Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 87-88 31 F 6-6 225 Fr * Saint Petersburg, Florida 88-89 31 F 6-6 225 So * Saint Petersburg, Florida 89-90 31 F 6-6 225 Jr * Saint Petersburg, Florida 90-91 31 F 6-6 225 Sr * Saint Petersburg, Florida
| David White |
Full Name: David Allen White
Born: October 31, 1969
Died: March 8, 2026, Saint Petersburg, Florida
School: Boca Ciega HS, Gulfport, Florida
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 87-88 31 F 6-6 225 Fr * Saint Petersburg, Florida 88-89 31 F 6-6 225 So * Saint Petersburg, Florida 89-90 31 F 6-6 225 Jr * Saint Petersburg, Florida 90-91 31 F 6-6 225 Sr * Saint Petersburg, Florida |
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David Allen White Obituary. Published by the Tallahassee Democrat on March 12, 2026, page B1. White, former prized recruit, dies at 56. By Jim Henry, Tallahassee Democrat David White's impact on Florida State's basketball program may not be reflected in the box score, but his role in helping return the Seminoles to national prominence in the late 1980s will long be remembered. White, a member of coach Pat Kennedy's 1987 recruiting class that ranked fourth nationally behind Kentucky, Oklahoma and Kansas, died Sunday, March 8, in his hometown of Saint Petersburg, Florida, after suffering a stroke, according to his family. He was 56. "He was a highly recruited athlete who made his biggest impact on his teammates by being loyal, hardworking and keeping everyone loose with his humor," said former FSU point guard and current Florida A&M men's basketball coach Charlie Ward. "It was sad to hear the news." A 6-foot-5 forward known for his court awareness and physical strength, White was regarded as one of the most prominent athletes to sign with FSU. He was part of Kennedy's second recruiting class after the coach replaced Joe Williams in 1986. A McDonald's All-American and Team Florida standout, White led Boca Ciega High School to a state championship as a senior, averaging 21.9 points, 16.8 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game. He was rated among the nation's top 30 prospects by The Hoop Scoop. Current FSU men's basketball coach Luke Loucks paid tribute to White on X, writing, "David was one of FSU's biggest recruits in the late '80s. His FSU teams helped turn the @fsuhoops program around. A great husband and father ... gone too soon." White was part of three NCAA Tournament teams and two Metro Conference championship teams at FSU from 1987-91. He appeared in 113 career games, making 1 9starts and scoring 209 points. Also considered a football prospect early in his prep career, White walked on to the FSU football team after his basketball eligibility was exhausted. "When David White committed to us, people couldn't believe we got him," said David Zimroth, the Seminoles' recruiting coordinator under Kennedy. "He was as big as you got at that time, helped put us on the map and spearheaded our entire recruiting class. David was a special guy who understood how to play. He's an absolute legend in the St. Pete, Tampa Bay area, from his playing days to his impact on the community." White later coached basketball in his hometown and is survived by his wife and four children. "David was just a great kid who came from a great family,"
Kennedy said. "His father was one of my all-time favorites. David, along
with Michael Polite, Rodney Dobard and, of course, Doug Edwards, made the
Seminoles a recruiting powerhouse in the state of Florida. May he rest in
peace." |
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Year GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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87-88 30 3 322 20 47 .426 0 3 .000 16 44 .364 56 1.9 22 32 54 1.8 36 0 28 35 7 14
88-89 28 0 217 18 25 .720 1 1 1.00 9 26 .346 46 1.6 14 27 41 1.5 29 0 20 17 8 11
89-90 26 16 395 14 36 .389 0 3 .000 3 9 .333 31 1.2 24 42 66 2.5 48 0 41 30 8 12
90-91 29 0 286 31 64 .484 8 19 .421 4 20 .200 74 2.6 18 35 53 1.8 27 0 28 25 7 9
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Tot 113 19 1220 83 172 .483 9 26 .346 32 99 .323 207 1.8 78 136 214 1.9 140 0 117 107 30 46
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Game Statistics 1987-88 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 28 Bucknell 1 19 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 2 Dec 2 FL International 1 20 2 2 0 0 5 9 9 2 3 5 1 5 1 0 4 Dec 5 Penn State 1 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 Dec 10 Oklahoma 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 3 3 4 1 0 Dec 12 Florida 1 18 0 4 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 Dec 16 Stetson 1 17 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 Dec 19 Tennessee 1 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 4 0 2 0 1 Dec 21 Hardin-Simmons 1 f 13 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 2 Dec 28 Pittsburgh 1 14 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 Dec 29 Central Florida 1 f 18 4 4 0 0 2 2 10 2 1 3 3 2 2 0 1 Jan 6 Jacksonville 1 f 14 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Jan 9 Louisville 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 13 Memphis State 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 Jan 16 South Florida 1 24 0 3 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 Jan 23 Cincinnati 1 13 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 Jan 25 South Carolina 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Jan 28 Central Florida 1 25 3 5 0 0 0 4 6 3 5 8 3 4 5 2 0 Jan 30 Virginia Tech 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 Feb 2 Monmouth 1 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Feb 6 Cincinnati 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Feb 13 Southern Mississippi 1 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 Feb 17 Louisville 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 Feb 20 Memphis State 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Feb 24 Alabama State 1 14 3 3 0 0 1 3 7 2 3 5 0 1 2 0 0 Feb 27 South Carolina 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 Mar 2 Virginia Tech 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 5 Southern Mississippi 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 11 Cincinnati 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 12 Memphis State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Mar 18 Iowa 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 30 3 322 20 47 0 3 16 44 56 22 32 54 36 28 35 7 14 1988-89 