Aaron White (basketball)

Aaron White

White (in front) for Bonn in 2015
No. 13 – Telekom Baskets Bonn
Position Power forward
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1992-09-10) September 10, 1992
Strongsville, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Strongsville (Strongsville, Ohio)
College Iowa (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present Telekom Baskets Bonn
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2015)
  • Third-team All-Big Ten (Media) (2013)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman team (2012)

Aaron White (born September 10, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball League (Basketball Bundesliga).[1] He played college basketball for the University of Iowa.[2]

College career

At the conclusion of his junior season, White was named to the Third Team All-Big Ten.[3] He scored 26 points in Iowa's 83-52 win over Davidson in the Round of 64 of the 2015 NCAA Tournament.[4] As a senior, he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media.[5][6]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaron White
SF		 Strongsville, Ohio Strongsville High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Mar 9, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Professional career

On June 25, 2015, White was selected with the 49th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards.[7] He later joined the Wizards for the 2015 NBA Summer League[8] where he averaged 3.0 points and 3.7 rebounds in six games.[9] On July 26, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Team 2015/2016 – Aaron White" (in German). Telekom Baskets Bonn. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Iowa's Aaron White Earns Third Big Ten Freshman Award". KCRG.com.
  3. ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2014 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors: Michigan's Stauskas named Big Ten Player of the Year". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ Beller, Michael (March 20, 2015). "Aaron White pushes Iowa past Davidson in dominating performance". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Wisconsin's Kaminksy named Big Ten Player of the Year". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  6. ↑ "2014-15 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Team" (PDF). CSTV.com. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  7. ↑ "WIZARDS ACQUIRE KELLY OUBRE JR. IN 2015 NBA DRAFT". MonumentalNetwork.com. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ Castillo, Jorge (July 17, 2015). "Aaron White confirms he will ‘probably’ play overseas next season". Washington Post. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2015 Summer League Player Profile". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  10. ↑ "NBA-Draftee für die Telekom Baskets: Aaron White der neue Starter als großer Flügel". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). Telekom Baskets Bonn. July 26, 2015.

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