Jo Jo White

Jo Jo White
White in 1977
Personal information
Born(1946-11-16)November 16, 1946
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJanuary 16, 2018(2018-01-16) (aged 71)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High schoolMcKinley (St. Louis, Missouri)
CollegeKansas (1965–1969)
NBA draft1969: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career1969–1981
PositionPoint guard
Number10, 12
Career history
19691979Boston Celtics
19791980Golden State Warriors
1980–1981Kansas City Kings
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points14,399 (17.2 ppg)
Rebounds3,345 (4.0 rpg)
Assists4,095 (4.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg Team competition

Joseph Henry White (November 16, 1946 – January 16, 2018)[1] was an American basketball player. As an amateur, he played at the University of Kansas, where he was named a second-team All-American twice. White was part of the U.S. men's basketball team during the 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal with the team.[2]

In the 1969 NBA draft, White was drafted 9th overall by the Boston Celtics, with whom he would play for ten seasons, winning the NBA Finals in 1974 and 1976 and being named Finals MVP the latter year. A seven-time NBA All-Star, White set a Celtics record with 488 consecutive games played.[3] White's No. 10 jersey was retired by the Celtics in 1982. In 2015, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ "Jo Jo White Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Jo Jo White, Celtics great and NBA Hall of Famer, dies at 71
  3. ^ "JoJo White – Celtics Legend". nba.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.

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