Tony White (basketball)
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| Born | February 15, 1965 AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Aris | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Olympique Antibes | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Fórum Filatélico | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Papagou | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | TDK Manresa | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
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Tony F. White (born February 15, 1965) is a retired American professional
guard. He played for three teams in the NBA before pursuing a career in Europe. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina White played for Independence High School of his hometown, before enrolling to Tennessee to play college basketball
.
College career
Tony White was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He played collegiately at the University of Tennessee from 1983 to 1987. He is third all-time leading scorer for Tennessee with 2,219 points.[1] He appeared in 127 games averaging 17.5 points per game.[1] He also holds the school record for most points scored in a single game with 51.[1][2]
Professional career
White was selected by the
Presto Ice Cream in Philippine Basketball Association
in the Philippines.
He played in
Papagou. He was also signed briefly by Žalgiris Kaunas
for the 1998-1999 season, but left the team before the season started. Žalgiris went on to win the Euroleague title in 1999.
Personal life
His son, Tony White, Jr. played for the
College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team from 2006 to 2010.[4][5] In 2019, White was diagnosed with Leukemia.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Tennessee basketball History and Records". utsports.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ "Catching Up: Tony White". utsports.com. January 27, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ 1987 NBA Draft Archived October 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, basketballreference.com
- ^ Tony White Biography - CofCSports.com--Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics
- ^ Tony White Jr. Stats, Bio - ESPN
- ^ Low, Chris (February 14, 2019). "Tennessee supports ex-star Tony White, who faces fight of his life". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
External links
- NBA.com Profile
- NBA Stats @ BasketballReference.com
