Joanne Aluka-White
Nigerian-American basketball coach (born 1979)
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Joanne Aluka-Whiteⓘ (born April 26, 1979) is a Nigerian-American basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team. She was previously an assistant coach at Charlotte and FIU. She played college basketball for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and represented Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
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| Position | Associate Head Coach |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 26, 1979 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hephzibah (Augusta, Georgia) |
| College | Middle Tennessee (1997–2001) |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| Dallas Fury | |
Coaching | |
| 2006–2012 | FIU (assistant coach) |
| 2012–2019 | Charlotte (assistant coach, associate head coach) |
| 2019– | North Carolina (assistant coach, associate head coach) |
Early life and education
She was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, and acquired Nigerian citizenship through her parents. She attended Hephzibah High School in the state of Georgia. She was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State with a bachelor's degree in behavioral science in 2001 and went further to complete her master's degree in human performance with a concentration in sports management in 2003.[2] She married Fred White and they have twins, Daniel and Gabrielle.[2][3]
Playing career
Aluka competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, with the Nigeria women's national basketball team.[4] After the Olympics, Aluka joined and played for a while with the Dallas Fury in the National Women's Basketball League.[5]
Coaching career
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Middle Tennessee | 30 | - | - | 44.9 | 0.0 | 51.8 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | - | 9.5 |
| 1998–99 | Middle Tennessee | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||
| 1999–00 | Middle Tennessee | 29 | - | - | 54.8 | 0.0 | 57.3 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | - | 11.0 |
| 2000–01 | Middle Tennessee | 30 | - | - | 54.4 | 0.0 | 58.0 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | - | 11.7 |
| 2001–02 | Middle Tennessee | 23 | - | - | 40.7 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 5.9 |
| Career | 112 | - | - | 49.8 | 20.0 | 57.3 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | - | 9.7 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[8] | |||||||||||||
Achievement
- Scoring over 1,000 career points [9]
- Earned Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year honors during her four-year career
- Team captain that helped the Blue Raiders capture an Ohio Valley Tournament Championship and a bid to the NCAA Tournament during her career
- Played professionally in Portugal and helped her team to the National Cup Championship game in 2004