Albert White (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Albert White (basketball)

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1977

Place of Birth: Inkster, Michigan, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Albert White (basketball)

  • Albert White (born June 13, 1977) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada.
  • Before joining the Lightning, White had played in a variety of domestic and foreign basketball leagues.
  • In high school, he was one of the most highly decorated basketball players in the United States.
  • In college, he achieved success after transferring from University of Michigan to University of Missouri, but his success did not lead him to the National Basketball Association (henceforth NBA).
  • Instead, he went to the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and has since played in various developmental and foreign basketball leagues as a professional. In high school, he was a Street & Smith, Parade, and McDonald's All-American and in college he became a first team All-Big 12 Conference player and CNN/Sports Illustrated Big 12 Player of the Year.
  • White was implicated in the University of Michigan basketball scandal, but was not named in the final indictments.
  • He transferred from Michigan to Missouri after his freshman year, which included the basketball scandal, for unrelated reasons.
  • He achieved several firsts for Missouri and led the team to their best season in the Big 12 era in 1998–99. He declared himself eligible for the 1999 NBA draft as a redshirt junior and went undrafted.
  • He was drafted in the 1999 CBA draft.
  • He has had multiple stints in the CBA, United States Basketball League (USBL), International Basketball League (IBL) and various foreign leagues.
  • As a professional, he once was named to the All-CBA second team.
  • He was selected as an All-star or All-league player and been part of championship teams in several of the professional leagues he played in.

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