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2011-12 Statistics

PPG
6.8
RPG
3.60
APG
0.8
EFF
+ 7.72
Born: Aug 31, 1986
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight: 235 lbs. / 106.6 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Indiana / USA
Years Pro: 3

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Background

Position: Forward
Height: 6-9
Weight: 251
NBA Years: Two NBA Seasons
College: Indiana
Birthdate: 8/31/86
Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, AL
Aquired: Acquired by the OKC franchise from the Detroit Pistons on 6/26/08 in exchange for the 32nd (Walter Sharpe) and the 46th (Trent Plaisted) picks in the 2008 NBA Draft. Originally selected by Detroit in the first round (29th pick overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft.

CAREER AVERAGES: 6.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg and 0.5 apg in 12.2 mpg (19 career games).

2009-10 SEASON AVERAGES: 4.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg and 0.3 apg in 8.5 mpg.

2009-10: In 12 games (0 starts) averaged 4.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 8.5 mpg. Missed 11 games due to injury (fractured right thumb)... On 11/29 vs. Houston, recorded eight points on a perfect 3-of-3 FGs in just three minutes of action…At L.A. Lakers on 11/22, led all Thunder reserves with a season-high 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting in 15 minutes of action.

NBA CAREER 2008-09: Made OKC Thunder debut 4/5 vs. IND after missing initial 75 games of the season recovering from jaw surgery…In inaugural NBA game, recorded 14 points (7-8 FGs) and two rebounds in 18 minutes of action...In seven games with OKC, scored in double-figures three times and averaged 8.9 points (52.0% FGs) and 4.6 rebounds in 18.6 minutes…Posted first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds at L.A. Clippers (4/15).

NBA D-LEAGUE 2008-09: Assigned to The Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League on three separate occasions…In 10 D-League contests (10 starts), averaged 20.2 points and 11.1 rebounds in 39.2 minutes of action. In one D-League playoff game vs. the Sioux Falls Skyforce (4/8) tallied 21 points, five rebounds and four assists.

COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:
Earned consensus Second Team All-America honors as a senior…Named Big Ten Player of the Year and received First Team All-Conference accolades…Earned Second Team All Big 10 honors as a junior…Finished career as Indiana’s 16th all-time leading scorer with 1,447 points, ninth all-time leading rebounder with 748 boards and second all-time in field goal accuracy at 56.2 percent (548-975)…Started 97 of 99 collegiate games…Averaged 16.8 ppg and 8.6 rpg for Team USA in the 2007 Pan American Games.

COLLEGE:
2007-08 (Senior season): Averaged 17.4 ppg (second in Big 10) and 10.3 rpg (first in Big 10)…Became the first player to average a double-double at Indiana since Alan Henderson in 1994…Shot a conference-leading 60.5 percent (216-357) from the field and ranked fourth in blocked shots (1.6 bpg)…Recorded 20 double-doubles…Registered 21 points and a career-high 22 rebounds at Michigan on 1/8…Posted a career-high 29 points and pulled down 13 rebounds vs. Tennessee State on 12/3…2006-07 (Junior season): Averaged 13.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 2.3 bpg (second in Big 10)…Scored a season-high tying 23 points at Kentucky on 12/9…Matched season high with 23 points to go along with 12 rebounds vs. Iowa on 1/16…Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds vs. UCLA in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on 3/17…2005-06 (Sophomore season): Averaged 9.2 ppg and 6.0 rpg in five games, before sitting out the rest of the season due to a broken left foot…2004-05 (Freshman season): Averaged 13.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 2.2 bpg…Shot 57.2 percent (143-250) from the field…Recorded a season-high tying 23 points to go along with 11 rebounds vs. Oral Roberts on 12/31…Scored a season-high tying 23 points in back-to-back games at Minnesota (1/26) and at Iowa (1/29)…Scored 21 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked five shots vs. Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on 3/11.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Earned Parade Magazine All-American, Alabama Gatorade State Player of the Year and first team all-state honors as a senior…Averaged 20 ppg, 15 rpg and six bpg…Had seven points and five rebounds in the 2004 McDonald’s All-American Game and 10 points and eight rebounds in the 2004 Jordan Capital Classic…Averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four blocks as a junior…Averaged 16 points and nine rebounds as a sophomore.

Personal

  • Son of Dewayne and Julia White.
  • Majored in general studies with minors in criminal justice and African American studies at Indiana.
  • Reads Psalms 121 before every game.

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