Tan White

Tan White
Personal information
Born	September 27, 1982 (age 43); Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight	154 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school	Tupelo (Tupelo, Mississippi)
College	Mississippi State (2001–2005)
WNBA draft	2005: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted by	Indiana Fever
Playing career	2005–present
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
2005–2008	Indiana Fever
2005–2006	Fenerbahçe
2008–2009	Elitzur Ramla
2009–2013	Connecticut Sun
2014	Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights
	WNBA All-Rookie Team (2005); Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (2005); Kodak All-American (2005); Second-team All-American – AP (2005); 4x First-team All-SEC (2002–2005); SEC All-Freshman Team (2002); NCAA season scoring leader (2005);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Tan White
Personal information
Born	September 27, 1982 (age 43); Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight	154 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school	Tupelo (Tupelo, Mississippi)
College	Mississippi State (2001–2005)
WNBA draft	2005: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted by	Indiana Fever
Playing career	2005–present
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
2005–2008	Indiana Fever
2005–2006	Fenerbahçe
2008–2009	Elitzur Ramla
2009–2013	Connecticut Sun
2014	Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights
	WNBA All-Rookie Team (2005); Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (2005); Kodak All-American (2005); Second-team All-American – AP (2005); 4x First-team All-SEC (2002–2005); SEC All-Freshman Team (2002); NCAA season scoring leader (2005);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

LaTanya Chantella White (born September 27, 1982) is a professional basketball player. Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, White is 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) tall and weighs 154 pounds (70 kg). She received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association as the best senior player under 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) in 2005.^[1]

Mississippi State statistics

Source^[2]

**Legend**
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage
FT%	Free throw percentage	RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game
TO	Turnovers per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high	*	Led Division I

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001-02	Mississippi State	31	575	42.6	35.3	62.4	7.2	4.3	2.9	0.9	18.5
2002-03	Mississippi State	32	580	43.1	30.7	73.6	6.8	3.9	3.3	1.0	18.1
2003-04	Mississippi State	29	585	41.6	26.7	81.6	6.3	3.4	3.1	0.9	20.2
2004-05	Mississippi State	29	681	42.6	32.1	75.0	7.7	3.4	3.0	1.0	*23.5
Career	Mississippi State	121	2421	42.5	31.1	74.1	7.0	3.8	3.1	1.0	20.0

WNBA career

White was selected by the Indiana Fever in the first round (2nd pick overall) of the 2005 WNBA draft. White was waived by the Fever before the 2009 WNBA season began. Three weeks into the season, she was signed by the Connecticut Sun. She was signed by the Minnesota Lynx prior to the 2014 season.^[3]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2005	Indiana	34	3	20.4	.335	.309	.810	1.6	1.6	0.9	0.2	2.1	7.1
2006	Indiana	34	0	21.6	.372	.216	.750	2.4	1.5	0.8	0.3	1.5	8.9
2007	Indiana	34	9	24.7	.386	.339	.841	2.6	1.9	1.1	0.3	2.9	10.8
2008	Indiana	33	22	27.1	.366	.325	.850	3.1	2.4	1.3	0.4	2.6	9.9
2009	Connecticut	30	15	22.0	.393	.377	.840	2.7	2.2	1.2	0.3	1.2	9.5
2010	Connecticut	34	10	25.2	.420	.366	.800	2.7	2.3	1.6	0.1	1.6	10.1
2011	Connecticut	34	0	22.0	.354	.280	.840	2.9	1.9	1.2	0.2	1.2	5.9
2012	Connecticut	31	0	16.0	.399	.403	.833	1.6	1.1	1.0	0.2	1.2	5.0
2013	Connecticut	22	12	25.0	.329	.197	.741	2.8	2.0	1.5	0.3	2.4	9.2
2014	Minnesota	34	1	17.8	.400	.333	.739	1.8	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.9	4.9
Career	10 years, 3 teams	320	72	22.1	.375	.320	.808	2.4	1.8	1.1	0.2	1.7	8.1

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2005	Indiana	4	0	4.0	.000	.000	.000	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	Indiana	2	0	17.5	.400	.250	.000	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.5
2007	Indiana	5	1	16.4	.267	.167	.000	1.8	2.0	1.0	0.4	1.8	1.8
2008	Indiana	3	0	14.0	.375	.250	1.000	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	2.0	5.3
2011	Connecticut	2	0	21.5	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.5	3.0	1.5	0.0	2.0	4.0
2012	Connecticut	5	0	18.2	.333	.250	1.000	2.0	0.6	0.8	0.0	1.0	5.0
2014	Minnesota	5	0	10.2	.333	.400	.500	1.2	0.4	1.0	0.0	0.2	3.2
Career	7 years, 3 teams	26	1	13.8	.323	.294	.813	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.1	1.1	3.2

International career

White played Fenerbahçe Istanbul in 2005–06 season where she was a fan favorite for the club.

2005-2006: Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2008-2009: Elitzur Ramla

References

^ "Frances Pomeroy Naismith". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 30 Jun 2014.
^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 26 Sep 2015.
^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign Guard Tan White". Minnesota Lynx. 2014-04-15. Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2022-04-01.

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