Romello White Explained

Romello White
Position:Power forward / Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:235
Team:Free agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:9 May 1998
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
High School:
College:
Draft Year:2021
Career Start:2021
Years1:2021
Team1:Hapoel Eilat
Years2:2022
Team2:Keravnos
Years3:2022–2023
Team3:Ironi Nahariya
Years4:2023–2024
Team4:Karditsa
Highlights:

Romello Da'Quan White (born May 9, 1998) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Ole Miss Rebels.

High school career

White attended Wheeler High School. He developed a relationship with former NBA player Jerry Stackhouse in high school, and Stackhouse became his mentor. White originally signed with Georgia Tech, but reconsidered after coach Brian Gregory was fired. He committed to Arizona State because he had a relationship with former assistant coach Anthony Coleman.

College career

White redshirted his true freshman season to improve his academics. He became a starter as a redshirt freshman and averaged 10.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. White averaged 8.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He worked on his conditioning and nutrition in the offseason and lost 10 pounds.[1] As a junior, White averaged 10.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, and posted eight double-doubles.

Following the season, he transferred to Ole Miss.[2] On February 6, 2021, he scored a career-high 30 points and had 10 rebounds and four blocks in an 86–84 win against Auburn.[3] During his redshirt senior season, White averaged 11.4 points and 6 rebounds per game, led the team with 36 blocks, and set the Ole Miss single-season record with a 64.9 percent shooting percentage.[4]

Professional career

On July 11, 2021, White signed his first professional contract with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[5] He averaged 10.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, but left the team in December 2021.

On March 6, 2022, White signed with Keravnos Strovolou of the Cyprus Basketball Division A.[6]

White spent the 2022-2023 season with Israeli club Ironi Nahariya.

On July 31, 2023, White signed with Greek club Karditsa.

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona State| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona State| 31 || 29 || 24.3 || .652 || – || .552 || 7.1 || .4 || .3 || .7 || 10.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona State| 34 || 32 || 25.0 || .598 || – || .579 || 5.2 || .3 || .4 || .7 || 8.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona State| 30 || 29 || 28.5 || .569 || – || .683 || 8.8 || 1.0 || .5 || 1.2 || 10.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Ole Miss| 28 || 25 || 27.8 || .649 || .000 || .710 || 6.0 || 1.0 || .5 || 1.3 || 11.4|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 123 || 115 || 26.3 || .616 || .000 || .624 || 6.7 || .7 || .4 || 1.0 || 10.1

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gardner . Michelle . Romello White looks to be dominant force in paint for ASU basketball . July 17, 2021 . . November 2, 2019.
  2. News: Gardner . Michelle . Former ASU basketball standout Romello White transfers to Mississippi . July 17, 2021 . . May 15, 2020.
  3. News: Shuler scores with 0.2 left in OT, gets Ole Miss past Auburn . July 17, 2021 . . . February 6, 2021.
  4. Web site: Romello White Sets Single-Season School Record . . July 17, 2021 . March 22, 2021.
  5. Web site: Romello White joins Hapoel Eilat . Sportando . July 17, 2021 . July 11, 2021.
  6. Web site: Katsaros . Antonis . Keravnos sign Romello White, ex H.Eilat . Eurobasket . March 6, 2022 . March 6, 2022.