Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Derrick White was born in Parker, Colorado on July 2, 1994. He is a guard/forward in the NBA.

He attended the Legend High School in Parker where he played Basketball. White graduated in 2012 when he was barely six foot. After graduating, he was lightly recruited by colleges, one of the reasons for which was thought to be his height. The doctors, however, were confident, he still had some late growth left in him.

As foreseen, he reached his potential height in the years to come by. He led his team to the 2015 NCAA tournament and a year later became an All-American. He played three years of college basketball in Division II for the Colorado–Colorado Springs Mountain Lions before transferring to the Division I Colorado Buffaloes for his final season. In the 2017 NBA draft, White was drafted in with the 29th overall pick by San Antonio Spurs.