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Missouri State

2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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2 Dez White

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 180
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Jefferson City, Mo.
  • Prev School Austin Peay

Biography

Honors
  • ASUN All-Freshman Team: 2024
  • Austin Peay Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2024

Austin Peay
Played his freshman season (2023-24) for former Bears associate head coach Corey Gipson at Austin Peay ... Earned ASUN All-Freshman Team honors after averaging 7.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game for the Governors while racking up 63 threes to establish a team freshman record ... His 63 triples were the 13th most by a freshman in Division I and the second-most by an ASUN freshman ... Also had 36 assists and 36 steals in his debut campaign while starting 34 of 35 games for a 19-16 APSU team that made a postseason appearance in the CIT .. Led Governors in scoring three times, posted double-figure scoring totals 10 times, and had 18 games with multiple threes ... Posted a season-high 26 points and APSU freshman record 7 threes against Fisk (11/14/23) ...  Dished out a season-high 5 assists in his collegiate debut against Life (11/6/23) with 4 rebounds ... Had 14 points, three triples at UTEP (11/17/23)  ... Had his second of three 20-point performances with 22 points, 5 threes and 3 steals against Midway (12/5/23) ... Hauled in a season-high 9 rebounds vs. Lipscomb (2/24/24) Shot 7-for-11 from the field and 6-for-9 from distance in a 23-point, 44-minute performance in the regular-season finale against Bellarmine (3/1/24) ... Ended his freshman campaign with an 11-point, 5-rebound outing against Alabama A&M in the CIT (3/20/24) ... Made Dean's List and Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
 
High School
Started three seasons at Helias High School in Jefferson City, Mo. ... Helped coach Joe Rothewhiler's Crusaders to an 18-14 record and state Class 5 runner-up finish in 2021-22 after scoring a school-record 809 points ... Averaged 27.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists in his final season at Helias while earning all-state and CMAC Player of the Year laurels ... Scored a club record 50-points in a single game vs. Hickman (1/25/22) ... Registered 699 points his sophomore season for an 18-7 squad  ... Completed his final high school season (2022-23) at The Skills Factory under head coach Trey Scotti where he helped the program reach a top 20 national ranking while shooting 48.0 percent from three-point range ... Was a three-star recruit by On3.com and 247.sports.com.

Personal
Desmond Christopher Hollis White was born 8/10/04 in Jefferson City, Mo. ... Son of Andre White and Deanna Wilson of Jefferson City ... Has three brothers, Brad, Jimmy and Joey, and two sisters, Delaney and Keyli ... Father played football at Missouri ... Majoring in General Business.

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