Joseph "Jo Jo" White

School: 
Height: 
6-3
Position: 
Guard
Hometown: 
St. Louis, MO
High School: 
Vashon and McKinley High School
  • NCAA consensus second-team All-American in 1968 and 1969
  • All-American Recognition: 1967 (Converse 2nd Team), 1968 (United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team, Converse 2nd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, Associated Press 3rd Team, United Press International 3rd Team) and 1969 (Converse 1st Team, Associated Press 2nd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team)
  • Averaged 17.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in four NCAA Tournament games in 1966 and 1967 (2-2 record)
  • Averaged 13.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in four NIT games for 1968 runner-up
  • Member of 1968 U.S. Olympic team (11.7 ppg, 81.3 FT%)
  • Selected by the Boston Celtics in first round of 1969 NBA draft (9th pick overall).

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

RB

RBA

PTS

AVG

1965-66

9

44

112

.393

14

26

.538

68

7.6

102

11.3

1966-67

27

170

416

.409

59

72

.819

150

5.6

399

14.8

1967-68

30

188

462

.407

83

115

.722

107

3.6

459

15.3

1968-69

18

134

286

.469

58

79

.734

84

4.7

326

18.1

Totals

84

536

1276

.420

214

292

.733

409

4.9

1286

15.3