Georgia Southern men's basketball has signed JUCO transfer forward Nakavieon White, head coach Charlie Henry announced.
"We are excited to add Nakavieon to the men's basketball program. We recruited him all year at National Park as we watched him lead them to an NJCAA National Championship under the direction of Coach Hargrove," Henry said. "Nakavieon will bring a high level of skill to our frontcourt, but we as a staff were most impressed with his passing and ability to make his teammates better. I'm excited to coach Nakavieon and look forward to seeing what he will accomplish in his final two years of college at Georgia Southern!"
White, a 6-7 forward rated as the no. 4 JUCO player in the nation by JUCORecruiting.com, comes to Statesboro through two junior colleges. The Odessa, Texas native began his career at Western Texas but did not appear in a game in 2020-21.
After sitting out a season, he transferred to National Park College (Hot Springs, Ark.) and exploded in 2022-23 to 16.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
White shot 51.6 percent from the field and 36.2 percent from beyond the arc as the Nighthawks fell in the NJCAA Region 2 Finals and was named an NJCAA Third-Team All-American following the season.
His 2023-24 season with the Nighthawks was even better. Leading the team to the NJCAA National Championship, White averaged 17.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.8 blocks, shooting 46.3 percent from the floor and 30 percent from three as the Nighthawks took down South Suburban in the championship.
White received several honors following the season, including being named NJCAA First-Team All-American, NJCAA Region 2 Player of the Year and First-Team All-Region. In addition, he was tabbed an NJCAA All-Star.
The forward was ranked as the no. 4 player in the JUCO top 100 by JUCORecruiting.com, earning NJCAA All-Tourney honors after averaging over 20 points per game during the postseason.
He attended Permian High School in Odessa, Texas.
