Will McDowell-White explained

William McDowell-White
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height Cm:196
Weight Kg:89
League:BBL
EuroLeague
Team:Alba Berlin
Birth Date:1998 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
High School:
Draft Year:2019
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014; 2016–2017
Team1:Brisbane Spartans
Years2:2016–2017
Team2:Sydney Kings
Years3:2017–2019
Team3:Brose Bamberg
Years4:2017–2019
Team4:Baunach Young Pikes
Years5:2019
Team5:Southern Districts Spartans
Years6:2019–2020
Team6:Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Years7:2020
Team7:RedCity Roar
Years8:2021
Team8:Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Years9:2021–2024
Team9:New Zealand Breakers
Years10:2024–present
Team10:Alba Berlin
Highlights:

William McDowell-White (born 13 April 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He debuted in the NBL in 2016 with the Sydney Kings before playing two seasons in Germany and then two seasons in the NBA G League. He joined the Breakers in 2021.

Early life and career

McDowell-White was born in Brisbane, into a family of Indigenous Australian (Arrernte) descent. His father, Darryl White, played Australian rules football for the Brisbane Bears/Lions, where he won three AFL premierships. McDowell-White grew up playing Australian rules football for Coorparoo and was placed in the Brisbane Lions talent academy at the age of 13. At age 15, he decided to focus on basketball.[1]

In 2014 and 2016, McDowell-White played in the SEABL for the Brisbane Spartans.[2] He re-joined the Spartans in 2017 with their move to the QBL.[3]

After failing to get academically eligible to play for the Fresno State Bulldogs in 2016, McDowell-White returned to Australia.[4]

Professional career

Sydney Kings

In December 2016, McDowell-White joined the Sydney Kings of Australia's NBL as a development player for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[5]

Brose Bamberg / Baunach Young Pikes

McDowell-White signed a four-year deal with Brose Bamberg, of the Basketball Bundesliga, which is Germany's top division, in July 2017. He was later assigned to Baunach Young Pikes, the farm team of Brose Bamberg, for the 2017–18 season's German 2nd Division season.[6] He was recalled to Brose Bamberg, on 17 December. In the 2017–18 season, while playing for Baunach, he was named the ProA Young Player of the Year. After testing the waters for the 2018 NBA draft, McDowell-White returned to Brose Bamberg for the 2018–19 season. He spent most of the season with Baunach again.

In May 2019, McDowell-White had a one-game stint with the Southern Districts Spartans in the QBL.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers and RedCity Roar

After failing to be drafted in the 2019 NBA draft, McDowell-White signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Houston Rockets, and would go on to play for the Rockets in the 2019 NBA Summer League.[7] He later had his contract converted to a two-way deal,[8] a decision that was later reversed. On 27 September, McDowell-White was waived by the Rockets to make room on their training camp roster for Ryan Anderson.[9] [10] McDowell-White was then added to the roster of the Rockets' NBA G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[11] He suffered an injury in November and was inactive for several weeks.[12]

McDowell-White played for the RedCity Roar of the Queensland State League during the 2020 season.[13]

McDowell-White turned down multiple offers from NBL teams to return to the NBA G League for the 2020–21 season.[14] After another quick stint with the Rockets in December 2020,[15] he played for the Vipers in the G League hub season between February and March 2021.[16]

New Zealand Breakers

On 13 March 2021, McDowell-White signed with the New Zealand Breakers.[17] On 16 April 2021, he recorded 13 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds in a 91–71 win over the Brisbane Bullets.[18] He became just the second player in Breakers' history to record a triple-double, joining Cedric Jackson.[19]

On 26 June 2021, McDowell-White re-signed with the Breakers for the 2021–22 NBL season.[20]

On 25 May 2022, McDowell-White re-signed with the Breakers for the 2022–23 NBL season.[21]

On 11 April 2023, McDowell-White re-signed with the Breakers on a two-year deal.[22] [23] He missed the start of the 2023–24 NBL season with a hand injury.[24] On 17 November 2023, he was ruled out for six weeks with a fractured fibula.[25] He parted ways with the Breakers following the 2023–24 season.[26]

Alba Berlin

On May 15, 2024, McDowell-White signed a two-year deal with Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[27]

National team career

In 2013, McDowell-White represented Australia at the FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship. Two years later, he played for Australia at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[28]

In June 2022, McDowell-White was named in the Boomers' World Cup Qualifiers team.[29]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Bamberg| 2 || 0 || 1.0 || || 1.000 || || || || || || 1.5 || 1.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 2 || 0 || 1.0 || || 1.000 || || || || || || 1.5 || 1.5

