Billy White (born January 26, 1989) is an American professional

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player. He competed with

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at the college level. After graduating, White joined the

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and then played for multiple international clubs. He has played for the

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and

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of the

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, including winning a championship while with Halifax.

College career

He played college basketball for

under coach Steve Fisher. In 2009, it was alleged that White received improper academic assistance. However, the SDSU athletic department determined there was not sufficient evidence and the case was dropped. In his senior season, he posted 21 points and 12 rebounds in the

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championship game versus

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. In the NCAA Tournament, White had 16 points and 13 rebounds in a crucial overtime victory over

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, shooting 8-for-15. "Billy's performance has definitely been a boost to this team, especially to the team's confidence," teammate D. J. Gay said. "…You couldn't ask for a better time for him to peak like this." As a senior, White started 36 games, averaging 10.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.05 steals and 26.6 minutes per game. He shot 56.2 percent from the floor, 34.6 percent from behind the arc and 73.2 percent from the free throw line. He was a Mountain West Conference All-Tournament Team selection and was an All-MWC honorable mention selection for the third straight season. For his career, White scored a total of 1,294 points and finished first in Aztec history in games started (124).

Professional career

White went undrafted in the

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, but signed with the

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of the

on December 8, 2011. On December 15, he was signed by the

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, though he never played with them. He played professionally in Greece and Mexico. For the 2014–15 season, White played for

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of the Israeli league, posting averages of 21.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. In November 2015, White was signed by the

of the

. On June 14, 2016, the Hurricanes won the 2016 NBL Canada Finals over the

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, 4–3. In 52 NBL Canada games, White averaged 11.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He signed with the Cypriot team

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in September 2016. White re-joined the Halifax Hurricanes, and in 2018 was named to the First Team All-NBLC. On August 14, 2018, White's signing rights were traded to the

of the NBL Canada in exchange for those of Terry Thomas. Two days later, he was officially signed by the Magic. In the 2018-19 season, White averaged 17.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. He was named to the All-NBLC Second Team. White was named league MVP in 2020, after averaging 18.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. In 2021, he played for the San Diego Guardians, a member of

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(TBL). He then joined Hebraica Macabi in Uruguay for the 2021–22 season.

The Basketball Tournament

Billy White played for Team CitiTeam Blazers in the

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edition of

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. In two games, he averaged 2.0 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game on 67 percent shooting. CitiTeam Blazers made it to the Second Round before falling to Team Challenge ALS.

References

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