- Jahidi White
Jahidi White (born
February 19 ,1976 inSt. Louis, Missouri ) is a former NBA professionalbasketball player.Basketball career
Jahidi White attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep. While at Ritter, White teamed with Duke University standout
Chris Carrawell , and ex-NBA playerLoren Woods . He subsequently attended and played basketball atGeorgetown University , and was drafted in 1998 in the 2nd round (43rd overall) by theWashington Wizards .In 2003, Washington traded White to the
Phoenix Suns forBrevin Knight and, in the following season, he was selected by theCharlotte Bobcats in theexpansion draft , and waived in February 2005. He was signed for 2006-2007 by theCleveland Cavaliers , but was released during preseason. Injuries limited his playing time and mobility.Acting career
In 2007, White appeared in the Sci Fi Channel original movie
Alien vs. Alien , akaShowdown at Area 51 , playing a hulking alien warrior intent on destroying all life on Earth. He had no spoken lines in this film. [ [http://tv.yahoo.com/showdown-at-area-51/show/42471/castcrew Showdown at Area 51 Television show - Showdown at Area 51 TV Show - Yahoo! TV ] ]Nelly mentioned him at the end of his hit song "St. Louie".References
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jahidi_white/index.html NBA.com profile]
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