Sherman White (basketball)

Sherman White
Personal information
Born	December 16, 1928; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 4, 2011 (aged 82); Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Dwight Morrow; (Englewood, New Jersey)
College	LIU Brooklyn (1948–1951)
NBA draft	1951: undrafted
Playing career	1953–1963
Position	Forward
Career history
1953–1959	Hazleton Pros / Hawks
1959–1961	Baltimore Bullets
1962–1963	Wilkes-Barre Barons
Career highlights and awards
	EPBL Most Valuable Player (1955); 5× All-EPBL First Team (1954–1958); Sporting News Player of the Year (1951); Consensus second-team All-American (1950); Haggerty Award (1950);

Sherman White (December 16, 1928 – August 4, 2011)^[1] was an American basketball player at Long Island University (LIU) who is best remembered for being indicted in a point shaving scandal that resulted in him being stripped of numerous honors and awards, having to serve an 8-month jail sentence, and being prohibited from ever playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[2] As a college senior in 1950–51, White was the nation's leading scorer at 27.7 points per game and was only 77 total points shy of becoming the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) all-time single season leading scorer when he was caught,^[3] thus forcing him to prematurely quit and never getting to finish his college basketball career.

^ Levin, Jay (August 12, 2011). "Local Hoops Legend Dies". The Record. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
^ Anderson, Dave (March 22, 1998). "When Sherman White Threw It All Away". The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
^ Goldstein, Joe (November 19, 2003). "Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2010.

[Obit-1] Levin, Jay (August 12, 2011). "Local Hoops Legend Dies". The Record. Retrieved August 12, 2011.

[NYT-2] Anderson, Dave (March 22, 1998). "When Sherman White Threw It All Away". The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2010.

[ESPN-3] Goldstein, Joe (November 19, 2003). "Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2010.

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Personal information
Born	(1928-12-16)December 16, 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 4, 2011(2011-08-04) (aged 82) Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Dwight Morrow (Englewood, New Jersey)
College	LIU Brooklyn (1948–1951)
NBA draft	1951: undrafted
Playing career	1953–1963
Position	Forward
Career history
1953–1959	Hazleton Pros / Hawks
1959–1961	Baltimore Bullets
1962–1963	Wilkes-Barre Barons

Career highlights and awards
EPBL Most Valuable Player (1955) 5× All-EPBL First Team (1954–1958) Sporting News Player of the Year (1951) Consensus second-team All-American (1950) Haggerty Award (1950)