Jo Jo White
White during his Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, 2008.
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| Born |
November 16, 1946 St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | McKinley (St. Louis, Missouri) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | Kansas (1965–1969) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1969–1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10, 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1969–1979 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Kansas City Kings | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Points | 14,399 (17.2 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 4,095 (4.9 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 3,345 (4.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Henry "Jo Jo" White (born November 16, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player. As an amateur, he played basketball at the University of Kansas and represented the U.S. Men's Basketball team during the 1968 Summer Olympics. As a professional, he is best known for his ten-year stint with the Boston Celtics of the NBA, where he led the team towards two NBA championships, played nine seasons, and set a franchise record of 488 consecutive games played. White was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
White was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of a minister. The youngest of seven siblings, he started playing basketball at six and found sports to be a key platform for his community. As a child, he followed the St. Louis Hawks.
Due to his age, White was eligible to play college basketball a semester early at the University of Kansas, and team captain Riney Lochmann led a vote to determine that White would be welcomed by the players.
White joined the team mid-season and enjoyed immediate success, entering the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They played dominantly but encountered a physical Texas Western squad, now known as University of Texas at El Paso, in the Midwest regional final. During the first overtime, White took and made a shot (a 35-foot runner) as the buzzer sounded, but he was ruled out of bounds by referee Rudy Marich. The team lost this thriller in the 2nd overtime to Texas Western who went on to win the championship. The game would later go on to be featured in the 2006 film Glory Road about the 1966 Texas Western team. White would become a leader of the team and made the consensus NCAA All-American Second Team in 1968 and 1969. He made the All-Big Eight team the three subsequent years (1967–1969) Due to his early enrollment, White had only one semester of eligibility and Head Coach Ted Owens opted to have White play for the 18 games in the first semester rather than eight in the second. He graduated with a degree in physical education.
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