| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1959 Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Tuskegee (Tuskegee, Alabama) |
| College | South Alabama (1977–1982) |
| NBA draft | 1982: 4th round, 86th overall pick |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Playing career | 1982–1994 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 7, 10, 12, 22, 44 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1982– 1983 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1983–1984 | Wyoming Wildcatters |
| 1984 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1984 | Albuquerque Silvers |
| 1984– 1987 | San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1987–1988 | Collado Villalba |
| 1989 | Caripe Pescara |
| 1989 | Maristas |
| 1989–1990 | Santa Barbara Islanders |
| 1990–1991 | Oostende |
| 1991 | Rapid City Thrillers |
| 1991–1992 | Ferro Carril Oeste |
| 1992 | Oklahoma City Cavalry |
| 1992–1994 | Fargo-Moorhead Fever |
| As coach: | |
| 1995–1997 | Fargo-Moorhead Beez |
| 1997 | Florida Sharks |
| 1997–1998 | Fargo-Moorhead Beez |
| 1999–2001 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2001 | Marinos de Oriente |
| 2001–2002 | Fargo-Moorhead Beez |
| 2002–2003 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2009–2011 | Dakota Wizards |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Rory Wilbur White (born August 16, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'8" (2.03 m) and 210 lb (95 kg) power forward, he played collegiately at the University of South Alabama, and was the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 1979. He was selected with the 17th pick of the fourth round of the 1982 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. [1] He averaged 11.7 points and 0.99 steals per game with the Los Angeles Clippers in 1985–86, arguably his best season.
White played college basketball at the University of South Alabama from 1977 to 1982. At South Alabama, he won numerous awards, including the Sun Belt Conference player of the year award in 1979. Additionally, White was named to the All-Conference team three times and was named to the 1982 Sun Belt All-Tournament team.
In 1979, White helped South Alabama to the Sun Belt regular season title and a trip to the 1979 NCAA tournament, where the Jaguars lost in the first round to Louisville University.
White would suffer a serious knee injury in 1980, causing him to miss nearly the entire 1979-80 season, playing in only two games.
After his career at South Alabama, White became just the second player from South Alabama at the time to be drafted into the NBA (after Ed Rains in 1981).
White spent five seasons in the NBA playing for various teams, including the Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, and San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers.
After his NBA career ended in 1987, White played in the CBA (with Santa Barbara, Rapid City, Oklahoma City and Fargo-Moorhead) and overseas (Argentina, Belgium, Israel, Italy and Spain). [2]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Phoenix | 65 | 0 | 9.6 | .543 | .000 | .642 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 1983–84 | Phoenix | 22 | 2 | 14.0 | .479 | .000 | .571 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
| 1983–84 | Milwaukee | 8 | 0 | 5.6 | .412 | .000 | .400 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 1983–84 | San Diego | 6 | 0 | 3.2 | .444 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| 1984–85 | Los Angeles | 80 | 14 | 13.8 | .516 | .000 | .692 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 1985–86 | Los Angeles | 75 | 30 | 23.5 | .519 | .111 | .739 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.7 |
| 1986–87 | Los Angeles | 68 | 35 | 22.7 | .480 | .000 | .653 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| Career | 324 | 81 | 16.7 | .506 | .077 | .681 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.4 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Phoenix | 3 | - | 13.3 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| Career | 3 | - | 13.3 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78 | South Alabama | 28 | - | 19.2 | .539 | - | .635 | 4.4 | 0.3 | - | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| 1978–79 | South Alabama | 27 | - | 31.7 | .553 | - | .670 | 8.4 | - | - | - | 19.0 |
| 1979–80 | South Alabama | 2 | - | 5.0 | .750 | - | .000 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| 1980–81 | South Alabama | 31 | - | 33.3 | .589 | - | .721 | 6.6 | 0.5 | - | - | 16.4 |
| 1981–82 | South Alabama | 28 | 24 | 33.5 | .562 | - | .703 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 16.9 |
| Career | 116 | 24 | 29.1 | .564 | - | .686 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 14.9 | |
- ^ 1982 NBA Draft, basketballreference.com
- ^ Rory White NBA coach file, nba.com
- Rory White NBA coach file, nba.com
- Rory White NBA stats, basketballreference.com
- College Stats
- 1959 births
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American people
- African-American basketball coaches
- Albuquerque Silvers players
- American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Alabama
- Basketball players from Alabama
- BC Oostende players
- Dakota Wizards coaches
- Fargo-Moorhead Fever players
- Ferro Carril Oeste basketball players
- Idaho Stampede (CBA) coaches
- Liga ACB players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Oklahoma City Cavalry players
- Phoenix Suns draft picks
- Phoenix Suns players
- Rapid City Thrillers players
- San Diego Clippers players
- Santa Barbara Islanders players
- Small forwards
- South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Tuskegee, Alabama
- Wyoming Wildcatters players
