William McDowell-White (born 13 April 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He debuted in the NBL in 2016 with the Sydney Kings before playing two seasons in Germany and then two seasons in the NBA G League. He joined the Breakers in 2021.
 Will McDowell-White, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 7 – Alba Berlin | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | BBL EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 April 1998 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2014; 2016–2017 | Brisbane Spartans | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sydney Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Brose Bamberg | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | → Baunach Young Pikes | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Southern Districts Spartans | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | RedCity Roar | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Early life and career
editMcDowell-White was born in Brisbane, into a family of Indigenous Australian (Arrernte) descent. His father, Darryl White, played Australian rules football for the Brisbane Bears/Lions, where he won three AFL premierships. McDowell-White grew up playing Australian rules football for Coorparoo and was placed in the Brisbane Lions talent academy at the age of 13. At age 15, he decided to focus on basketball.[1]
In 2014 and 2016, McDowell-White played in the SEABL for the Brisbane Spartans.[2] He re-joined the Spartans in 2017 with their move to the QBL.[3]
After failing to get academically eligible to play for the Fresno State Bulldogs in 2016, McDowell-White returned to Australia.[4]
Professional career
editSydney Kings (2016–2017)
editIn December 2016, McDowell-White joined the Sydney Kings of Australia's NBL as a development player for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[5]
Brose Bamberg / Baunach Young Pikes (2017–2019)
editMcDowell-White signed a four-year deal with Brose Bamberg, of the Basketball Bundesliga, which is Germany's top division, in July 2017. He was later assigned to Baunach Young Pikes, the farm team of Brose Bamberg, for the 2017–18 season's German 2nd Division season.[6] He was recalled to Brose Bamberg, on 17 December. In the 2017–18 season, while playing for Baunach, he was named the ProA Young Player of the Year. After testing the waters for the 2018 NBA draft, McDowell-White returned to Brose Bamberg for the 2018–19 season. He spent most of the season with Baunach again.
In May 2019, McDowell-White had a one-game stint with the Southern Districts Spartans in the QBL.[3]
Rio Grande Valley Vipers / RedCity Roar (2019–2021)
editAfter failing to be drafted in the 2019 NBA draft, McDowell-White signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Houston Rockets, and would go on to play for the Rockets in the 2019 NBA Summer League.[7] He later had his contract converted to a two-way deal,[8] a decision that was later reversed. On 27 September, McDowell-White was waived by the Rockets to make room on their training camp roster for Ryan Anderson.[9][10] McDowell-White was then added to the roster of the Rockets' NBA G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[11] He suffered an injury in November and was inactive for several weeks.[12]
McDowell-White played for the RedCity Roar of the Queensland State League during the 2020 season.[13]
McDowell-White turned down multiple offers from NBL teams to return to the NBA G League for the 2020–21 season.[14] After another quick stint with the Rockets in December 2020,[15] he played for the Vipers in the G League hub season between February and March 2021.[16]
New Zealand Breakers (2021–2024)
editOn 13 March 2021, McDowell-White signed with the New Zealand Breakers.[17] On 16 April 2021, he recorded 13 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds in a 91–71 win over the Brisbane Bullets.[18] He became just the second player in Breakers' history to record a triple-double, joining Cedric Jackson.[19]
On 26 June 2021, McDowell-White re-signed with the Breakers for the 2021–22 NBL season.[20]
On 25 May 2022, McDowell-White re-signed with the Breakers for the 2022–23 NBL season.[21]
On 11 April 2023, McDowell-White re-signed with the Breakers on a two-year deal.[22][23] He missed the start of the 2023–24 NBL season with a hand injury.[24] On 17 November 2023, he was ruled out for six weeks with a fractured fibula.[24][25] He parted ways with the Breakers following the 2023–24 season.[26]
Alba Berlin (2024–present)
editOn May 15, 2024, McDowell-White signed a two-year deal with Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[27]
National team career
editIn 2013, McDowell-White represented Australia at the FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship. Two years later, he played for Australia at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[28]
In June 2022, McDowell-White was named in the Boomers' World Cup Qualifiers team.[29]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2017–18 | Bamberg | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | — | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | — | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
References
edit- ^ How William McDowell-White fell into arms of Sydney Kings thanks to his AFL star dad Darryl White.
- ^ "Player statistics for William Mcdowell-White". SEABL. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Player statistics for William Mcdowell-White". QBL. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Australian guard William McDowell-White will enter the NBA draft.
- ^ "WILLIAM MCDOWELL-WHITE JOINS THE SYDNEY KINGS". sydneykings.com. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016.
- ^ William McDowell-White signs four-year deal with Brose Bamberg, will play for ‘farm’ team, Baunach - sources.
- ^ "Roster Update: Rockets GM Daryl Morey announced today the team has signed rookie free agent guards Chris Clemons, Shamorie Ponds and William McDowell-White. All three players will represent the Rockets at NBA Summer League 2019, which begins on Friday". Houston Rockets on Twitter. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Rookie guards Ponds, McDowell-White land Rockets' two-way deals". Rockets Wire. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Adams, Luke (5 September 2019). "Rockets Adjust Contracts For Ponds, McDowell-White". HoopsRumors. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Rockets Waive William McDowell-White To Make Roster Room For Ryan Anderson". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Vipers Finaliz Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "William McDowell-White: Dealing with injury". CBS Sports. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "2020 QSL Teams – RedCity Roar". basketballqld.com.au. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Uluc, Olgun (27 August 2020). "Australian William McDowell-White turns down NBL for NBA G-League". ESPN. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "William McDowell-White". realgm.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "William McDowell-White". gleague.nba.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Breakers Sign McDowell-White, Kendle as Replacement Players". NBL.com.au. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "McDowell-White's triple-double sparks dominant Breakers showing". NBL.com.au. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Hinton, Marc (17 April 2021). "NZ Breakers shake off NBL 'heartbreak' to outgun Bullets, snap losing streak". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "A late addition to our #NBL21 campaign is now locked in for #NBL22". twitter.com/NZBreakers. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Breakers Retain Will McDowell-White". NBL.com.au. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Star Guard Confirms Commitment to Breakers". NBL.com.au. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Hinton, Marc (11 April 2023). "NZ Breakers hail NBL re-signing of star guard Will McDowell-White on new 2-year deal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Major McDowell-White setback". NBL.com.au. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand catches big Break". NBL.com.au. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Cauchi, Orazio (22 April 2024). "Will McDowell-White to leave Australia, draws interest from ALBA". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Martorano, Kevin (15 May 2024). "Alba Berlin, official signing of McDowell-White". Sportando. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "William McDowell-White". fiba.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Boomers Team Named for World Cup Qualifiers". NBL.com.au. 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
External links
edit- NBA G League profile
- Euroleague.net profile
- FIBA profile
- Will McDowell-White – profile and statistics at Basketball Bundesliga (archived) (in German)