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Jack White
	White with Duke in 2019
No. 14 – Melbourne United
Position	Small forward
League	NBL
Personal information
Born	5 August 1997 (age 27); Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Listed height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
College	Duke (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016	Cairns Taipans
2020–2022	Melbourne United
2022–2023	Denver Nuggets
2022–2023	→Grand Rapids Gold
2023–2024	South Bay Lakers
2024	Memphis Grizzlies
2024–present	Melbourne United
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (2023); NBL champion (2021);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing Australia
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
Universiade

Jackson Thomas White (born 5 August 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

Early life

A native of Traralgon, White played basketball at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, where he was recruited by several NCAA Division I programs. In 2016, he was called up to play for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL) as an injury replacement.^[1]

College career

White played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils for four seasons. He was selected to be team captain in his final two years.^[2] In his junior season, White averaged 20.5 minutes per game off the bench on a team that featured the top-3 players in the 2018 recruiting class: Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, and Cam Reddish.^[3] As a senior, White averaged 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game shooting 38.7 percent from the field and 72.2 percent from the free throw line. He was an ACC All-Academic selection.^[4]

Professional career

Melbourne United (2020–2022)

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, White signed a three-year deal with Melbourne United of the NBL on 15 July 2020.^[5]

Denver Nuggets (2022–2023)

In July 2022, White went to the United States to join the Denver Nuggets for NBA Summer League. On 19 July 2022, he signed a two-way contract with the Nuggets.^[6] White appeared in 17 games and averaged 1.2 points per game. He won an NBA championship when the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals.

On 20 July 2023, White signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder,^[7] but was waived on 22 October, during the final roster cuts.^[8]

South Bay Lakers (2023–2024)

On 28 October 2023, the NBA G-League's Texas Legends drafted Jack White with the number one overall pick in the 2023 NBA G League Draft. His rights were traded away to the South Bay Lakers just a few hours later,^[9] joining the team afterwards.^[10]

Memphis Grizzlies (2024)

On 9 April 2024, White signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.^[11]

Return to Melbourne (2024–present)

On 15 May 2024, White signed a two-year deal with Melbourne United, returning to the franchise for a second stint.^[12]

National team career

White has represented Australia at many international junior tournaments. He won a silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai. At the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Heraklion, White averaged 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.^[13] In 2019, he helped his team win bronze at the Summer Universiade in Italy.^[14]

White made his senior national team debut in the third window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. He averaged 10 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and featured with a career high performance against China with a 16 point, 14 rebound double-double.^[15]^[16]

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
†	Won an NBA championship

NBA

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2022–23^†	Denver	17	3.9	.421	.333	.667	1.0	.2	.2	.1	1.2
2023–24	Memphis	4	15.9	.125	.200	—	3.0	.3	1.0	.3	1.5
Career		21	6.2	.286	.263	.667	1.4	.2	.3	.1	1.3

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Duke	10	0	6.1	.667	.500	.800	1.3	.1	.1	.2	2.1
2017–18	Duke	28	0	5.7	.409	.167	1.000	1.5	.3	.3	.2	.8
2018–19	Duke	35	3	20.5	.359	.278	.852	4.7	.7	.6	1.1	4.1
2019–20	Duke	30	7	15.6	.388	.327	.722	2.9	.8	.7	.7	3.1
Career		103	10	13.6	.384	.288	.807	3.0	.6	.5	.7	2.7