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BOYS BASKETBALL

Austin White

Forward
NINILCHIK HS
NINILCHIK, ALASKA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

17.3

Points Per Game

13.7

Rebounds Per Game

4.099

Blocks Per Game

3.7

Assists Per Game
“White is a skilled 6-foot-7 kid who can put the ball on the floor, shoot it and post up. And his best basketball is yet to come.”
Archie Young
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-7, 205-pound senior forward had led the Wolverines to a 17-8 record and a berth in the Class 1A state tournament at the time of his selection. White averaged 17.3 points, 13.7 rebounds, 4.1 blocks and 3.7 assists through 25 games. The Class 1A State Tournament MVP as a junior, he is also the Peninsula Conference MVP and a two-time First Team All-State honoree.

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Academic Achievement

White has maintained a 3.99 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Alaska-Anchorage this fall.

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Exemplary Character

White has volunteered locally on behalf of youth basketball programs. "White is a skilled 6-foot-7 kid who can put the ball on the floor, shoot it and post up," said Archie Young, head coach at Mt. Edgecumbe High, "And his best basketball is yet to come."