Rodney White is a 6'9" forward that was born in Philadelphia, but attended high school in suburban DC. White played collegiately at UNC-Charlotte. He spent one year in Charlotte, averaging 18.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while leading the team to a Conference USA tournament championship and a run in the NCAA Tournament that ended in the Second Round. He was also named ESPN.com's National Freshman of the Year. Coming off of that great season, he entered the NBA Draft, where he was picked 9th overall by the Detroit Pistons.
Though he began the season as a role player, Rodney quickly fell out of favor with head coach Rick Carlisle. He would only play 16 games in his rookie year, averaging 3.5 points per game. After one season, White was sent to Denver for Mengke Bateer, Don Reid, and a 2004 1st Round draft pick. Rodney would spend 2 1/2 seasons in Denver, but never became an impact player. In 186 appearances, he averaged 7.9 points and 2.4 per game.
Halfway through 2004-05 White was involved in a Trade Deadline deal that sent him and Nikoloz Tskitishvili to Golden State for Luis Flores, Eduardo Najera, and a 2007 1st Round draft pick. White finished out the season playing 16 games for the Warriors, averaging 3.6 points a game. He was then waived at the end of the season.
Rodney has now moved his career overseas, where he has been quite the journeyman. Since 2005 he has played for 11 teams in Spain, Italy, China, Puerto Rico, Israel, and the Philippines. He last played for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippines Basketball Association.
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