Okaro White (born August 13, 1992) is an American professional

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player for

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (russian: ПБК «Локомотив Кубань») is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. The club participates in the VTB United League. The team is one of the top tier basketball teams in Russia. T ...

of the

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. He played

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for

Florida State Florida State University (FSU) is a public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher e ...

Early life

White was born in

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, on August 13, 1992, and has an older brother and sister. His mother, Charmaine White, ran

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for the Jamaica national team. As a preteen, his family moved to

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, to be close to his grandmother. In eighth grade, he experienced a growth spurt, growing five-and-a-half inches in the summer. White was named

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's Basketball Player of the Year as a senior at

Clearwater High School Clearwater High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school located in Clearwater, Florida, United States. It is part of the Pinellas County School System. The school's athletic teams are known as the ''Tornadoes''. Their colors are crimson a ...

College career

White chose to play college basketball at

after receiving scholarship offers from

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, Clemson, and Miami (Fl.). At Florida State, he started on two NCAA Tournament teams. He averaged 13.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in his senior season with Florida State, both career highs. In addition, White connected on 37.5 percent of his 3-point shots. He defended both guards and forwards and alternated between the small and power forward positions. White was one of 64 seniors selected to play in the

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Professional career

Virtus Bologna (2014–2015)

After going undrafted in the

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, White joined the

Memphis Grizzlies The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference ...

for the

2014 NBA Summer League The 2014 NBA Summer League consists of two pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA and the Orlando Magic just after the 2014 NBA Draft. Ten teams took part in the week-long summer league at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 5 t ...

. In five games, he averaged 8.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. On July 31, 2014, he signed with

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

of Italy for the 2014–15 season. In 33 games for the club, he averaged 12.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 blocks per game in the top-tier

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Aris Thessaloniki (2015–2016)

In July 2015, White joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the Orlando Summer League and the

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for the Las Vegas Summer League. On August 7, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
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of the

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and the EuroCup. In 26 Greek League regular season games, he averaged 13.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game.ΟΥΑΪΤ Οκάρο , Basket League ΣΚΡΑΤΣ 2015-16
He led the Greek League's regular season phase with a total accumulated

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of 474, thus being the league's regular season PIR leader. In 10 Greek League playoff games, he averaged 14.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1.3 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game. Over 36 games in 2015–16, he averaged 13.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He was named to the 2015–16 Greek League Best Five, and he was named the 2015–16 Greek League Most Spectacular Player. In the 2015–16 EuroCup season, he averaged 11.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 16 games.

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2016–2017)

In June 2016, White joined the

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for the

2016 NBA Summer League The 2016 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. Ten teams participated in the week ...

. He went on to sign with the Heat on July 15, 2016, but he was waived on October 22, after appearing in six preseason games. On November 1, 2016, he was acquired by the

Sioux Falls Skyforce The Sioux Falls Skyforce are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and are affiliated with the Miami Heat. The team plays their home games in the Sanford Pentagon, a place they have call ...

of the

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as an affiliate player of the Heat.

Miami Heat (2017–2018)

On January 17, 2017, he returned to the Heat, signing a 10-day contract with the team to help them deal with numerous injuries. Miami had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, being one player over the allowed limited of 15. He made his NBA debut two days later, recording one rebound in nine minutes off the bench in a 99–95 win over the

. He signed a second 10-day contract with the Heat on January 27, and a rest-of-season deal on February 6. On February 16, 2017, he was assigned to the

so he could participate in the NBA Development League All-Star game. On February 8, 2018, the Heat traded White to the

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in exchange for

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and was later waived.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2018)

On March 18, 2018, the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

signed White to a 10-day contract. On April 7, 2018, the

signed White for the remainder of the season and was eligible to play in the playoffs. The Cavaliers made it to the

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, but lost in four games to the

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. On August 5, 2018, White was waived by the

. On September 24, 2018, White was included in the training camp roster for the

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but was later waived by the Spurs on October 13.

Washington Wizards (2018)

On November 23, 2018, the

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announced that they had signed White, but White was later waived by the Wizards on December 20.

Long Island Nets (2019)

On January 4, 2019, the

Long Island Nets The Long Island Nets are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Uniondale, New York, and are affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets. The team plays its home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County ...

announced that they had acquired White.

Unics Kazan (2020–2021)

On August 31, 2020, he signed with

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS (russian: БК УНИКС) is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 ...

of the

. He reached the EuroCup finals with the Russian club, averaging 10.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

Panathinaikos (2021–2022)

On July 14, 2021, White officially signed a two-year (1+1) deal with

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

of the

and the EuroLeague, returning to Greece under his

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coach

Dimitris Priftis Dimitrios Priftis ( gr, Δημήτρης Πρίφτης; born October 27, 1968) is a Greek professional basketball coach who was most recently served as the head coach for Tofaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. Club coaching career After h ...

. In 32

games, he averaged 11.5 points and 5.3 rebounds, playing around 23 minutes per contest. Additionally, in 29 EuroLeague games, he averaged 8.4 points and 3.7 rebounds, playing around 23 minutes per contest.

Windy City Bulls (2022)

On October 23, 2022, White joined the

Windy City Bulls The Windy City Bulls are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and are affiliated with the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls play their home games at Now Arena, from Chicago. It became the thirte ...

training camp roster.

Career statistics

NBA

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College

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Early life

College career

Professional career

Virtus Bologna (2014–2015)

Aris Thessaloniki (2015–2016)

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2016–2017)

Miami Heat (2017–2018)

Cleveland Cavaliers (2018)

Washington Wizards (2018)

Long Island Nets (2019)

Unics Kazan (2020–2021)

Panathinaikos (2021–2022)

Windy City Bulls (2022)

Career statistics

NBA

College

References

External links