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/basketball/how-william-mcdowellwhite-fell-into-arms-of-sydney-kings-thanks-to-his-afl-star-dad-darryl-white/news-story/454671e98a9f7c0366b12e8891c91fce How William McDowell-White fell into arms of Sydney Kings thanks to his AFL star dad Darryl White.
  2. Web site: Player statistics for William Mcdowell-White. SEABL. 13 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Player statistics for William Mcdowell-White. QBL. 13 March 2021.
  4. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22967831/australian-guard-william-mcdowell-white-declares-2018-nba-draft Australian guard William McDowell-White will enter the NBA draft.
  5. Web site: WILLIAM MCDOWELL-WHITE JOINS THE SYDNEY KINGS. sydneykings.com. 28 December 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161228094728/http://www.sydneykings.com/news/william-mcdowell-white-joins-kings/. 28 December 2016.
  6. https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/william-mcdowellwhite-signs-fouryear-deal-with-brose-bamberg-will-play-for-farm-team-baunach-sources/news-story/7e0671bee3449458eacc1e0920acae51 William McDowell-White signs four-year deal with Brose Bamberg, will play for ‘farm’ team, Baunach - sources.
  7. Web site: Roster Update: Rockets GM Daryl Morey announced today the team has signed rookie free agent guards Chris Clemons, Shamorie Ponds and William McDowell-White. All three players will represent the Rockets at NBA Summer League 2019, which begins on Friday.. Houston Rockets on Twitter. 3 September 2019. 4 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Rookie guards Ponds, McDowell-White land Rockets' two-way deals. 2019-09-04. Rockets Wire. en. 2019-09-07.
  9. Web site: Adams. Luke. Rockets Adjust Contracts For Ponds, McDowell-White. HoopsRumors. 7 September 2019. 5 September 2019.
  10. Web site: Rockets Waive William McDowell-White To Make Roster Room For Ryan Anderson. basketball.realgm.com. 2019-09-27.
  11. News: Vipers Finaliz Training Camp Roster . 2 November 2019 . . 27 October 2019.
  12. News: William McDowell-White: Dealing with injury . 22 May 2020 . . 11 December 2019.
  13. Web site: 2020 QSL Teams – RedCity Roar. basketballqld.com.au. 13 November 2020.
  14. Web site: Uluc . Olgun . Australian William McDowell-White turns down NBL for NBA G-League . ESPN . 30 November 2020 . 27 August 2020.
  15. Web site: William McDowell-White. realgm.com. 13 March 2021.
  16. Web site: William McDowell-White. gleague.nba.com. 13 March 2021.
  17. Web site: Breakers Sign McDowell-White, Kendle as Replacement Players. NBL.com.au. 13 March 2021. 13 March 2021.
  18. Web site: McDowell-White's triple-double sparks dominant Breakers showing. NBL.com.au. 16 April 2021. 17 April 2021.
  19. Web site: Hinton. Marc. NZ Breakers shake off NBL 'heartbreak' to outgun Bullets, snap losing streak. Stuff.co.nz. 17 April 2021. 17 April 2021.
  20. Web site: A late addition to our #NBL21 campaign is now locked in for #NBL22.. twitter.com/NZBreakers. 26 June 2021. 26 June 2021.
  21. Web site: Breakers Retain Will McDowell-White. NBL.com.au. 25 May 2022. 25 May 2022.
  22. Web site: Star Guard Confirms Commitment to Breakers. NBL.com.au. 11 April 2023. 11 April 2023.
  23. Web site: Hinton. Marc. NZ Breakers hail NBL re-signing of star guard Will McDowell-White on new 2-year deal. Stuff.co.nz. 11 April 2023. 12 April 2023.
  24. Web site: Major McDowell-White setback. NBL.com.au. 17 November 2023. 17 November 2023.
  25. Web site: New Zealand catches big Break. NBL.com.au. 21 December 2023. 21 December 2023.
  26. Web site: Cauchi. Orazio. Will McDowell-White to leave Australia, draws interest from ALBA. basketnews.com. 22 April 2024. 2 May 2024.
  27. Web site: Alba Berlin, official signing of McDowell-White. May 15, 2024. Sportando. En. May 16, 2024.
  28. Web site: William McDowell-White. fiba.com. 13 March 2021.
  29. Web site: Boomers Team Named for World Cup Qualifiers. NBL.com.au. 9 June 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220609103032/https://nbl.com.au/news/boomers-team-named-for-world-cup-qualifiers-june. 9 June 2022. 9 June 2022.