Saul White Jr.: Difference between revisions

{{Orphan|date=August 2015}}

'''Saul White, Jr.''', nicknamed '''Flip White'''<ref name='Harlem'>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvccglacier.com/2013/10/harlem-dreams-achieved/|title='Harlem' dreams achieved|publisher=mvcc glacier|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> or "Flip",<ref name="Cacciola 2015">{{cite web | last=Cacciola | first=Scott | title=Can’t Win ’Em All? Globetrotters Come Close | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=February 8, 2015 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/09/sports/basketball/globetrotters-say-you-can-win-them-all.html | accessdate=August 7, 2015}}</ref> is a basketball player and a member of the [[Harlem Globetrotters]].<ref name='Harlem' /><ref name="III Marine Expeditionary Force 2014">{{cite web | title=Harlem Globetrotters bring their basketball talents to Camp | website=III Marine Expeditionary Force | date=December 14, 2014 | url=http://www.iiimef.marines.mil/News/tabid/958/Article/558128/harlem-globetrotters-bring-their-basketball-talents-to-camp.aspx | accessdate=August 7, 2015}}</ref> He spent his early childhood outside [[Chicago]], in a small town called [[Summit, Illinois]]. He started playing basketball at the age of 4. His father, Saul White, Sr. put the basketball in his hands. Saul White, Sr. was an outstanding basketball player, he played with the likes of former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player [[Doc Rivers]] & [[Isiah Thomas]]. Saul White, Jr. wanted to follow after his father's footsteps. Saul White, Jr. attended [[Argo Community High School]],where he would play basketball for 3 years. Saul White, Jr. didn't really tap into his potential until his Junior year in high school. It took him till Junior year in high school to start loving the game of basketball. Saul's Senior year in high school he went out for track & on his first jump ever in high jump. He jumped 6ft 6 & qualified for indoor state. Even though he didn't win state, it was a great experience for him. He also qualified for outdoor state as well, with another jump of 6ft 6. Saul didn't get many schools looking at him finishing up his Senior year.<ref name='Harlem' />He happened to have received a full scholarship to play basketball at [[Moraine Valley Community College]].<ref name='Harlem' /> Moraine Valley happened to be the same school his father a attended. After Moraine Valley, Saul played in the IBL (semi-pro) league for the Ohio Hidden Gems. After playing in the IBL, he landed himself with The World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. Saul White Jr. continues to follow his dreams.[[File:Harlem Globetrotters bring their basketball talents to Camp Foster 141209-M-PU373-018.jpg|thumb|"Flip White" dribbling around his opponents]]

 

{{Empty section|date=October 2015}}