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11 Mekai White
Mekai White
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High School:
    Winton Woods
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Education & Business
  • gp
    20
  • pts/g
    4.8
  • fg %
    33.7
  • 3pt %
    31.8
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    1.8
  • a/g
    0.7

Bio

Senior (2017-18): Played in 14 games and started in four ... Scored 56 points (4.0 per game) on 31.7 percent shooting (19-of-60) ... Shot 28.8 percent from deep (15-of-52) and made 3-of-her-4 free throw attempts ... Grabbed 21 rebounds, dished out 11 assists, had four steals and three blocks ... Scored a season-high 13 points in 80-65 win over Adrian on Dec. 30.

Junior (2016-17): Played in 26 games and started in all but three (23) ... Was second on the team in both points scored (246) and points per game (9.5) ... Shot 36.1 percent from the field and made the second most field goals (86-of-238) ... Was second on the team in three-point percentage with 37.0 (67-of-181) and led the team in three-pointers made ... Shot 7-of-9 from the free-throw line (77.8 percent) ... Recorded 82 rebounds (11 offensive and 71 defensive) ... Recorded 29 assists and had three blocks ... Was second on the team in steals with 27 ... Had a career-high of 24 points against Adrian on Dec. 29. 

Sophomore (2015-16):  Played in all 26 games ... Ended the season with 99 points and averaged 3.8 points per game ... Shot 27.8 percent overall from the field (35-of-126) ... Third on the team in three-pointers made (28) and attempts (108) for a 25.9 shot percentage ... Grabbed 34 total boards (eight offensive and 26 defensive) ... Recorded 18 assists and four steals. 

Freshman (2014-15):  Played in all 25 games ... Ended the season with 105 points and averaged 4.2 points per game ... Scored a season-high 21 points against Earlham (Ind.) College on Jan. 21 ... Shot 31.8 percent overall from the field (35-of-110) ... Third on the team in three-pointers made (29) and attempts (88) for a 33.0 shot percentage ... Equaled the school single-game record for three-pointers made (seven) in game against Earlham on Jan. 21 ... Grabbed 46 total rebounds (10 offensive and 36 defensive) ... Tallied 10 assists ... Made seven steals.

Prep:  Letterwinner for four years at Winton Woods High School under Head Coach Calvin Johnson.

Personal:  Daughter of Larry and Wendy White ... Has one sister; Melan and one brother; Lawrence White III ... Majoring in early childhood education and business.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Jan 31 Anderson (Ind.) W, 77-58
Feb 3 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 86-70
Feb 7 Bluffton L, 78-50
Feb 10 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-58
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 74-49
Feb 17 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 81-66
  Total Conference
Games 20 14
Games started 7 4
Minutes 348 237
Minutes per game 17.4 16.9
FG 33-98 19-60
FG Pct 33.7 31.7
3PT 27-85 15-52
3PT Pct 31.8 28.8
FT 4-6 3-4
FT Pct 66.7 75.0
Off rebounds 5 3
Def rebounds 30 18
Total rebounds 35 21
Rebounds per game 1.8 1.5
Personal fouls 9 5
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 14 11
Turnovers 15 9
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 1.2
Steals 8 4
Blocks 4 3
Points 97 56
Points per game 4.8 4.0
Points per 40 min 11.1 9.5

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 94-78 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Albion (Mich.) L, 75-47 - 17 1-5 20.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 21 Ohio Northern L, 69-49 - 11 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Nov 28 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 59-58 - 7 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 67-55 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 6 Manchester (Ind.) W, 79-64 - 16 3-6 50.0 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 9 Franklin (Ind.) L, 73-61 - 24 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 92-62 1 35 4-7 57.1 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 11
Dec 18 at Siena Heights L, 84-55 1 26 3-8 37.5 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 8
Dec 19 Alma (Mich.) L, 84-69 1 25 3-11 27.3 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 8
Dec 30 Adrian (Mich.) W, 80-65 1 25 4-8 50.0 4-8 50.0 1-2 50.0 13
Jan 3 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 73-60 1 20 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 6 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-52 1 23 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 10 at Bluffton L, 77-62 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 13 Mt. St. Joseph W, 61-51 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Earlham (Ind.) L, 71-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 60-33 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 69-62 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 78-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Anderson (Ind.) W, 77-58 - 12 2-6 33.3 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 6
Feb 3 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 86-70 - 4 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 7 Bluffton L, 78-50 - 18 2-6 33.3 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 6
Feb 10 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-58 1 32 2-9 22.2 1-8 12.5 2-2 100.0 7
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 74-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 81-66 - 26 4-11 36.4 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 10

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 94-78 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Albion (Mich.) L, 75-47 - 17 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
Nov 21 Ohio Northern L, 69-49 - 11 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 28 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 59-58 - 7 0 3 3 1 2 1 0
Dec 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 67-55 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 6 Manchester (Ind.) W, 79-64 - 16 0 4 4 1 0 0 0
Dec 9 Franklin (Ind.) L, 73-61 - 24 0 1 1 1 1 0 2
Dec 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 92-62 1 35 1 3 4 2 4 0 1
Dec 18 at Siena Heights L, 84-55 1 26 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Dec 19 Alma (Mich.) L, 84-69 1 25 2 3 5 1 0 1 0
Dec 30 Adrian (Mich.) W, 80-65 1 25 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Jan 3 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 73-60 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jan 6 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-52 1 23 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
Jan 10 at Bluffton L, 77-62 - 8 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Jan 13 Mt. St. Joseph W, 61-51 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Earlham (Ind.) L, 71-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 60-33 - 8 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Jan 24 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 69-62 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 78-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Anderson (Ind.) W, 77-58 - 12 0 3 3 0 0 1 0
Feb 3 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 86-70 - 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 7 Bluffton L, 78-50 - 18 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Feb 10 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-58 1 32 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 74-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 81-66 - 26 0 0 0 3 0 1 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 15 at Trine (Ind.) L, 94-78 - - - -
Nov 18 at Albion (Mich.) L, 75-47 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 21 Ohio Northern L, 69-49 - 0 - -
Nov 28 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 59-58 - 0 0 0.5
Dec 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 67-55 - 0 - -
Dec 6 Manchester (Ind.) W, 79-64 - 0 - -
Dec 9 Franklin (Ind.) L, 73-61 - 0 - 1.0
Dec 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 92-62 1 1 0 0.5
Dec 18 at Siena Heights L, 84-55 1 1 0 0.0
Dec 19 Alma (Mich.) L, 84-69 1 2 - -
Dec 30 Adrian (Mich.) W, 80-65 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 3 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 73-60 1 0 0 -
Jan 6 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-52 1 0 - -
Jan 10 at Bluffton L, 77-62 - 0 - 1.0
Jan 13 Mt. St. Joseph W, 61-51 - - - -
Jan 17 Earlham (Ind.) L, 71-55 - - - -
Jan 20 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 60-33 - 0 0 1.0
Jan 24 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 69-62 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 78-60 - - - -
Jan 31 Anderson (Ind.) W, 77-58 - 1 0 -
Feb 3 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 86-70 - 0 - -
Feb 7 Bluffton L, 78-50 - 1 - 1.0
Feb 10 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-58 1 0 - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 74-49 - - - -
Feb 17 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 81-66 - 2 - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2014-15 25 15.8 1.4-4.4 1.2-3.5 0.2-0.3 4.2
2015-16 26 10.7 1.3-4.8 1.1-4.2 0.0-0.1 3.8
2016-17 26 30.2 3.3-9.2 2.6-7.0 0.3-0.3 9.5
2017-18 20 17.4 1.6-4.9 1.4-4.2 0.2-0.3 4.8
Total 97 18.6 1.9-5.9 1.6-4.8 0.2-0.3 5.6

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2014-15 25 - 396 35-110 31.8 29-88 33.0 6-8 75.0 105
2015-16 26 - 279 35-126 27.8 28-108 25.9 1-2 50.0 99
2016-17 26 23 785 86-238 36.1 67-181 37.0 7-9 77.8 246
2017-18 20 7 348 33-98 33.7 27-85 31.8 4-6 66.7 97
Total 97 30 1808 189-572 33.0 151-462 32.7 18-25 72.0 547

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2014-15 25 396 15.8 3.5-11.1 2.9-8.9 33.0 0.6-0.8 10.6
2015-16 26 279 10.7 5.0-18.1 4.0-15.5 25.9 0.1-0.3 14.2
2016-17 26 785 30.2 4.4-12.1 3.4-9.2 37.0 0.4-0.5 12.5
2017-18 20 348 17.4 3.8-11.3 3.1-9.8 31.8 0.5-0.7 11.1
Total 97 1808 18.6 4.2-12.7 3.3-10.2 32.7 0.4-0.6 12.1

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2014-15 25 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.0
2015-16 26 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.0
2016-17 26 0.4 2.7 3.2 1.1 1.6 1.0 0.1
2017-18 20 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.2
Total 97 0.4 1.7 2.0 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2014-15 25 - 10 36 46 10 20 7 0
2015-16 26 - 8 26 34 18 19 4 0
2016-17 26 23 11 71 82 29 41 27 3
2017-18 20 7 5 30 35 14 15 8 4
Total 97 30 34 163 197 71 95 46 7

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2014-15 25 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.0 2.0 0.7 0.0
2015-16 26 1.1 3.7 4.9 2.6 2.7 0.6 0.0
2016-17 26 0.6 3.6 4.2 1.5 2.1 1.4 0.2
2017-18 20 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.6 1.7 0.9 0.5
Total 97 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.6 2.1 1.0 0.2

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 20 17.4 1.6-4.9 1.4-4.2 0.2-0.3 4.8
Conference 14 16.9 1.4-4.3 1.1-3.7 0.2-0.3 4.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 10 20.6 2.2-6.0 1.9-5.4 0.3-0.4 6.6
Away 10 14.2 1.1-3.8 0.8-3.1 0.1-0.2 3.1
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 6 14.0 1.7-4.7 1.7-4.5 0.3-0.7 5.3
Losses 14 18.9 1.6-5.0 1.2-4.1 0.1-0.1 4.6
Month            
November 3 11.7 1.3-3.7 1.3-3.3 0.0-0.0 4.0
December 7 22.7 2.4-6.1 2.0-5.3 0.1-0.3 7.0
January 6 12.3 0.7-2.7 0.7-2.5 0.2-0.3 2.2
February 4 20.0 2.0-7.0 1.2-5.8 0.5-0.5 5.8

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 20 7 348 33-98 33.7 27-85 31.8 4-6 66.7 97
Conference 14 4 237 19-60 31.7 15-52 28.8 3-4 75.0 56
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 10 4 206 22-60 36.7 19-54 35.2 3-4 75.0 66
Away 10 3 142 11-38 28.9 8-31 25.8 1-2 50.0 31
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 6 2 84 10-28 35.7 10-27 37.0 2-4 50.0 32
Losses 14 5 264 23-70 32.9 17-58 29.3 2-2 100.0 65
Month                    
November 3 - 35 4-11 36.4 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 12
December 7 4 159 17-43 39.5 14-37 37.8 1-2 50.0 49
January 6 2 74 4-16 25.0 4-15 26.7 1-2 50.0 13
February 4 1 80 8-28 28.6 5-23 21.7 2-2 100.0 23

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 20 348 17.4 3.8-11.3 3.1-9.8 31.8 0.5-0.7 11.1
Conference 14 237 16.9 3.2-10.1 2.5-8.8 28.8 0.5-0.7 9.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 10 206 20.6 4.3-11.7 3.7-10.5 35.2 0.6-0.8 12.8
Away 10 142 14.2 3.1-10.7 2.3-8.7 25.8 0.3-0.6 8.7
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 6 84 14.0 4.8-13.3 4.8-12.9 37.0 1.0-1.9 15.2
Losses 14 264 18.9 3.5-10.6 2.6-8.8 29.3 0.3-0.3 9.8
Month                
November 3 35 11.7 4.6-12.6 4.6-11.4 40.0 0.0-0.0 13.7
December 7 159 22.7 4.3-10.8 3.5-9.3 37.8 0.3-0.5 12.3
January 6 74 12.3 2.2-8.6 2.2-8.1 26.7 0.5-1.1 7.0
February 4 80 20.0 4.0-14.0 2.5-11.5 21.7 1.0-1.0 11.5

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 20 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.2
Conference 14 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.4
Away 10 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 6 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.2
Losses 14 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.2
Month                
November 3 0.0 2.7 2.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0
December 7 0.4 1.7 2.1 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.6
January 6 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0
February 4 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 20 7 5 30 35 14 15 8 4
Conference 14 4 3 18 21 11 9 4 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 10 4 3 20 23 8 8 4 4
Away 10 3 2 10 12 6 7 4 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 6 2 0 10 10 4 3 5 1
Losses 14 5 5 20 25 10 12 3 3
Month                  
November 3 - 0 8 8 1 3 1 0
December 7 4 3 12 15 6 8 3 4
January 6 2 2 7 9 2 3 3 0
February 4 1 0 3 3 5 1 1 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 20 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.6 1.7 0.9 0.5
Conference 14 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.9 1.5 0.7 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 0.6 3.9 4.5 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.8
Away 10 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 6 0.0 4.8 4.8 1.9 1.4 2.4 0.5
Losses 14 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.5
Month                
November 3 0.0 9.1 9.1 1.1 3.4 1.1 0.0
December 7 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.5 2.0 0.8 1.0
January 6 1.1 3.8 4.9 1.1 1.6 1.6 0.0
February 4 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.0

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