Michael White (basketball)

Michael White
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Louisiana Tech
Conference	WAC
Biographical details
Born	March 2, 1977 (1977-03-02) (age 34)
Place of birth	Dunedin, Florida
Playing career
1995–1999 1999–2000 2000	Mississippi 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) Mississippi (asst.) Louisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SEC West Championships (1997, 1998, 2007, 2010)
Awards
SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 16, 1998) SEC Academic Honor Roll (1998, 1999) SEC Good Works Team (1999) BasketballScoop.com Assistant Coach of the Year Finalist (2009)

Michael White (born March 2, 1977(1977-03-02)) is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head men's basketball coach of Louisiana Tech University. Prior to coaching at LA Tech, White served as an assistant coach at the University of Mississippi and Jacksonville State University.

Personal

White was born on March 2, 1977, in Dunedin, Florida. Michael is the son of Kevin and Jane White. 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 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.

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 2000–2003 and the Associate Head Coach from 2003-2004. 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Mississippi

Louisiana Tech

On March 30, 2011, Louisiana Tech named Michael White as the 17th head coach of the Bulldogs basketball team.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Louisiana Tech (WAC) (2011–present)
2011–2012	Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech:
Total:
National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

References

1. ^ http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/white_michael00.html
2. ^ http://issuu.com/jsugamecocksports/docs/2010_11jsumbkbmg?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Fwood2%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true

External links

• Official bio