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Isaac White (basketball)

Isaac Lewis White (born 22 June 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal for three seasons, before graduating and signing to play basketball in Australia professionally.

Early life and career

White was born in Adelaide, South Australia, as the youngest of two siblings. He played for the Sturt Sabres in the South Australian Premier League in 2016 and 2017 and scored 65 points in a game against West Adelaide. White led South Australia to win the 2017 Australian U20 National Championship and led the tournament in scoring with 20.9 points per game.

College career

In 2017, White moved to the United States to play college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal.

On 20 November 2017, White scored a career-high 20 points in a loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels. As a freshman, he averaged 5.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, starting nine of the team's 33 contests. He averaged 3.1 points and 1.0 rebound per game as a sophomore. White was named to the 2019 Pac-12 All-Academic Team. As a junior in 2019–20, he averaged 4.2 points per game. White graduated from Stanford after three seasons and initially decided to graduate transfer to California Baptist. However, he instead decided to pursue professional opportunities.

Professional career

Illawarra Hawks and Ipswich Force (2020–2022)

On 24 July 2020, White signed a one-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). After playing for the Ipswich Force during the 2021 NBL1 North season, he re-joined Hawks for the 2021–22 NBL season. Following the NBL season, he re-joined the Force for the 2022 NBL1 North season.

Tasmania JackJumpers (2022–2023)

On 4 August 2022, White signed with the Tasmania JackJumpers ahead of the 2022–23 NBL season as an injury replacement for Clint Steindl. His deal was converted to a development player contract on 28 September 2022.

Mackay Meteors (2023–2024)

Following the 2022–23 NBL season, White joined the Mackay Meteors for the 2023 NBL1 North season. He was named to the All-NBL1 North First Team.

With the Meteors in 2024, he was again named to the NBL1 North First Team helped the team win the NBL1 North championship. He was team captain and averaged 24.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.

Brisbane Bullets (2023–2025)

On 31 March 2023, White signed a two-year deal with the Brisbane Bullets.

On 10 April 2024, White's contract for the 2024–25 NBL season was exercised by the Bullets. On 24 December 2024, he scored 18 of his career-high 22 points in the first 12 minutes of the Bullets' 111–90 win over the Adelaide 36ers.

Rockingham Flames (2025)

White joined the Rockingham Flames of the NBL1 West for the 2025 season. On 18 July, he recorded 47 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists in a 105–102 overtime win over the Willetton Tigers. He was named NBL1 West Most Valuable Player and All-NBL1 West First Team. The Flames reached the preliminary final, where they lost 99–97 to the Warwick Senators despite White's game-high 38 points.

Adelaide 36ers (2025–present)

On 5 April 2025, White signed a two-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers. In game one of the 2025–26 grand final series against the Sydney Kings, White scored a team-high 11 points in a 112–68 loss.

National team career

At the 2016 FIBA U18 Oceania Tournament, White averaged 14.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. In 2019, he helped Australia win bronze at the Summer Universiade in Italy.

In February 2025, White was named in the Australian Boomers squad for two FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers.

In February 2026, White was named in the Boomers squad for two FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.

Career statistics

College

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"| Stanford | 33 || 9 || 16.7 || .368 || .339 || .750 || 1.2 || .8 || .2 || .0 || 5.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"| Stanford | 30 || 4 || 8.6 || .426 || .393 || .667 || 1.0 || .3 || .2 || .0 || 3.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Stanford | 31 || 0 || 14.5 || .442 || .408 || .762 || 1.7 || .7 || .3 || .0 || 4.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 94 || 13 || 13.4 || .403 || .372 || .734 || 1.3 || .6 || .2 || .0 || 4.3

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