Jo Jo White
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| Born | November 16, 1946 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 16, 2018 (aged 71) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | McKinley (St. Louis, Missouri) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Kansas (1965–1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1969: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1969–1981, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10, 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1979 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Kansas City Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Topeka Sizzlers | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 14,399 (17.2 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 3,345 (4.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 4,095 (4.9 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Henry White (November 16, 1946 – January 16, 2018)[1] was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, 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 ninth 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.
- ^ "Jo Jo White Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Forsberg, Chris (January 17, 2018). "Celtics great, HOFer Jo Jo White dies at 71". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ^ "JoJo White – Celtics Legend". nba.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.