Indiana University Athletics
D.J. White Signs with Boston Celtics
2/28/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 28, 2013
BOSTON - The Boston Celtics announced on Thursday, Feb. 28, that they have signed forward D.J. White to a 10-day contract.
White, a 6-foot-9 forward, appeared in 32 games for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association this season averaging 21.6 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 33.0 minutes per game. White has posted career averages of 6.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 16.2 minutes in 124 games split between Charlotte and Oklahoma City. White was originally drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the 29th pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft.
White became Indiana's 20th first-round draft choice in 2008, tying the Hoosiers with Notre Dame for sixth on the all-time list. At Indiana, he was a unanimous selection as the Big Ten MVP in 2007-08, marking the 16th time that a Hoosier has been named MVP of the Big Ten. White was the 14th Indiana player to earn the honor (Don Schlundt and Scott May won the award twice). He was the first Hoosier to take home the accolade since Jared Jeffries in 2002.
White averaged 17.4 points and 10.3 rebounds and was named Big Ten Player of the Year. The Tuscaloosa, Ala., native was named a second team All-American by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, CBSSports.com, The Sporting News and by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. He finished his career ranked 17th in IU scoring with 1,447 points.
He also tied for 10th in career rebounding with 748 caroms. He is the first player to average a double-double (17.4 points and 10.3 rebounds) since Alan Henderson in 1994 and just the second player to do so in the last 31 years.
