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Jackson Thomas White (born 5 August 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

Jack White

White with Duke in December 2019
No. 10 – Denver Nuggets
Position	Small forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 25) Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Listed height	200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
College	Duke (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020 / Undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016	Cairns Taipans
2020–2022	Melbourne United
2022–present	Denver Nuggets
2022–present	→Grand Rapids Gold
Career highlights and awards
NBL champion (2021)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Australia FIBA Under-17 World Cup 2014 United Arab Emirates Team Universiade 2019 Italy Team

Early life

A native of Traralgon, White played basketball at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, where he was recruited by several NCAA Division I programs. In 2016, he was called up to play for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL) as an injury replacement.[1]

College career

White played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils for four seasons. He was selected to be team captain in his final two years.[2] In his junior season, White averaged 20.5 minutes per game off the bench on a team that featured the top-3 players in the 2018 recruiting class: Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, and Cam Reddish.[3] As a senior, White averaged 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game shooting 38.7 percent from the field and 72.2 percent from the free throw line. He was an ACC All-Academic selection.[4]

Professional career

Melbourne United (2020–2022)

On 15 July 2020, White signed a three-year deal with Melbourne United of the NBL.[5]

Denver Nuggets (2022–present)

In July 2022, White went to the United States to join the Denver Nuggets for NBA Summer League. On 19 July 2022, he signed a two-way contract with the Nuggets.[6]

National team career

White has represented Australia at many international junior tournaments. He won a silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai. At the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Heraklion, White averaged 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.[7] In 2019, he helped his team win bronze at the Summer Universiade in Italy.[8]

White made his senior national team debut in the third window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. He averaged 10 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and featured with a career high performance against China with a 16 point, 14 rebound double-double.[9][10]

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

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Duke	10	0	6.1	.667	.500	.800	1.3	.1	.1	.2	2.1
2017–18	Duke	28	0	5.7	.409	.167	1.000	1.5	.3	.3	.2	.8
2018–19	Duke	35	3	20.5	.359	.278	.852	4.7	.7	.6	1.1	4.1
2019–20	Duke	30	7	15.6	.388	.327	.722	2.9	.8	.7	.7	3.1
Career		103	10	13.6	.384	.288	.807	3.0	.6	.5	.7	2.7

References

External links

• NBL profile
• Duke Blue Devils bio

На других языках

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- [en] Jack White (basketball)

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[es] Jack White (baloncestista)

Jack White (Traralgon, Victoria, 5 de agosto de 1997) es un baloncestista australiano que pertenece a la plantilla de los Denver Nuggets de la NBA, con un contrato dual que le permite jugar con el filial de la G League, los Grand Rapids Gold. Con 2,00 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de alero.

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