Derrick White

Derrick White

White with the Boston Celtics in 2023
No. 9 – Boston Celtics
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1994-07-02) July 2, 1994 (age 30) Parker, Colorado, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Legend (Parker, Colorado)
College	UCCS (2012–2015) Colorado (2016–2017)
NBA draft	2017: 1st round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2022	San Antonio Spurs
2017–2018	→Austin Spurs
2022–present	Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2024) 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2023, 2024) NBA G League champion (2018) First-team All-Pac-12 (2017) 2× NCAA Division II All-American (2014, 2015) 2× First-team All-RMAC (2014, 2015) RMAC tournament MVP (2015) RMAC Freshman of the Year (2013)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team

Derrick Richard White (born July 2, 1994)^[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Buffalo," ^[2] White played three years of college basketball in Division II for the Colorado–Colorado Springs Mountain Lions before transferring to Division I's Colorado Buffaloes for his final year.^[3]

White was selected 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2017 NBA draft. In February 2022, he was traded to the Celtics, becoming a key contributor when they reached the 2022 NBA Finals.^[4] White became a starter in the 2022–23 season and was selected to his first NBA All-Defensive Team that season and his second the next season. He won his first NBA championship when the Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games during the 2024 NBA Finals. White also won a gold medal as a member of the 2024 U.S. Olympic team.