Michael White (basketball)
| Michael White | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Louisiana Tech |
| Conference | WAC |
| Record | 45–23 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 2, 1977 Dunedin, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1999 1999–2000 2000 |
Ole Miss New Mexico Slam (IBL) England |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2011 2011–present |
Jacksonville State (asst.) Jacksonville State (assoc. HC) Ole Miss (asst.) Louisiana Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–23 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships WAC Regular Season Championship (2013) |
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| Awards USBWA District VII Coach of the Year (2013) NABC District 6 Coach of the Year (2013) WAC Don Haskins Coach of the Year (2013) |
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Michael White (born March 2, 1977) is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head men's basketball coach of Louisiana Tech University. Prior to coaching at Louisiana Tech, White served as an assistant coach at the University of Mississippi and Jacksonville State University.[1][2]
Personal
White was born to father, Kevin and mother, Jane in Dunedin, Florida. His father Kevin White currently serves as Director of Athletics at Duke University. As a result of his father's career path, the White family moved frequently throughout Michael's childhood. In 1995, White graduated from Jesuit High School in New Orleans. From 1995 to 1999, he attended the University of Mississippi on a basketball scholarship. After a brief stint playing basketball professionally, White returned to Ole Miss and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 2000. White is married to the former Kira Zschau, an All-SEC volleyball player at Ole Miss, who also has a law degree from the university. The couple has two daughters, Rylee and Maggie Jane, and twin boys, Collin and Keegan.
Playing career
White played at Ole Miss from 1995 to 1999. In 1995, White began his four-year collegiate basketball player as a freshman guard of the Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team. He became a starter in the eighth game of his freshman year and remained a starter for the remainder of his four years at Ole Miss. During White's college career, he had 370 assists, the 6th highest total in Ole Miss history. He also led his team to two SEC Western Division Titles, three consecutive NCAA Men's Basketball Tournaments (1997, 1998 and 1999), and the first NCAA Tournament victory in the history of Ole Miss. He played professional basketball with the IBL's New Mexico Slam and internationally in England. [3]
Coaching career
Jacksonville State
After earning his bachelor's degree at Ole Miss, White joined the men's basketball coaching staff at Jacksonville State in 2000. White stayed at the university for four seasons where he was an assistant coach from 2000 to 2003 and the Associate Head Coach from 2003 to 2004. During his time at Jacksonville State, he helped coordinate the team's recruiting activities. These efforts paid off as the men's basketball team achieved its greatest success since moving up to the Division I ranks, and five Jacksonville State recruits were named all-conference players during White's four-year stint.[3] In 2002, Jacksonville State recorded its first conference tournament victory since moving up to Division I. The following year, Jacksonville State went 20–10 for the year marking the winningest season in the school's Division I history.[4]
Ole Miss
Louisiana Tech
On March 30, 2011, Michael White was named by Louisiana Tech as the 17th head coach of the Bulldogs basketball team. He replaced the fired Kerry Rupp.[2] In his first season, White led the program to their first appearance in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship Game. By the next season, Louisiana Tech although picked 4th by the Western Athletic Conference Pre-Season Coaches Poll, had a stretch of 18 straight wins leading to a conference championship tie, garnering the first AP ranking in over 20 years, and a NIT tournament win.[5][6][7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Western Athletic Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Louisiana Tech | 18–16 | 6–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Louisiana Tech | 27–7 | 16–2 | T–1st | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
| Louisiana Tech: | 45–23 | 22–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 45–23 | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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References
- ^ Louisiana Tech hires Mississippi assistant coach Michael White as head coach - ESPN
- ^ a b Louisiana Tech introduces Michael White as new coach - ESPN
- ^ a b Michael White Profile - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site
- ^ http://issuu.com/jsugamecocksports/docs/2010_11jsumbkbmg?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Fwood2%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true
- ^ http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205718542&DB_OEM_ID=10100
- ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=330660166
- ^ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2013/week/17/seasontype/2
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