Jahidi White

Jahidi White

Personal information
Born	(1976-02-19) February 19, 1976 (age 45) St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school	Cardinal Ritter College Prep (St. Louis, Missouri)
College	Georgetown (1994–1998)
NBA draft	1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career	1998–2005
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	55
Career history
1998–2003	Washington Wizards
2003–2004	Phoenix Suns
2004–2005	Charlotte Bobcats
Career highlights and awards
Third-team Parade All-American (1994)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,954 (5.9 ppg)
Rebounds	1,944 (5.8 rpg)
Blocks	355 (1.1 bpg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jahidi White (born February 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA.

Basketball career[]

Jahidi White attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep. While at Ritter, White teamed with future Duke University player Chris Carrawell, and ex-NBA player Loren Woods. He subsequently attended and played basketball at Georgetown University, where he played with Allen Iverson and Othella Harrington, two other future NBA players. He was drafted in 1998 in the 2nd round (43rd overall) by the Washington Wizards.

In 2003, Washington traded White to the Phoenix Suns for Brevin Knight and, in the following season, he was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the expansion draft, and waived in February 2005. He was signed for 2006-2007 by the Cleveland Cavaliers, but was released during preseason. Injuries limited his playing time and mobility. During his career, he averaged 5.9 PPG, 1.1 BPG, 0.2 APG and 5.8 RPG.

Acting career[]

In 2007, White appeared in the Sci Fi Channel original movie , aka Showdown at Area 51, playing a hulking alien warrior intent on destroying all life on Earth. He had no spoken lines in this film.^[1]

Nelly mentioned him at the end of his hit song St. Louie.

References[]

External links[]

• NBA.com profile
• Jahidi White at IMDb

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