November 8, 2012 - VirginiaPreps.com
John Marshall 6-foot-7 forward Brian White will be one of the better basketball players in the state
of Virginia at the Group AAA level this winter. Less than a month before the
start of his senior season, White decided to pull the trigger and give a verbal
commitment to play his College Basketball in the Southern Conference at The Citadel, coached by Chuck Driesell, son of coaching legend
Lefty Driesell.
White selected the Bulldogs over offers from Appalachian
State, Austin Peay, Citadel, Duquesne, North Carolina A&T and UNC
Greensboro.
"What made me choose The Citadel were the great coaches,
who came to multiple of my practices. That showed they really wanted me and
cared about me. The whole coaching staff wanted me from day one and said that I
was their #1 guy. Also, the academics were like no other school I
visited," White told VirginiaPreps.com.
"The coaches like that I am a multi-skilled guy who can
post up, shoot the ball, handle it and most important a great teammate and
defender. I see myself playing the '3' for my long-term career, but I also can
step in and play the '4' if they need me to do that with my versatility."
Coachable with a great work ethic and underrated skill-set,
White is a well-rounded forward with the ability to run the floor effectively,
score close to or away from the basket and crashes the glass.
"I think Brian has a tremendous upside and hasn't even
peaked yet. He's one of those kids because he's versatile and can play multiple
positions will be really hard to guard. [They're] going to get a better person
than a player and I really think he's a good player as well," noted John
Marshall Head Basketball Coach Ty White,
who also coached Brian in AAU for Team Loaded.
"He stretches the defense. Rebounding-wise, he's pretty
good as well. He has the ability to play both inside and outside, which makes
him hard to guard."
The Citadel, a military school located in Charleston, South
Carolina, has been able to come up to Virginia and mine up a couple of players
lately. Nansemond River guard Ashton Moore averaged 7.4 points per game last
season for the Bulldogs as a true freshman. Miller School product Janeil
Jenkins is about to embark on his freshman year there as well.
"It did help me a lot that a few guys from Virginia
were on the team because I kept in contact with them and asked questions on
their perspective of The Citadel," Brian admitted.
The Citadel finished 6-24 overall last year and 3-15 in
conference play. Their last winning season came in 2008-09 when they finished
20-13 overall.
White spent the last two years playing at SportsQuest
Academy and Matoaca. This will be his first and only season at John Marshall,
and he'd like to accomplish some things while there before heading off to the
next level.
Recently, the Justices won the Hampton Roads Fall League,
edging Green Run in double-overtime. They figure to be one of the top
contenders in the always competitive Central Region.
"My goals for my upcoming season are to first lead my
High School team to a State Championship, which John Marshall hasn't done in
years," White pointed out. "I'd also like to become State Player of
the Year."
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