Colorado honors Celtics’ Derrick White with spot on Wall of Honor

Whereas he was on the town through the NBA All-Star break, the Buffaloes held a ceremony for him Saturday.

Derrick White was honored at Colorado’s dwelling recreation on Saturday. (AP Picture/Chris Szagola)

The Colorado males’s basketball staff immortalized Derrick White on Saturday afternoon.

White, who had free time through the NBA All-Star break, was added to the Buffaloes Wall of Honor throughout Colorado’s dwelling recreation in opposition to UCF, which the staff referred to as “Derrick White Day.” The Buffaloes held a ceremony to unveil White’s jersey hanging excessive above the court docket.

White is among the many first 10 honorees within the Wall of Honor, which Colorado introduced previous to the start of this season. Colorado’s focus is on former gamers who “achieved at the very least 5 years of service within the NBA,” in keeping with the staff’s web site.

Among the many different names are Chauncey Billups, Alec Burks, Spencer Dinwiddie, and extra.

“CU means quite a bit to me,” White stated. “A child that grew up in Colorado, it was all the time a dream to go play at the most effective faculty in Colorado.”

White averaged 18.1 factors and 4.4 rebounds per recreation with the Buffaloes earlier than being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in 2017. As soon as the Celtics traded for White, he blossomed in his function and was a key determine in Boston’s championship run final season.

White nonetheless actively helps the Buffaloes, and has been in attendance at Colorado soccer video games throughout Deion Sanders’s tenure as head coach of this system. Now, his No. 21 jersey will dwell on at his alma mater and hometown school staff.

White and the Celtics return to motion on Thursday evening, taking up the 76ers in Philadelphia.