Jackie White

Jackie White
Personal information
Bornc.1962
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High schoolSan Joaquin Memorial
(Fresno, California)
College
PositionGuard
Career highlights and awards

Jackie White is an American former basketball player. She played college basketball for Louisiana State University (1980–1981), Cal Poly Pomona (1981–1983) and Cal State Long Beach (1984–1985). She later became the second woman ever to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.[2]

High school

White attended San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno, California.[3][4] She was named a First-team Parade All-American in 1980.[5][6]

College career

White joined Louisiana State University in 1980[7] where she averaged 13.1 points and team leading 4.5 assists. After becoming academically ineligible for the following season due to poor grades,[8] she joined Cal Poly Pomona in the NCAA Division II. In NCAA Division II championship and was named the NCAA Division II Tournament MVP. In 1983, she was named the WBCA Division II Player of the Year and to her second consecutive NCAA Division II All-Tournament team but Cal Poly failed to repeat as champions.

Wanting to finish her career in Division I, she transferred to Cal State Long Beach and redshirted the 1983–1984 season.[9] During her senior season, she averaged 15.2 points and 2.8 assists.

Later life

After her college career, she worked in the Chino state youth correctional facility for 28 years until her retirement in 2013.[10]

References

  1. ^ "WBCA All-Americans". goccaa.org. California Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Globetrotters' first woman player gets a partner in Jackie White". The Washington Post. 15 February 1987. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ^ Omar Crane (21 March 1980). "Somebody's goof cost Jackie White a shot at making the Olympic team". The Fresno Bee. pp. C1, C6. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Andy Boogaard (21 March 1980). "Memorial's special brand of 'Magic' always in control -- on and off court". The Fresno Bee. pp. C1, C6. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "White's emotions mixed on honor". The Fresno Bee. 6 April 1980. p. H10. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ^ Haskell Cohen (6 April 1980). "Parade's All-America high school girls basketball team". The Macon News. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Jackie White chooses LSU". The Fresno Bee. 27 March 1980. p. E1. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ Andy Boogaard (26 August 1981). "Will Bulldogs land White?". The Fresno Bee. pp. F1 – F2. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. ^ Mike DiGiovanna (5 January 1985). "Shooting for the Top : Despite Success, Jackie White Still Has Goals to Achieve". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  10. ^ Anthony Galaviz (26 April 2018). "Once a Harlem Globetrotter, now she'll lead the Edison High girls basketball team". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 14 October 2023.