Alec Jacoby “Coby” White is a professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls. He is 6 feet and 5 inches tall and was born on 16 February 2000 in Goldsboro, North Carolina. White plays at the Point Guard position and completed his high school at Greenfield School in Wilson, North Carolina. He was rated as a 5-star recruit coming out of high school according to ESPN, who also gave him a grade of 91. He also won North Carolina Mr. Basketball in 2018 and also won a nomination in the McDonald’s All-American game in the same year.
White attended and played for the University of North Carolina from 2018 to 2019, playing only one season before declaring for the NBA Draft. While in college, he averaged 16.1 points, 4.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game. He was picked by the Chicago Bulls with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft. He has been with them since he was drafted and averaged a solid 13.2 points, 2.7 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game in his first season for the Bulls. He has shown gradual improvement over the years as he achieved a career-best 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game in the 2023-24 season, where he played 79 games and started in 78 of them.
Who are Coby White’s siblings?
Coby White has a brother, Will White and a sister named Tia White. Unfortunately, not much information is available on Tia White as of October 2024. All of them grew up under the care of their parents Donald and Bonita White. Their father was a factory worker and their mother is a claims manager for an insurance company.
Will White
His brother Will, played basketball for Mars Hill University and is an assistant coach for the same university.
Who are Coby White's parents?
Coby White was born to parents Donald White and Bonita White. His father was a college basketball player for the North Carolina Central and later became a factory worker, while White's mother is a claims manager for an insurance company. White's father tragically passed away on August 15, 2017, due to liver cancer. This event has also pushed White to do better in basketball and life in general, a memory he has etched into his body with an "FMF" tattoo on his right bicep, which is short for "For My Father".
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A. Coby White plays for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA.
A. Coby White plays at the Point Guard position in the NBA.
A. Coby White is 24 years old, as of October 2024.
A. Coby White was drafted with the 7th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.
