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#55 Crystal White Season 2026-27

Position
Center
Height
6'5
Class
Senior
Hometown
Mount Clemens, Mich.
Previous School
Duke
High School
Mount Clemens HS

(updated 4/27/05)

SENIOR SEASON (2004-05)
Played in 25 games … Collected 19 blocked shots to finished her career with 74, ninth most in LSU history … Blocked a career-best five shots in LSU’s victory over Alabama on Jan. 16 in the Maravich Center … Scored a season-best six points in the victory over Stetson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Also grabbed a season-high six boards in that game and had six rebounds against Tulane on Jan 2.

JUNIOR SEASON (2003-04)
Played in 22 games … Had a stress fracture in the lower right leg and did not play in the opening month and a half of the season … Made her season debut against UL-Monroe on Dec. 13 and collected four points and three rebounds in 11 minutes of play … Scored at least four points in five games, including season-high six points against Feb. 26 … Grabbed at least three rebounds in eight games, including a season-high five against Southeastern Louisiana on Dec. 20 and at Tulane on Dec. 30.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2002-03)
Became eligible to play for LSU in December after transferring from Duke … Had 44 blocked shots in just 24 games … Scored a season-high 10 points at North Texas on Jan. 2 with a perfect five of five shooting from the floor … Led the team in blocks despite playing in just 24 games … Her 44 blocks ranks eighth on LSU’s single-season list … Blocked three of more shots nine times this season, including four games with four blocks … Averaged one block every five minutes of playing time … Scored at least four points in 10 games … Pulled down at least two rebounds in 13 games, including a career-best six boards against Alabama on Feb. 13.

DUKE (2000-01)
Earned the Most Improved Player award from the Duke coaching staff … Saw action in 27 games as a freshman … Collected 23 blocks on the season … Recorded two or more blocks in seven contests … Had a block in 13 of her 27 games played … Scored in all but seven games … Notched two or more rebounds in 14 contests … In the final four contests of the season, averaged 3.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and hit 54 percent of her field goals in only 6.5 minutes a game … Collected two points and pulled down four rebounds versus 18th-ranked N.C. State in the ACC Tournament Championship game … Scored four points and had a career-high four blocks in seven minutes at home against UW-Milwaukee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Tied her career high with six points versus Arkansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. … Started as a sophomore before transferring.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named a Nike All-America, Gatorade Player of the Year in Michigan, honorable mention All-America by USA Today, first team All-County (Macomb Daily), first team All-Metro, first team All-Metro East, third-team All-American by Street & Smith’s, all-state first team and BCAM Girls All-State first-team her senior year at Mount Clemens High School … Averaged 16.0 ppg., 13.0 rpg. and 4.5 bpg. … Was a four-year varsity starter … Co-Captain and selected to Who’s Who Among America’s High School Athletes as a junior and senior … Was a counselor at the Blue Star Elite camp … As a junior, selected first-team all-county, third-team all-state, and was a honorable mention All-American by USA Today … Helped lead Mount Clemens to a 21-4 record and to the league championships … Sophomore year named second team all-county, second team all-metro East and third team all-state … Her freshman year, selected honorable mention all-county and All-American by USA Today … Owns school records for most blocked shots in a game, season and career.

PERSONAL
Full name is Crystal Nicole White … Born on January 5, 1982 in Newport News, Va. … Daughter of Otis and Linda White … Has one brother, James … An excellent student in high school, she was a member of the National Honor Society, Y.E.S. Club, Who’s Who Among America’s High School Students, Youth Forum, Business Professionals of America, Key Club and Yearbook … Was a four-year honor roll student and posted a 3.4 grade point average in high school … Received a bachelors degree in general studies in August of 2004 and is currently pursuing a masters in social work.

Career Highs at LSU
Points 10 at North Texas, Jan. 2, 2003
Rebounds 6 vs. Tulane, Jan. 2, 2005
6 vs. Stetson, Mar. 20, 2005
Field Goals 5 at North Texas, Jan. 2, 2003
FG Attempts 6 at Florida, Jan. 23, 2003
Free Throws 4 three times
FT Attempts 7 vs. Southern Miss, Nov. 21, 2004
Assists 2 at Florida, Jan. 23, 2003
Steals 2 three times
Blocks 5 vs. Alabama, Jan. 16, 2005
Minutes 19 vs. Ole Miss, Feb. 26, 2004

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