Jackson Thomas White (born 5 August 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League.
He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
A native of Traralgon, White played basketball at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, where he was recruited by several NCAA Division I programs.
2014
He won a silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai.
2015
At the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Heraklion, White averaged 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
2016
In 2016, he was called up to play for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL) as an injury replacement.
White played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils for four seasons.
He was selected to be team captain in his final two years.
2018
In his junior season, White averaged 20.5 minutes per game off the bench on a team that featured the top-3 players in the 2018 recruiting class: Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, and Cam Reddish.
As a senior, White averaged 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game shooting 38.7 percent from the field and 72.2 percent from the free throw line.
He was an ACC All-Academic selection.
2019
In 2019, he helped his team win bronze at the Summer Universiade in Italy.
White made his senior national team debut in the third window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
He averaged 10 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and featured with a career high performance against China with a 16 point, 14 rebound double-double.
2020
On 15 July 2020, White signed a three-year deal with Melbourne United of the NBL.
In July 2022, White went to the United States to join the Denver Nuggets for NBA Summer League.
On 19 July 2022, he signed a two-way contract with the Nuggets.
White appeared in 17 games and averaged 1.2 points per game.
He won an NBA championship when the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals.
On 20 July 2023, White signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but was waived on 22 October, during the final roster cuts.
On 28 October, 2023, the NBA G-League's Texas Legends drafted Jack White with the number one overall pick in the 2023 NBA G League Draft.
His rights were traded away to the South Bay Lakers just a few hours later, joining the team afterwards.
White has represented Australia at many international junior tournaments.
