Romello White
No. 0 – ASK Karditsas | |
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Position | Center / Power forward |
League | Greek Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | May 9, 1998
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2021: undrafted |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021 | Hapoel Eilat |
2022 | Keravnos |
2022–2023 | Ironi Nahariya |
2023–present | Karditsa |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Romello Da'Quan White (born May 9, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Ole Miss Rebels.
High school career
[edit]White attended Wheeler High School. He developed a relationship with former NBA player Jerry Stackhouse in high school, and Stackhouse became his mentor. White originally signed with Georgia Tech, but reconsidered after coach Brian Gregory was fired. He committed to Arizona State because he had a relationship with former assistant coach Anthony Coleman.[1]
College career
[edit]White redshirted his true freshman season to improve his academics. He became a starter as a redshirt freshman and averaged 10.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. White averaged 8.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He worked on his conditioning and nutrition in the offseason and lost 10 pounds.[1] As a junior, White averaged 10.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, and posted eight double-doubles.
Following the season, he transferred to Ole Miss.[2] On February 6, 2021, he scored a career-high 30 points and had 10 rebounds and four blocks in an 86–84 win against Auburn.[3] During his redshirt senior season, White averaged 11.4 points and 6 rebounds per game, led the team with 36 blocks, and set the Ole Miss single-season record with a 64.9 percent shooting percentage.[4]
Professional career
[edit]On July 11, 2021, White signed his first professional contract with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[5] He averaged 10.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, but left the team in December 2021.
On March 6, 2022, White signed with Keravnos Strovolou of the Cyprus Basketball Division A.[6]
White spent the 2022–2023 season with Israeli club Ironi Nahariya.
On July 31, 2023, White signed with Greek club Karditsa.
Career statistics
[edit]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 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Arizona State | Redshirt | ||||||||||
2017–18 | Arizona State | 31 | 29 | 24.3 | .652 | – | .552 | 7.1 | .4 | .3 | .7 | 10.5 |
2018–19 | Arizona State | 34 | 32 | 25.0 | .598 | – | .579 | 5.2 | .3 | .4 | .7 | 8.7 |
2019–20 | Arizona State | 30 | 29 | 28.5 | .569 | – | .683 | 8.8 | 1.0 | .5 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
2020–21 | Ole Miss | 28 | 25 | 27.8 | .649 | .000 | .710 | 6.0 | 1.0 | .5 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
Career | 123 | 115 | 26.3 | .616 | .000 | .624 | 6.7 | .7 | .4 | 1.0 | 10.1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gardner, Michelle (November 2, 2019). "Romello White looks to be dominant force in paint for ASU basketball". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Gardner, Michelle (May 15, 2020). "Former ASU basketball standout Romello White transfers to Mississippi". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Shuler scores with 0.2 left in OT, gets Ole Miss past Auburn". ESPN. Associated Press. February 6, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Romello White Sets Single-Season School Record". Ole Miss Rebels. March 22, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Romello White joins Hapoel Eilat". Sportando. July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Katsaros, Antonis (March 6, 2022). "Keravnos sign Romello White, ex H.Eilat". Eurobasket. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
External links
[edit]- 1998 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball players
- ASK Karditsas B.C. players
- Basketball players from Atlanta
- Centers (basketball)
- Hapoel Eilat basketball players
- Keravnos B.C. players
- Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball players
- Power forwards
- 21st-century American sportsmen