Rory White

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.

Rory White

Personal information
Born	(1959-08-16) August 16, 1959 (age 65) 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
Sun Belt Player of the Year (1979) 3× First-team All-Sun Belt (1979, 1981, 1982) No. 44 retired by South Alabama Jaguars
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

College career

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.

Professional career

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]

Career statistics

Legend

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

NBA

Regular season

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

Playoffs

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

College

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

References

1. 1982 NBA Draft, basketballreference.com
2. Rory White NBA coach file, nba.com

External links

• Rory White NBA coach file, nba.com
• Rory White NBA stats, basketballreference.com
• College Stats