Updated 2008 Fever Player Bios (pdf)
Indiana’s electrifying young star returns for her fourth WNBA season...the second selection in the 2005 WNBA Draft, White is regarded as an aggressive, creative scorer, and has typically been the Fever’s first guard off the bench through three pro seasons...she was a college teammate of LaToya Thomas, the No. 1 pick in the 2003 WNBA Draft.
PRO - WNBA
2007: White tallied 10.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while appearing in all 34 games…she made a career-high 43 3-pt FG for the season…she was the only Fever player other than Tamika Catchings to lead Indiana in scoring and assists in the same game in 2007, posting 15 points and four assists at Detroit, 8/11…she led the team with a season-best five assists to go along with 11 points, three rebounds and a steal in nearly 40 minutes of a double-overtime win at Chicago, 8/5…the only starter to score in double figures, she had 14 points to go with a team-high tying six rebounds, one assist and three steals in 32+ minutes vs. Sacramento, 8/5…her three steals against the Monarchs tied her career-best…she topped the Fever in scoring 10 times in 2007, more than any player besides Catchings…she was among the top five scoring reserves in the WNBA with an average of 10.2 ppg in 25 games off the bench…her 16 points in the second quarter vs. Washington, 6/3, tied the fourth-most in a single quarter in WNBA history.
2006: White appeared in all 34 games, with averages of 8.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game...she also averaged nearly a steal per game (0.79) for the league-leading Fever defense...she was third in scoring among all WNBA players to start less than half her team's games, behind Los Angeles' Chamique Holdsclaw (15.0 ppg) and the Connecticut’s Asjha Jones (11.5 ppg)...her 19 3-pt FG ranked 10th best among all WNBA reserves...she scored a season-high 25 points vs. New York, 5/30, falling one point short of her own Fever record for most points scored by a reserve...that was one of her 10 games of 10+ points for the season...she added a career-high six rebounds in that game, and scored 10 points in the fourth quarter of the team's largest comeback (16 points) of the season...Indiana's top thief off the bench, she had 27 steals in 34 games...she had a career-best three thefts vs. Detroit, 6/29, and then again vs. Minnesota, 8/3...averaging 21.9 mpg she logged 30+ minutes once, playing 31 minutes vs. San Antonio, 8/5.
2005: White played all 34 games during her rookie season, averaging 7.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.6 apg and 0.9 spg...she started three games, 6/4 to 6/10, while Tully Bevilaqua was on the injured list...she ranked in the top five among rookies in scoring, assists, steals, free throw percentage (.810) and 3-pt field goal percentage (.309)...she was second among all WNBA rookies with 25 3-pt FG...she was the only rookie to shoot 80+ percent from the foul line, and she finished fourth on the team with 47 free throws made...one of only three WNBA rookies to have scored 20+ points in a game, she was the only rookie to have done so twice during the season - 26 at Seattle, 6/4, and 20 vs. Detroit, 6/15...that Seattle game marked the first start of her pro career and her 26 points were the most by any rookie...in that game she led the Fever shooting 10-of-19 FG overall, 5-of-9 3-pt FG and 1-1 FT...those five 3-pt FG tied the league’s season-high...in the Fever's overtime win vs. Detroit, 6/15, she scored 20 points, including 18 in the first half...her two 20-point games were part of an eight-game stretch (5/29 to 6/18) in which she scored in double figures six times...in those eight games, she averaged 14.6 ppg...through the first 11 games, she averaged a WNBA rookie-high 12.2 ppg…in the first 15 games, she had 25 assists (1.7 apg), but committed 44 turnovers (2.93 topg)...in the season’s last 19 games, she averaged 1.47 apg and cut her turnovers in half to just 1.37 topg...she had a season-high four assists vs. Seattle, 8/4...one of only three rookies in 2005 to notch at least 30 steals, she was fifth on the team with 30...she had a season-high six rebounds vs. L.A., 6/28.
PLAYOFFS
2007: White appeared in five of six playoff games, and earned her first postseason start at Connecticut, 8/23…she averaged 1.8 points and 1.8 rebounds through the playoffs, missing the final game of the Eastern Conference Finals, 9/3, due to a thumb injury.
2006: She averaged 4.5 ppg and 17.0 mpg in a pair of Eastern Conference playoff games against Detroit...scoreless in Game 1, 8/17, she played 23 minutes in Game 2, 8/19, and scored nine points...she totaled three rebounds and a pair of assists in the series.
2005: White averaged 4.0 mpg and appeared in all four playoff games as Indiana advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals...she combined to shoot 0-8 FG in four games...she totaled seven minutes in a first-round series against New York, and nine minutes vs. Connecticut in the Eastern Conference Finals...she totaled two rebounds and one assist in the playoffs, all in an overtime loss at Connecticut that ended the Eastern Finals.
