Randy White (basketball) facts for kids
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1967 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| High school | Huntington (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Louisiana Tech (1985–1989) |
| NBA Draft | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
| Pro career | 1989–1999 |
| Career history | |
| 1989–1994 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1994 | Peristeri |
| 1994–1995 | Pfizer Reggio Calabria |
| 1995–1996 | Joventut Badalona |
| 1996 | Oklahoma City Cavalry |
| 1996–1998 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 1998–1999 | CSKA Moscow |
| 1999 | Aris |
| 1999 | Near East |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Randy White (born November 4, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 6'8" (2.03 m), and a weight of 240 pounds (109 kg), he played at the power forward position. He played college basketball for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
College career
White was a star at Louisiana Tech University, where he averaged 21.2 points and 10.5 rebounds as a senior, and earned the nicknames "Mailman II",[1] and "Mailkid" (a reference to NBA legend and Louisiana Tech alumnus Karl "The Mailman" Malone), who White was often compared to, since they shared many traits, such as starring for Louisiana Tech University.
Professional career
White was then selected by the Dallas Mavericks, with the eighth pick of the 1989 NBA draft, and played five seasons with them, averaging a career-high 9.7 points per game in 1992–93. He later played in the CBA, and in the international leagues, including a stop with European powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv, and in Italy with Pfizer Reggio Calabria, in the 1994–1995 season.
NBA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Dallas | 55 | 2 | 12.9 | .369 | .071 | .562 | 3.1 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 4.3 |
| 1990–91 | Dallas | 79 | 29 | 24.1 | .398 | .162 | .707 | 6.4 | .8 | 1.0 | .6 | 8.8 |
| 1991–92 | Dallas | 65 | 12 | 15.7 | .380 | .148 | .765 | 3.6 | .5 | .5 | .3 | 6.4 |
| 1992–93 | Dallas | 64 | 20 | 22.4 | .435 | .238 | .750 | 5.8 | .8 | 1.0 | .7 | 9.7 |
| 1993–94 | Dallas | 18 | 3 | 17.8 | .402 | .300 | .576 | 4.6 | .6 | .6 | .6 | 6.4 |
| Career | 281 | 66 | 19.2 | .401 | .193 | .707 | 4.9 | .6 | .7 | .4 | 7.4 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Dallas | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
See also
In Spanish: Randy White (baloncestista) para niños
