Rory White

Rory White
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 / Round: 4 / Pick: 86th overall
	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.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.

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

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

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

External links

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

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[1] 1982 NBA Draft, basketballreference.com

[2] Rory White NBA coach file, nba.com