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1959 Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Tuskegee (Tuskegee, Alabama) |
| College | South Alabama (1977–1982) |
| NBA draft | 1982: 4th round, 86th overall pick |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Playing career | 1982–1994 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 7, 10, 12, 22, 44 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1982– 1983 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1983–1984 | Wyoming Wildcatters |
| 1984 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1984 | Albuquerque Silvers |
| 1984– 1987 | San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1987–1988 | Collado Villalba |
| 1989 | Caripe Pescara |
| 1989 | Maristas |
| 1989–1990 | Santa Barbara Islanders |
| 1990–1991 | Oostende |
| 1991 | Rapid City Thrillers |
| 1991–1992 | Ferro Carril Oeste |
| 1992 | Oklahoma City Cavalry |
| 1992–1994 | Fargo-Moorhead Fever |
| As coach: | |
| 1995–1997 | Fargo-Moorhead Beez |
| 1997 | Florida Sharks |
| 1997–1998 | Fargo-Moorhead Beez |
| 1999–2001 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2001 | Marinos de Oriente |
| 2001–2002 | Fargo-Moorhead Beez |
| 2002–2003 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2009–2011 | Dakota Wizards |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Rory Wilbur White (born August 16, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'8" (2.03 m) and 210 lb (95 kg) power forward, he played collegiately at the University of South Alabama, and was the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 1979. He was selected with the 17th pick of the fourth round of the 1982 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. [1] He averaged 11.7 points and 0.99 steals per game with the Los Angeles Clippers in 1985–86, arguably his best season.
White played college basketball at the University of South Alabama from 1977 to 1982. At South Alabama, he won numerous awards, including the Sun Belt Conference player of the year award in 1979. Additionally, White was named to the All-Conference team three times and was named to the 1982 Sun Belt All-Tournament team.
In 1979, White helped South Alabama to the Sun Belt regular season title and a trip to the 1979 NCAA tournament, where the Jaguars lost in the first round to Louisville University.
White would suffer a serious knee injury in 1980, causing him to miss nearly the entire 1979-80 season, playing in only two games.
After his career at South Alabama, White became just the second player from South Alabama at the time to be drafted into the NBA (after Ed Rains in 1981).
White spent five seasons in the NBA playing for various teams, including the Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, and San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers.
After his NBA career ended in 1987, White played in the CBA (with Santa Barbara, Rapid City, Oklahoma City and Fargo-Moorhead) and overseas (Argentina, Belgium, Israel, Italy and Spain). [2]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Phoenix | 65 | 0 | 9.6 | .543 | .000 | .642 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 1983–84 | Phoenix | 22 | 2 | 14.0 | .479 | .000 | .571 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
| 1983–84 | Milwaukee | 8 | 0 | 5.6 | .412 | .000 | .400 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 1983–84 | San Diego | 6 | 0 | 3.2 | .444 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| 1984–85 | Los Angeles | 80 | 14 | 13.8 | .516 | .000 | .692 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 1985–86 | Los Angeles | 75 | 30 | 23.5 | .519 | .111 | .739 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.7 |
| 1986–87 | Los Angeles | 68 | 35 | 22.7 | .480 | .000 | .653 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| Career | 324 | 81 | 16.7 | .506 | .077 | .681 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.4 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Phoenix | 3 | - | 13.3 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| Career | 3 | - | 13.3 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78 | South Alabama | 28 | - | 19.2 | .539 | - | .635 | 4.4 | 0.3 | - | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| 1978–79 | South Alabama | 27 | - | 31.7 | .553 | - | .670 | 8.4 | - | - | - | 19.0 |
| 1979–80 | South Alabama | 2 | - | 5.0 | .750 | - | .000 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| 1980–81 | South Alabama | 31 | - | 33.3 | .589 | - | .721 | 6.6 | 0.5 | - | - | 16.4 |
| 1981–82 | South Alabama | 28 | 24 | 33.5 | .562 | - | .703 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 16.9 |
| Career | 116 | 24 | 29.1 | .564 | - | .686 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 14.9 | |
- ^ 1982 NBA Draft, basketballreference.com
- ^ Rory White NBA coach file, nba.com
- Rory White NBA coach file, nba.com
- Rory White NBA stats, basketballreference.com
- College Stats
- 1959 births
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American people
- African-American basketball coaches
- Albuquerque Silvers players
- American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Alabama
- Basketball players from Alabama
- BC Oostende players
- Dakota Wizards coaches
- Fargo-Moorhead Fever players
- Ferro Carril Oeste basketball players
- Idaho Stampede (CBA) coaches
- Liga ACB players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Oklahoma City Cavalry players
- Phoenix Suns draft picks
- Phoenix Suns players
- Rapid City Thrillers players
- San Diego Clippers players
- Santa Barbara Islanders players
- Small forwards
- South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Tuskegee, Alabama
- Wyoming Wildcatters players
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople