Jack White Signs Contract To Play Professionally For Melbourne United
Jack White who played four years at Duke from 2016-2020 under the direction of Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski and who is from Traralgon, Victoria, Australia is starting his professional playing career!
Where?
In Melbourne Victoria Australia!
The forward has signed a three year contract with Melbourne United who is a member of the National Basketball League. “according to an article on espn.com by Olgun Uluc
During his freshman season at Duke Jack White
Played in 10 games, averaging 2.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 6.1 minutes
Scored a season-high five points and grabbed two rebounds in the season-opening win over Marist (11/11)
Had three points in a home win over Grand Canyon (11/12)
Scored four points in Duke's home win over William & Mary (11/23)
Netted four points in the home win over Maine (12/3)
Had three points in Duke's home win over Georgia Tech (1/4)
During his sophomore season Jack White played
in 28 games, averaging 5.7 minutes per contest and a career-best 1.5 rebounds per game
Made his season debut in the opener versus Elon (11/10) and played seven minutes with a rebound
Scored his first bucket of the season the next night versus Utah Valley (11/11) and had a pair of rebounds
Logged 12 minutes against Evansville (12/20) with two points, four rebounds, a steal and an assist
In 13 minutes of action versus Pitt (1/10), did not score, but had two rebounds, two assists, two steals and a blocked shot
Had his breakout game versus Notre Dame (1/29), playing a then-career-high 14 minutes and matching his career-high of five points and pulling down a career-best seven boards
Logged a career-high 15 minutes against Louisville (2/21) with four points and five rebounds
Pulled down four rebounds with a blocked shot and a steal against Syracuse (2/24)
Saw seven minutes of action against Iona in the NCAA First Round (3/15) and had three rebounds, a block and an assist
Scored his first career points in the NCAA Tournament with a bucket against Rhode Island in the Second Round (3/17)
During his junior season Jack White was
Named captain with teammate Javin DeLaurier
Received CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team and was an All-ACC Academic selection
Appeared in a career-best 35 games, starting in three
Totaled career highs in minutes (20.4), rebounds (4.7), and points (4.1) per game
Opened the 2018-19 season with 11 rebounds, nine points and three assists against Kentucky (11/6)
Grabbed six boards and scored 10 points at home versus Eastern Michigan (11/14)
Followed the EMU win with 12 points and eight rebounds against San Diego State (11/19) in the first round of the Maui Invitational
Averaged 7.0 points and 6.7 rebounds in Maui
Earned a career-high 12 rebounds and tallied nine points and three steals at home versus Yale (12/8)
Came up clutch in the closing minutes of the comeback win over Texas Tech at Madison Square Garden (12/20), hitting a tying three that knotted the game at 45-45 and putting Duke ahead for good with his go-ahead three with six minutes remaining
Finished the Texas Tech game with eight points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks, two steals and two late free throws that helped ice the win
Registered career-highs in three pointers made (4-for-6) and points (12) against Clemson (1/5)
Followed the Clemson performance up with a career-best five blocks and recorded eight rebounds at Wake Forest (1/8)
Was two points shy of a double-double at home against Wake Forest (3/5) with 10 rebounds and eight points
During his final season in Durham Jack White was on the
All-ACC Adademic Team
Played in 30 games with seven starts, averaging 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per game
Scored nine points on 3-of-4 shooting and brought in five rebounds at Clemson (1/14)
Potted 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting and added six rebounds against Wake Forest (1/11)
Recorded seven points on 3-of-4 shooting to go with six rebounds, three steals and two blocks at No. 11 Michigan State (12/3)
Logged 10 rebounds and four assists against Georgia State (11/15)
Selected as a team captain for the second year, and joined in captaincy by Javin DeLaurier and Tre Jones
Won the bronze medal with Team Australia in the Summer 2019 at the World University Games
“according to https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jack-white/11781
How will Jack White perform playing professionally in his home country of Australia?
That question I don’t have an answer to but what I do know is that Melbourne United is getting a player who was a fan favorite in Durham as well as hard worker. Mike Krzyzewski recently had this to say about Jack White who has signed a professional contract.
"Jack was just the best teammate ever," Krzyzewski, Duke's head coach, said. "Hard worker - came to work every day. One of the easiest kids to coach that I've had the opportunity to coach in my 45 years as a collegiate coach. “according to “according to an article on espn.com by Olgun Uluc
"A top-notch defender, rebounder and shot blocker. He does all the dirty work. Offensively, he'll be able to add and stretch a defence because he can hit his outside shot."“according to an article on espn.com by Olgun Uluc
"Jack is a great competitor - not a good one - a great, great competitor. He will add to Melbourne United's already good culture and will fit right in with the culture of winning that Melbourne United's program has had."“according to an article on espn.com by Olgun Uluc