Prince George, B.C. – The 2024 recruiting class for the UNBC Men's Basketball program continues to take shape. Head Coach Todd Jordan announced today that 6'3" point guard Ben White (Richmond, B.C.) has committed to UNBC for 2024 and beyond.
White, an honour-roll graduate of R.A. McMath Secondary, played last season for Adam Huffman at CTA West, a post-grad prep program based in Calgary, AB. Last season he averaged 5.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
"I like to facilitate and find my teammates for easy looks," said White who has pro basketball aspirations after his U SPORTS career. "I can score from inside and outside and I give my all at both ends of the court."
"Ben is a bigger point guard and this is something that excites us as it will add some size to our backcourt and give us a different look defensively as we've primarily had smaller point guards over the last number of years," explained Todd Jordan.?"Ben is a steady and reliable player who makes solid decisions, and a capable shooter in spot up situations."
White visited UNBC in March, 2024 and was immediately impressed with coach Jordan and the team's culture and cohesion. "His former coaches rave about his leadership and character as a teammate," shared Jordan. "We have a good culture of togetherness here with our current guys, and we believe Ben will be able to add to this to help it become even better."
"I chose UNBC because of the basketball team's culture and the people there. I felt the winning culture of the program and I know that we can keep winning and I'm super excited to join the team," reflected White who plans to study Business at UNBC.
White concluded, "I love basketball because of the feeling I get when I play. I feel free, and I feel like I can learn, and I love to compete. I'm super excited to make the jump to Canada West. I know that there'll be a lot more athletic, stronger, more skilled players than I've ever faced before, but I've never backed down from a challenge and I'm ready to compete against them."
UNBC Athletics is thrilled to welcome Ben White to the UNBC Timberwolves family.
