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Derrick White
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Derrick White is an American basketball player, born on 2 July 1994 in Parker. He was educated at the University of Colorado Boulder and plays point guard according to Wikidata, while Thesportsdb lists his position as shooting guard.
White was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs and has been a member of the San Antonio Spurs, the United States men's national basketball team and the Boston Celtics. He has played in the NBA G League and the National Basketball Association, participated in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and his career began in 2017.
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Key facts
- Position
- Shooting guard / point guard
- League
- NBA
- Born
- ( 1994-07-02 ) July 2, 1994 (age 31) , Parker, Colorado , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Listed weight
- 190 lb (86 kg)
- High school
- Legend (Parker, Colorado)
- College
- UCCS (2012–2015) Colorado (2016–2017)
- Nba draft
- 2017 : 1st round, 29th overall pick
- Drafted by
- San Antonio Spurs
- Playing career
- 2017–present
- 2017 2022
- San Antonio Spurs
- 2017 2018
- → Austin Spurs
- 2022 present
- Boston Celtics
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Team
- Boston Celtics
- Position
- Shooting Guard
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- White
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Parker
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Educated at
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Participant in
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Boston Celtics
- Position played
- point guard
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 91
- Image
- Boston Celtics player Derrick White on November 21, 2024 at the White House (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 196
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1994-07-02
- drafted by
- San Antonio Spurs
- start of work period
- 2017-00-00
- social media followers
- 36433
- Commons category
- Derrick White
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Derrick Richard White (born July 2, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Buffalo" or "the Swiss Army Knife" by his Celtics teammate Neemias Queta, he played three years of college basketball in Division II for the Colorado–Colorado Springs Mountain Lions before transferring to Division I's Colorado Buffaloes for his final year.
White was selected 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2017 NBA draft. He was traded to the Celtics in February 2022, becoming a key contributor when they reached the 2022 NBA Finals. White became a starter in the 2022–23 season and was selected to his first NBA All-Defensive Team that season and his second the following season. White won his first NBA championship when the Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games during the 2024 NBA Finals. White also won a gold medal as a member of the 2024 U.S. Olympic team.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Derrick White” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.