Rudolph White (born June 23, 1953) is an American former

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player. He was a 6'2" (1.88 m), 195 lb (88.5 kg)

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born in Silver City, New Mexico and attended

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and played in the

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(NBA) from 1975 to 1981 with three teams. White was selected in the third round of the

1975 NBA draft The 1975 NBA draft was the 29th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 29, 1975, before the 1975–76 season. In this draft, 18 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players a ...

by the

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and in the second round of the 1975 ABA Draft by the

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