A Brief Biography on the Basketball Career of NBA Legend Jo Jo White

Joseph Henry White, more commonly known as Jo Jo White, was born was born on November 16, 1949. White grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.

Jo Jo White rose quickly to the top of the college basketball pool of talent during his career at the University of Kansas. His most noted college game and performance was against the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), who was at the time called Texas Western University. White's team lost to a Texas Western team that ended up going on to win the NCAA National Championship. During his career at the University of Kansas, White averaged 15.3 points per game to go along with 4.9 assists. White was a three time All-American selection.

Jo Jo White had an extremely solid and productive NBA career. He was selected with the number nine pick in the 1969 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. The Celtics were in a big transitional period at the time. They had just finished an incredible run in which they won 11 NBA titles. This situation was ideal for White, as he flourished almost immediately in the league. His first season, in 1970, did not go very well with relation to the team. The Celtics finished the season with their worst record in about 20 years. White averaged 14.7 points per contest that year.

The 1971 season brought better luck for the Celtics. Though a title was not won, the improvement in the team was great. White was elected to the NBA All Star game in 1971 and would continue to appear in the game for the next six seasons after. White was also well known for starting a run during the 1971 season in which he played every regular season game for five straight seasons.