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.
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Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||
League | NBA | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
On 15 July 2020, White signed a three-year deal with Melbourne United of the NBL.[5]
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]
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]
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 |
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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 |
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Melbourne United 2020–21 NBL Champions | |
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