BARCLAYS CENTER – Dozens of college coaches told Derrick White was too small, and not a single four-year school offered him a scholarship. His basketball career probably would have been over if not for one D-II coach who saw enough talent to give the scrawny six footer a roster spot. Five inches taller and five years later, White has found a home in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs.
The moment Derrick White found out he was going to be a Spurpic.twitter.com/VOo8uYzrTq
— Tom Petrini (@RealTomPetrini) June 23, 2017
White’s late growth spurt gave him the physical tools he needed to climb all the way to a D-I program, and climb he did.