BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Former Indiana All-American D.J. White announced his retirement on Instagram after playing professionally for 14 seasons. He was a first-round pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons who then traded him to the Seattle Supersonics.
White was a unanimous selection as the Big Ten MVP in 2007-08, marking the 16th time that a Hoosier has been named MVP of the Big Ten. White was the 14th Indiana player to earn the honor (Don Schlundt and Scott May won the award twice). He is the last Hoosier to earn that accolade.
White, a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., was a McDonald’s All-American in 2004. He averaged 17.4 points and 10.3 rebounds as a senior and was named a second team All-American by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, CBSSports.com, The Sporting News and by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. He is ranked 18th in IU scoring with 1,447 points.
He started 97-of-99 games for the Hoosiers and averaged 14.6 points and 7.6 rebounds in three full seasons (he was injured and limited to five games in 2005-06). He hit just one three-pointer in his career, which occurred on his Senior Night against Minnesota just before the halftime buzzer.
He also tied for 12th in career rebounding with 748 caroms. He is tied for fourth all-time at IU in career field goal percentage (56.2%) and single season field goal percentage (60.5%). He was the first IU player to average a double-double (17.4 points and 10.3 rebounds) in a season since Alan Henderson in 1994. They are the only players to do so in the last 45 years.
He played 138 games in the NBA from 2008-14 for Oklahoma City, Charlotte and Boston. His best season came during his rookie campaign when he averaged 8.9 points and 4.6 rebounds. For his career, he averaged 5.9 points and 3.2 rebounds.
He also played in China, Spain, Italy, Turkey and Korea.
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