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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

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32 Kayla White

  • Position G
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown DeSoto, Texas
  • High School DeSoto
  • Prev School SMU
  • Instagram kaylaalexis_32
  • Twitter kayla_white32

Biography

CAREER OVERVIEW (2018-23) | CAREER STATS (PDF)
White finished her illustrious collegiate career with 1,484 points, 420 rebounds, 134 assists and 126 steals over 120 games (97 starts). After finishing her four-year career at SMU as the program’s 22nd all-time leading scorer, she produced a career-best season at UT Arlington in her fifth year. Overall, she scored 10+ points in a game 77 times, 20+ points 17 times and 30+ points one time in her NCAA career.

AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR AT UTA (2022-23) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Second Team All-WAC
WAC All-Newcomer Team
Dave Campbell's Honorable Mention All-Texas

Averaged career-high 14.3 points, three rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game over 29 contests (26 starts) … Shot .410 (155-for-378) from the field, including .354 (34-of-96) from long distance … Finished as team’s second leading scorer and led the way in 3-point field goals made … Scored 10+ points 24 times, including seven games with 20+ … Finished fifth in WAC play in scoring with 14.9 PPG, where she finished as one of just six players with at least five games with 20+ points … Poured in season-high 23 points against Seattle (2/11) … Tallied team-high 20 points in WAC tourney against Seattle (3/6) … Scored 65 points over three straight games from Feb. 6-11.

AS A SENIOR AT SMU (2021-22) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Third Team All-American Athletic Conference
Averaged a career-high 13.2 points and 3.4 rebounds over 29 games (17 starts) while shooting a career-best .393 (147-for-374) from the field, which placed her fourth in the AAC … Finished a career-best .731 (79-for-108) from the foul line … Ranked second on the team and ninth in the AAC in scoring … Scored 10+ points in 18 games, including six with 20+ … Became the 25th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points against Tulane (2/23) … Poured in a career-high 34 points against ECU (1/13), tying for the ninth-most in an SMU game.

AS A JUNIOR AT SMU (2020-21) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Averaged 12.2 points and 4.3 rebounds over six games (six starts) in a Covid-shortened season … Notched double-figure scoring in four games, including a pair of 18-point outings against Texas State (12/3) and Temple (12/20).

AS A SOPHOMORE AT SMU (2019-20) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Averaged 10.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.8 steals over 26 games (20 starts) … Shot .365 (109-for-299) from the field … Finished second on the team and 25th in the AAC in scoring … Scored 10+ points in 11 games, including a trio of 20+ performances … Matched her career-high with 22 points against North Dakota (12/9).

AS A FRESHMAN AT SMU (2018-19) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team
Averaged 11.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting .333 (132-for-396) from the field over 30 games (28 starts) … Led the team and finished 20th in the AAC in scoring … Scored 10+ points in 20 games, including a streak of six straight … Poured in a season-high 22 points at Rice (12/15) … Finished second on the team in total steals (38) and fourth in total rebounds (109).

HIGH SCHOOL
2018 graduate of DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas … Averaged 13.7 points per game … All-District ... National Honor Society member ... Played with her cousin, JaQuia White, leading DeSoto to the third round of the state playoffs … Played AAU for DFW Elite.

PERSONAL
Born Feb. 8, 2000 … Daughter of Adrian and Geraldine White … Has one sibling, Adrian Jr. (A.J.), a former prep All-American football player who played in the 2010 Under Armour All-America game before competing two seasons at Texas … Both of her parents work in law enforcement ... Earned a bachelor’s in applied physiology and sport management from SMU … Pursuing a second bachelor’s in communication studies from UTA.

UPDATED: 3/27/23

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