Jackson Thomas White (born 5 August 1997) is an Australian professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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Early life

A native of

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, White played basketball at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, where he was recruited by several

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programs. In 2016, he was called up to play for the

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of the National Basketball League (NBL) as an injury replacement.

College career

White played

for the

for four seasons. He was selected to be

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in his final two years. 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,

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, and Cam Reddish. 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.

Professional career

Melbourne United (2020–2022)

On 15 July 2020, White signed a three-year deal with

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of the NBL.

Denver Nuggets (2022–2023)

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

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with the Nuggets. White appeared in 17 games and averaged 1.2 points per game. He won an NBA championship when the Nuggets defeated the

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in the

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. On 20 July 2023, White signed with the

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, but was waived on 22 October, during the final roster cuts.

South Bay Lakers (2023–present)

On 28 October, 2023, the NBA G-League's

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drafted Jack White with the number one overall pick in the 2023 NBA G League Draft. His rights were traded away to the

just a few hours later. On November 9, 2023, White was named to the

opening night roster.

National team career

White has represented Australia at many international junior tournaments. He won a silver medal at the

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. At the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in

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, White averaged 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. In 2019, he helped his team win bronze at the

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in Italy. 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.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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References

External links

NBL profileDuke Blue Devils bio
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