Donald White (basketball)

Donald S. White (April 22, 1898 – July 12, 1983)[1] was an American college basketball player and coach. Raised in Lebanon, Indiana, White was a standout basketball player at Lebanon High School and led them to consecutive state championships in 1917 and 1918. He attended Purdue University and played for their basketball and baseball teams.[2][3] As a senior in 1920–21, White led the Western Conference (now known as the Big Ten Conference) in scoring and his Boilermakers to a conference championship. He was named first-team all-Western Conference and was also declared a consensus All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[4]

Donald White
Personal information
Born(1898-04-22)April 22, 1898
Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 1983(1983-07-12) (aged 85)
Kosciusko County, Indiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolLebanon (Lebanon, Indiana)
CollegePurdue (1918–1921)
PositionGuard
Coaching career1923–1963
Career history
As coach:
1923–1935Washington University
1936–1945Connecticut
1945–1956,
1962–1963		Rutgers
1956Thailand national team
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

  • 3× MVC champion (1929–1931)
  • NEC champion (1941)
  • 3× Middle Three champion (1949–1951)

White became a head coach after his playing days. He served as head coach at Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Connecticut, and Rutgers University.[5][6] He won or tied seven conference regular season championships throughout his career: three at Washington University, one at Connecticut, and three at Rutgers.[5] White compiled an overall career record of 301–332.[5]

Internationally, White was chosen by the U.S. State Department to establish a basketball program in Thailand.[7] He was the national basketball team head coach in the 1956 Summer Olympics,[7] placing 15th out of 15 squads.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Washington University Bears (Missouri Valley Conference) (1923–1935)
1923–24 Washington University 10–98–84th
1924–25 Washington University 10–810–63rd
1925–26 Washington University 7–97–96th
1926–27 Washington University 5–102–89th
1927–28 Washington University 10–128–105th
1928–29 Washington University 11–77–01st
1929–30 Washington University 8–86–21st
1930–31 Washington University 6–125–31st
1931–32 Washington University 10–93–53rd
1932–33 Washington University 11–65–53rd
1933–34 Washington University 7–114–64th
1934–35 Washington University 7–116–64th
Washington University: 102–112 (.477)71–68 (.511)
Connecticut Huskies (Independent) (1936–1937)
1936–37 Connecticut 11–7
Connecticut Huskies (New England Conference) (1937–1943)
1937–38 Connecticut 13–54–42nd
1938–39 Connecticut 12–66–22nd
1939–40 Connecticut 9–76–22nd
1940–41 Connecticut 14–27–11st
1941–42 Connecticut 12–56–22nd
1942–43 Connecticut 8–75–32nd
Connecticut Huskies (Independent) (1943–1945)
1943–44 Connecticut 10–9
1944–45 Connecticut 5–11
Connecticut: 94–59 (.614)34–14 (.708)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Independent) (1945–1948)
1945–46 Rutgers 13–7
1946–47 Rutgers 7–12
1947–48 Rutgers 14–9
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Middle Three Conference) (1948–1952)
1948–49 Rutgers 14–123–11st
1949–50 Rutgers 13–153–11st
1950–51 Rutgers 7–143–11st
1951–52 Rutgers 6–131–22nd
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Independent) (1952–1956)
1952–53 Rutgers 8–13
1953–54 Rutgers 11–13
1954–55 Rutgers 2–22
1955–56 Rutgers 3–15
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Independent) (1962–1963)
1962–63 Rutgers 7–16
Rutgers: 105–161 (.395)10–5 (.667)
Total:301–332 (.476)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "DONALD WHITE (1898–1983)". Mocavo. Social Security Death Index. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  2. "Men's Basketball All-Americans". PurdueSports.com. Purdue University. Archived from the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  3. Oshman, Jackie (2014). "2014 Purdue Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Letterwinners. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  4. "NCAA All-Americans". apbr.org. Association for Professional Basketball Research. 1999. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  5. "Donald White Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  6. "2014–15 Washington University Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records. Washington University in St. Louis. 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  7. "Donald White". Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
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