PRO – OVERSEAS
2007-08: Playing overseas from January through April, she played in one playoff game for TTT Riga in Latvia's LSBL, where she scored 21 points on 8-of-18 FG…she added eight assists, four steals and a blocked shot in just over 30 minutes.
2006-07: White’s 14.6-point scoring average was 10th in the Polish League while playing for Lotos Gydnia who finished second in the regular season...Lotos advanced to the championship series of the Polish League to face Wisla Can-Pack...in 10 EuroLeague contests, White was third on the team with 11.9 ppg, and was second on the club with 14 assists.
2005-06: White played with Fenerbahce in Istanbul, Turkey...in 22 Turkish League games, she averaged 9.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 3.1 apg...in EuroCup competition, she averaged 8.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 2.5 apg.
COLLEGE
Ranked among top 50 NCAA scoring and steals leaders in each of her four college seasons, she became the second Lady Bulldog to reach 2,000 career points...she recorded 114 double-figure scoring games and 23 double-doubles during her collegiate career...she ended her career as the SEC's all-time career steals leader with 372...she also was Mississippi State’s all-time leader with 118 blocked shots...she started 120 out of 121 games in her career.
2004-05: The top scorer in NCAA Division I with an average of 23.5 ppg, she scored a career-high 47 points vs. Vanderbilt, the most points scored by any player in Division I in 2004-05...in that game, she set a new Humphrey Coliseum record for most points in a single game and was one point shy of MSU’s single-game scoring record...she was a finalist for the Naismith Award, the Wooden Award, and the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School)...in addition, she was a semifinalist for the Collegiate Basketball Award of Excellence and a State Farm Player of the Year candidate...she played in the WBCA College All-Star Game...she was named First Team All-SEC by The Associated Press and league coaches...she also averaged 7.7 rpg, 3.4 apg and 3.0 spg...she ranked first in the SEC in scoring, second in steals, fifth in defensive rebounds (5.25), tied for fifth in 3-point FGM (2.00), seventh in rebounding and eighth in assists...she posted 40 consecutive games in double digits, including 29 as a senior...those games included 12 20-point outings, four 30-point outings and one 40-point game...she tallied seven double-doubles...she was named MVP of the Mississippi State Classic and was named to Dead River Company Classic All-Tournament Team...she led MSU in scoring in 26 of 29 contests...in one game, she made a career-high 15 FG, tied a career-high with 12 FTM and tied a career-high with 16 FTA vs. Vanderbilt...she recorded back-to-back double-doubles against Alabama and Arkansas...she tied a career-high with seven steals vs. East Tennessee State.
2003-04: Averaging 20.2 ppg, she ranked 16th nationally in scoring and was second best in the SEC as a junior...she ranked 21st in steals nationally with 3.1 spg...she finished atop the conference in SEC games only with 22.8 ppg...she was a unanimous selection to the First Team All-SEC voted on by the coaches, and was also named to the AP All-SEC First Team...she scored in double figures in 26 games and collected five double-doubles...she had season-highs with 33 points vs. Kentucky, seven steals at Mississippi, and six 3-point FGM at Vanderbilt...she scored a last-second jumper that lifted MSU to a 57-55 win over Arkansas...she led MSU in scoring in 16 games...she was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team and co-MVP of the MSU Classic...in the SEC, she ranked: first in steals (3.14 spg), second in scoring (20.2 ppg) and fifth in FT pct. (.816)...she led the team in points (585), 3-pt FGM (46), FTM (129), rebounds (182), assists (99), steals (91) and blocked shots (27).
2002-03: Finished her sophomore year with 580 points, ranked 45th in the country and moved into 10th on MSU's all-time scoring list while surpassing 1,000 points for her career...she ranked 19th in steals nationally with 3.3 spg...she was named to the AP All-SEC First Team...she scored in double digits in all but one game and had five double-doubles...she had season-highs with 29 points at Houston, seven steals at South Carolina.
2001-02: After posting 575 points she ranked 35th in the country and eighth on MSU's single season list...she collected several accolades as a freshman – 2002 AP SEC Newcomer of the Year, 2002 AP Second Team All-SEC, 2002 WomensCollegeHoops.com Freshman All-America First Team, and All-SEC Freshman Team...she was named MVP of Mississippi State Classic and Torneo de Basquetbol...she finished the season third in the conference with 575 points (18.5 ppg), fourth with 91 steals, and seventh in rebounding (7.2 rpg)...she was eighth in the SEC in assists (134) and 3-point FGM (53)...she scored in double figures in 29 of 31 games and collected six double-doubles.
