiting class: Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, and Cam Reddish. [3] As a senior, White averaged 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game shooting 38.7 percent from the field and 72.2 percent from the free throw line. He was an ACC All-Academic selection. [4]
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, White signed a three-year deal with Melbourne United of the NBL on 15 July 2020. [5]
In July 2022, White went to the United States to join the Denver Nuggets for NBA Summer League. On 19 July 2022, he signed a two-way contract with the Nuggets. [6] White appeared in 17 games and averaged 1.2 points per game. He won an NBA championship when the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals.
On 20 July 2023, White signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder, [7] but was waived on 22 October, during the final roster cuts. [8]
On 28 October 2023, the NBA G-League's Texas Legends drafted Jack White with the number one overall pick in the 2023 NBA G League Draft. His rights were traded away to the South Bay Lakers just a few hours later, [9] joining the team afterwards. [10]
On 9 April 2024, White signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. [11]
On 15 May 2024, White signed a two-year deal with Melbourne United, returning to the franchise for a second stint. [12]
White has represented Australia at many international junior tournaments. He won a silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai. At the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Heraklion, White averaged 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. [13] In 2019, he helped his team win bronze at the Summer Universiade in Italy. [14]
White made his senior national team debut in the third window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. He averaged 10 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and featured with a career high performance against China with a 16 point, 14 rebound double-double. [15] [16]
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 |
† | Won an NBA championship |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022–23 † | Denver | 17 | 0 | 3.9 | .421 | .333 | .667 | 1.0 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 1.2 |
2023–24 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 15.9 | .125 | .200 | — | 3.0 | .3 | 1.0 | .3 | 1.5 |
Career | 21 | 0 | 6.2 | .286 | .263 | .667 | 1.4 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 1.3 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Duke | 10 | 0 | 6.1 | .667 | .500 | .800 | 1.3 | .1 | .1 | .2 | 2.1 |
2017–18 | Duke | 28 | 0 | 5.7 | .409 | .167 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .3 | .3 | .2 | .8 |
2018–19 | Duke | 35 | 3 | 20.5 | .359 | .278 | .852 | 4.7 | .7 | .6 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
2019–20 | Duke | 30 | 7 | 15.6 | .388 | .327 | .722 | 2.9 | .8 | .7 | .7 | 3.1 |
Career | 103 | 10 | 13.6 | .384 | .288 | .807 | 3.0 | .6 | .5 | .7 | 2.7 |
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