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 25 Central Florida 1 18 4 4 0 0 3 3 11 3 4 7 3 4 1 1 1 Nov 29 FL International 1 19 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 Dec 3 Florida 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 9 Stetson 1 6 2 2 0 0 1 2 5 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 Dec 14 South Alabama 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 17 Penn State 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Dec 20 South Florida 1 12 3 4 1 1 0 1 7 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 Dec 28 Central Florida 1 14 2 3 0 0 2 5 6 0 1 1 3 1 4 3 1 Dec 29 Villanova 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 4 Rider College 1 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 Jan 7 Southern Mississippi 1 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 Jan 15 Tennessee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 21 Cincinnati 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jan 26 South Carolina 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 Jan 28 Virginia Tech 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Feb 1 Memphis State 1 26 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 2 Feb 4 Cincinnati 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Feb 6 Louisville 1 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Feb 8 South Carolina 1 16 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 Feb 16 Louisville 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Feb 18 Memphis State 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 Feb 21 New Orleans 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Feb 23 LaSalle 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 Mar 1 Virginia Tech 1 12 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 4 1 2 1 0 1 Mar 4 Southern Mississippi 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mar 11 South Carolina 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 12 Louisville 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 Middle Tennessee St 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 28 0 217 18 25 1 1 9 26 46 14 27 41 29 20 17 8 11 1989-90 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 24 Kansas State 1 f 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Nov 25 Alaska-Anchorage 1 f 26 4 5 0 0 0 1 8 3 3 6 4 4 5 1 1 Nov 26 Connecticut 1 f 17 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 0 Dec 1 Florida 1 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 Dec 3 Auburn 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Dec 9 New Orleans 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 16 South Florida 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Dec 19 Samford 1 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 1 1 1 1 Dec 22 Stetson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 27 North Carolina State 1 f 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Dec 29 Rhode Island 1 f 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 Jan 2 South Alabama 1 f 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 3 4 2 0 0 Jan 4 Tulane 1 f 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 Jan 6 Southern Mississippi 1 f 26 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 2 2 2 0 1 Jan 8 Jacksonville 1 f 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 Jan 11 Cincinnati 1 f 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 Jan 14 Louisville 1 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 Jan 18 Miami 1 f 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 3 2 0 Jan 20 South Carolina 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jan 25 Memphis State 1 f 24 2 3 0 0 1 1 5 2 4 6 3 0 3 0 0 Jan 27 Virginia Tech 1 f 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 5 1 0 1 Jan 31 Southern Mississippi 1 f 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 Feb 3 Syracuse 1 f 24 1 6 0 2 1 4 3 4 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 Feb 6 Louisville 1 f 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 Feb 8 Cincinnati 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 Mar 8 Cincinnati 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 26 16 395 14 36 0 3 3 9 31 24 42 66 48 41 30 8 12 1990-91 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 27 Texas Southern 1 14 5 8 2 3 0 0 12 3 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 Nov 30 Florida 1 23 1 3 0 1 3 5 5 1 4 5 2 0 1 0 2 Dec 3 Morgan State 1 10 2 5 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 Dec 9 LaSalle 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 18 South Florida 1 18 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 4 2 0 2 Dec 22 Nevada-Las Vegas 1 16 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 Dec 29 FL International 1 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 2 3 3 0 0 Jan 3 Tulane 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 5 Southern Mississippi 1 8 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 10 Cincinnati 1 20 1 4 0 1 0 5 2 2 3 5 2 6 0 0 0 Jan 12 Louisville 1 16 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 Jan 14 Stetson 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jan 19 South Carolina 1 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 Jan 21 Arkansas 1 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 Jan 24 Memphis State 1 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 Jan 26 Virginia Tech 1 19 2 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 2 2 0 4 1 1 Feb 2 Tulane 1 11 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Feb 7 Cincinnati 1 16 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Feb 9 Louisville 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Feb 13 Alabama State 1 14 5 8 0 2 0 0 10 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 Feb 16 Jacksonville 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Feb 18 Syracuse 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Feb 21 Memphis State 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 Mar 2 South Carolina 1 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Mar 7 South Carolina 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 Mar 8 Virginia Tech 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 Mar 9 Louisville 1 8 1 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 Mar 14 Southern California 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 Indiana 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 29 0 286 31 64 8 19 4 20 74 18 35 53 27 28 25 7 9 |