Gabby White commits
- Thread starter BenSherman
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Gabby will be that "Nivar" type player. She will be a perfect guard off the bench. If she moves into a starting type role in years three, four, and possibly five, she will have to improve her outside and FT shooting.
She finished with 16 pts. (2d on team) and 29 minutes (3d on team despite not starting). Free throws were only 2 of 6 however.
Okay 2 of 6 FT‘s. She’s definitely a Tar Heel. Seriously, I am VERY happy she is on the team now.
She can definitely handle the ball . Free throws she will need some practice. She plays good defense also
Gabby White should match up with Caitlyn Clark and the Fever tomorrow (Sat) at 7PM.
her mom, Joanne Aluka-White, (UNC assistant coach) was born in GA, but has dual Nigerian citizenship because her parents were Nigerian immigrants. She played for Nigeria in the Olympics.
I assume that Gabby either also has dual citizenship through her mom or Nigeria is like many countries where they give anyone with native lineage potential access to certain teams to improve their quality.
Greece pretty famously gave any person with a Greek last name or proven lineage from anywhere a shot on their Olympic teams when they hosted in Athens and thus had a free bid to every sport, including ones they previously had no national team.
That is more experience for Gabby. This is why I am saying that she will be a major contributor next year for our team. We saw how TQ play last year was very significant. She came to UNC a semester early. She played on the Brazilian National Team last summer against three teams from the W. This is huge for confidence, she played against the best women's basketball players in the world which can serve as a measuring stick as far as your skills compare to theirs, etc.