Wendell Derek White (born September 3, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He has played professionally in the US, South Korea and Japan.

College career

White played two years for Antelope Valley College before receiving a scholarship to the

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to play for the Running Rebels from 2005–07, where he averaged 7.73 ppg and 5.3 rpg in 2005-06, and 14.4 ppg and 6.1 rpg in 2006-07. White was an Academic All-

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(MWC) selection in 2006 as a junior and first-team All-MWC selection as a senior in 2007.

Sweet Sixteen

In the second round of the 2006-07 (his senior year) NCAA tournament, White led the UNLV Rebels to a win over the #2 seeded Wisconsin Badgers to get to the sweet sixteen. This was considered a major upset as Wisconsin had been ranked as high as #1 in the country just a few weeks prior to the NCAA tournament. White had 22 points against the Badgers and was player of the game for UNLV. During the NCAA tournament, he averaged 16.6 pts and 5 rebounds.

Pro career

White signed with the

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of the

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on October 1, 2007. He averaged 11.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game with a .519 field goal percentage. White played for

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of the

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for the 2008–09 season. In 2009-10, as a member of Hamamatsu Phoenix, he was the Japanese Professional Basketball League's MVP, averaging 21.7 ppg and 7.0 rpg. In 2011-12, he led the

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with 18.6 ppg and 9.8 rpg.

Personal life

White is of Samoan descent through his mother Rosa Fuamatu. He is married to Kelli White (Valentine), daughter of former Major League baseball players Ellis Valentine, and they have one son. White is also a cousin of another basketball player of Samoan descent,

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, and a cousin of former NFL player

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Wendell 1984 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American sportspeople of Samoan descent Antelope Valley Marauders men's basketball players Basketball players from California Ehime Orange Vikings players Hiroshima Dragonflies players Kyoto Hannaryz players Los Angeles D-Fenders players Samoan men's basketball players San-en NeoPhoenix players Sendai 89ers players Sportspeople from Redondo Beach, California UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball players Wonju DB Promy players American men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball)