Coby White Biography
Coby White is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. White was a top high school player, finishing his career as the top prep scorer in North Carolina history.
Coby White Age
Alec Jacoby White was born on 16 February 2000 in Goldsboro, North Carolina in the United States. As of 2019, he is 19 years old. He celebrates his birthday every 16th of February of every year. White’s birth sign is Aquarius.
Coby White GirlFriend
Coby hasn’t revealed information about a girlfriend she is dating, but you can keep in touch to find his updates. Also, no rumors or controversies have been heard about his relationship issues.
Coby White Family
White’s father, Donald, previously played college basketball at North Carolina Central. Later, he was a factory worker until his death on August 15, 2017. Donald died due to liver cancer. His mother, Bonita, is a claims manager for an insurance company. He also has a sister, Tia. Coby has an elder brother, Will. Will is an assistant coach for Mars Hill University. He played for Chris Paul’s AAU program, Team CP3
Coby White Height
He stands at a height of 1.96(6ft 5 inches) meters. White weighs 87kg(191lb).
Coby White Salary & Net Worth
From the signing contract with Chicago Bulls, Coby receives a salary of $5,307,120. According to the stats, Coby is the 7th best-paid player by Chicago Bulls in 2019. His net worth ranges between $500,000 and $1 million. In the best-paid statistics of the NBA players, Coby is the 190th best-paid player.
Coby White Agents
His agents are Ty Sullivan and Steve Heumann.
Coby White High School
He attended high school at the Greenfield School in Wilson, North Carolina. He scored 3,573 points over his four-year career. Coby’s score point was the leading scorer in North Carolina’s high school basketball history.
During the close senior season, White was named North Carolina Mr. Basketball. It is the state’s top high school player. Apart from that, Coby was awarded th 2018 USA Today’s North Carolina Player of the Year. During the 2018 McDonald’s All-American Game naming, Nassir Little was present. Also, Coby was a nominee of the MaxPreps All- America first team.
After his graduation, Coby was named in the United States U18 National team. He was to compete in the 2018 FIBA Under_18 Americas Championship in Canada. He was the top scorer thus earned the team a gold medal and also all-tournament honors.
Coby White North Carolina
On November 8, 2017, Coby signed a National Letter of Intent to play for North Carolina. His first game was against Wofford on November 6, 2018. First, he played at point guard and he recorded 8 points and 3 assists. His record 78-67 win over Wofford.
White scored 34 points while his team played against Syracuse on February 26, 2019. It led the Tar Heels to a 93-85 victory. In the North Carolina’s all-time freshman scoring list, White passed Michael Jordan with 469. It was after North Carolina’s 79-66 win over Boston College on March 5.
North Carolina finally defeated Auburn in the 2019 NCAA Tournament under his help. It was a 97-80 win in the Sweet 16 round of the tournament. Apart from all these records, White still broke one more. He broke the North Carolina basketball freshman record of three-point shooting. He hit 82 points of his college season career.
White declared the 2019 NBA Draft on April 3rd, 2019. He has spent one season at North Carolina earning All- ACC 2nd Team honors.
Coby White Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls drafted White on June 20th, 2019. Coby had the seventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. Apparently, Coby is the first North Carolina player to be drafted in the first round. This is after Michael Jordan, who was drafted in 1984. Coby White made himself official by signing with the Bulls on July 1st, 2019.
He has participated in the 2019 NBA Summer League together with Daniel Gafford. He had an average of 15.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG, and 4.8 APG. His favorite player in NBA is Kyrie Irving.
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