Erica White (born August 26, 1986) is an American professional

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player.

Personal

Erica Renee' White was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She is the daughter of Terry White and Robin Manigault. White has three sisters, Leslie Manigault, Courtney Manigault, and Jordan White, and a brother, Terry White Jr.

High school

Erica White attended Ribault Senior High School. Her best season statistically was her senior year when she averaged 24.0

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, 6.0 steals and 5.2 assists per game for Hall of Fame coach Alfred Austin. Alongside another area stand out in Dorian Shante Williams, White Led her school to three straight state titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Between 2001 and 2003 White and her teammates went on a 109-game winning streak in the state of Florida. White was named the MVP of the State Championship game as a Junior. White participated in two all-American games as a senior. She was named a McDonald's All-American, as well as an Adidas All-American. White was named the MVP of the Adidas High School All-American game in 2004.

College

White went on to play collegiately for the Lady Tigers of Louisiana State University. White was heavily recruited by Legendary Coach

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, but due to Gunter's declining health at the time, White never played for her. White was coached by 3 different head coaches during her collegiate career. Pokey Chatman,

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, and

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. As a sophomore at LSU White played in 34 games and started the final 20 of the season. She started for the first time in her career on January 19 against Alabama and had 10

, six assists and four steals. As a junior, she played in 37 games with 36 starts. She poured in a career high 20 points against Baylor. Some of her LSU teammates,

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and Quianna Chaney also entered WNBA draft. White along with Fowles and Chaney led the Lady Tigers to NCAA Final Four appearances all four years at LSU, although they never won a championship.

LSU statistics

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Professional career

WNBA

White was drafted with the 17th overall pick in the

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by the

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. She played all 34 games for the Comets that season and started two. That would be the final season for the Comets as they folded at the conclusion of the season. She was then picked up by the

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in the dispersal draft. Three games into the season her teammate Yolanda Griffith suffered a career-ending injury, so White was waived by Indiana to make room for Jessica Moore and Shay Murphy.

Israeli Women’s Basketball League

During the 2008–09 WNBA off-season, White played in the IWBL for

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, helping them to their first-ever Liga Leumit championship. In 2010 as a member of Hapoael Tel Aviv, she led the Israeli league in assists with 8.5 per game. She signed with Ramat Hasharon for 2011, and retired to become a coach at the conclusion of the season.

References

External links

Official Bio @ LSUSports.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Erica 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American women's basketball players Basketball players from Jacksonville, Florida Houston Comets players Indiana Fever players LSU Tigers women's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) Point guards