Jahidi White is a former NBA professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player.

Basketball career

Jahidi White attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep

Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School

Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in St. Louis, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis....

. While at Ritter, White teamed with future Duke University player Chris Carrawell

Chris Carrawell

Chris Carrawell is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd round of the 2000 NBA Draft. Carrawell attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep and played collegiately at Duke University.-External links:**...

, and ex-NBA player Loren Woods

Loren Woods

Loren Woods is an American professional basketball player, currently playing with Zob Ahan Isfahan BC in the Iranian Basketball Super League...

. He subsequently attended and played basketball at Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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, where he played with Allen Iverson

Allen Iverson

Allen Ezail Iverson is an American professional basketball point guard and shooting guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the number one pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season...

 and Othella Harrington

Othella Harrington

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, two other future NBA players. He was drafted in 1998

1998 NBA Draft

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 in the 2nd round (43rd overall) by the Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards

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.

In 2003, Washington traded White to the Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns

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 for Brevin Knight

Brevin Knight

Brevin Adon Knight is an American retired professional basketball point guard who played with nine teams in the NBA from 1997 to 2009. Knight played college basketball at Stanford University and was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1997...

 and, in the following season, he was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte Bobcats

The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...

 in the expansion draft, and waived in February 2005. He was signed for 2006-2007 by the Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

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, 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

Sci Fi Channel (United States)

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 original movie Alien vs. Alien, aka Showdown at Area 51

Showdown at Area 51

Showdown at Area 51 is a 2007 in TV film Sci-Fi directed by C. Roma, starring Jason London and Gigi Edgley.-Cast:As appearing in screen credits :* Jason London as Jake Townsend* Gigi Edgley as Monica Gray...

, playing a hulking alien warrior intent on destroying all life on Earth. He had no spoken lines in this film.

Nelly

Nelly

Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...

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

External links

• NBA.com profile