Tan White Explained

Tan White
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lbs:154
Birth Date:27 September 1982
Birth Place:Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
High School:Tupelo (Tupelo, Mississippi)
College:Mississippi State (2001–2005)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2005
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:2
Draft Team:Indiana Fever
Career Start:2005
Years1:2005–2008
Team1:Indiana Fever
Years2:2005-2006
Team2:Fenerbahçe
Years3:2009–2013
Team3:Connecticut Sun
Years4:2014
Team4:Minnesota Lynx
Highlights:
Wnba Profile:tan_white

LaTanya Chantella White (born September 27, 1982) is a professional basketball player. Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, White is 5'7" (1.70 m) tall and weighs 154 lb (70 kg). She received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association as the best senior player under 5 ft 8 in (1.7 m) in 2005.

Mississippi State statistics

Source

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage
 FT% Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game
 TO Turnovers per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high * Led Division I
Year !Team GP !Points FG% !3P% FT% !RPG APG !SPG BPG !PPG - 2001-02 31 575 42.6 35.3 62.4 7.2 4.3 2.9 0.9 18.5 - 2002-03 Mississippi State 32 580 43.1 30.7 73.6 6.8 3.9 3.3 1.0 18.1 - 2003-04 Mississippi State 29 585 41.6 26.7 81.6 6.3 3.4 3.1 0.9 20.2 - 2004-05 Mississippi State 29 681 42.6 32.1 75.0 7.7 3.4 3.0 1.0
  • 23.5
- Career Mississippi State 121 2421 42.5 31.1 74.1 7.0 3.8 3.1 1.0 20.0

WNBA career

White was selected by the Indiana Fever in the first round (2nd pick overall) of the 2005 WNBA draft. White was waived by the Fever before the 2009 WNBA season began. Three weeks into the season, she was signed by the Connecticut Sun. She was signed by the Minnesota Lynx prior to the 2014 season.[1]

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2005| align="left" | Indiana| 34 || 3 || 20.4 || .335 || .309 || .810 || 1.6 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 2.1 || 7.1|-| align="left" | 2006| align="left" | Indiana| 34 || 0 || 21.6 || .372 || .216 || .750 || 2.4 || 1.5 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 1.5 || 8.9|-| align="left" | 2007| align="left" | Indiana| 34 || 9 || 24.7 || .386 || .339 || .841 || 2.6 || 1.9 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 2.9 || 10.8|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | Indiana| 33 || 22 || 27.1 || .366 || .325 || .850 || 3.1 || 2.4 || 1.3 || 0.4 || 2.6 || 9.9|-| align="left" | 2009| align="left" | Connecticut| 30 || 15 || 22.0 || .393 || .377 || .840 || 2.7 || 2.2 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 1.2 || 9.5|-| align="left" | 2010| align="left" | Connecticut| 34 || 10 || 25.2 || .420 || .366 || .800 || 2.7 || 2.3 || 1.6 || 0.1 || 1.6 || 10.1|-| align="left" | 2011| align="left" | Connecticut| 34 || 0 || 22.0 || .354 || .280 || .840 || 2.9 || 1.9 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 1.2 || 5.9|-| align="left" | 2012| align="left" | Connecticut| 31 || 0 || 16.0 || .399 || .403 || .833 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 1.2 || 5.0|-| align="left" | 2013| align="left" | Connecticut| 22 || 12 || 25.0 || .329 || .197 || .741 || 2.8 || 2.0 || 1.5 || 0.3 || 2.4 || 9.2|-| align="left" | 2014| align="left" | Minnesota| 34 || 1 || 17.8 || .400 || .333 || .739 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 0.9 || 4.9|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 10 years, 3 teams| 320 || 72 || 22.1 || .375 || .320 || .808 || 2.4 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 0.2 || 1.7 || 8.1

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 2005| align="left" | Indiana| 4 || 0 || 4.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0|-| align="left" | 2006| align="left" | Indiana| 2 || 0 || 17.5 || .400 || .250 || .000 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 4.5|-| align="left" | 2007| align="left" | Indiana| 5 || 1 || 16.4 || .267 || .167 || .000 || 1.8 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 1.8 || 1.8|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | Indiana| 3 || 0 || 14.0 || .375 || .250 || 1.000 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 5.3|-| align="left" | 2011| align="left" | Connecticut| 2 || 0 || 21.5 || 1.000 || 1.000 || 1.000 || 2.5 || 3.0 || 1.5 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 4.0|-| align="left" | 2012| align="left" | Connecticut| 5 || 0 || 18.2 || .333 || .250 || 1.000 || 2.0 || 0.6 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 5.0|-| align="left" | 2014| align="left" | Minnesota| 5 || 0 || 10.2 || .333 || .400 || .500 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 3.2|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 7 years, 3 teams| 26 || 1 || 13.8 || .323 || .294 || .813 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 1.1 || 3.2

International career

White played Fenerbahçe Istanbul in 2005–06 season where she was a fan favorite for the club.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota Lynx Sign Guard Tan White. Minnesota Lynx. en-US. 2014-04-15. 2022-04-01. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064443/https://lynx.wnba.com/lynx/news/minnesota_signs_tan_white_2014_04_15.html. 2017-09-18.