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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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5 Nakavieon White

  • Position F
  • Ht./Wt. 6-7 / 220
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Odessa, Texas
  • High School Permian
  • Prev School National Park

Biography

PRONUNCIATION

AWARDS AND HONORS

NJCAA Third-Team All-American (2022-23)
NJCAA Region 2 Champion (2023-24)
NJCAA Region 2 Player of the Year (2023-24)
NJCAA First-Team All-American (2023-24)
NJCAA First-Team All-Region 2 (2023-24)
NJCAA All-Star (2023-24)
NPC career leader in points (954), rebounds (438), assists (328) and blocks (104)

2024-25 SEASON
• One of four players to appear in all 33 games, starting 14, averaging 10.2 ppg, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists
• Led team with 80 assists and had six games with five or more helpers, third on the team with 340 total points
• Scored in double figures 16 times and 20+ five times
• Broke out during the Rock Hill Classic, averaging 21.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg, including a 25-point outburst against William & Mary (Nov. 17)
• Neared a triple-double in The Hill opener with 20 points, ten rebounds and six assists against North Florida, the first Eagle to reach those numbers in a game since 2010 (Dec. 7)
• Contributed 20 points, six rebounds and seven assists against Gardner-Webb (Dec. 17)
• Fifth game of 20+ points this season came at Marshall, scoring 22 on 7-10 FGM and swatting a pair of blocks (Jan. 11)
• Also dished seven assists at Western Michigan (Feb. 8)
• Led team with 18 points on 8-13 shooting at James Madison, grabbing seven rebounds (Feb. 22)
• Closed regular season with 18 points and nailed a pair of clutch free throws to seal the win against Georgia State (Feb. 28)
• Scored 15 points and dished five assists in the SBC Tournament second round against Georgia State (Mar. 7)

2023-24 AT NATIONAL PARK COLLEGE
• Named NJCAA Region 2 Player of the Year after averaging 17.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.8 blocks, shooting 46.3 percent from the floor
• Led National Park to the NJCAA Region 2 Championship, scoring a season-best 32 points in their second-round matchup
• Scored in double figures in all but six games, scored 20+ points 11 times and 30+ twice
• Grabbed 10 or more rebounds 10 times, including a season-high 14 at North Central Missouri (Nov. 10)
• Had 11 double-doubles and one triple-double, which came Jan. 22 against Arkansas-Cossatot (11 pts., 10 reb., 10 ast.)
• Dished eight or more assists 15 times, including a season-high 11 at Arkansas State Mid-South (Mar. 1)
• Was tabbed All-Region First Team and an NJCAA First Team All-American, ranked the #4 JuCo recruit on jucorecruiting.com
• Appeared in the NJCAA All-Star Game

2022-23 AT NATIONAL PARK COLLEGE
• Averaged 16.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 5.4 assists en route to an NJCAA All-Region Third Team nod, shooting nearly 52 percent from the field and leading the Nighthawks to the Region 2 Finals
• Scored double digits in all but two games, including a streak of 18 straight games reaching the mark to begin his season
• Scored 20 or more points 10 times and a season-high 31 against Arkansas State Mid-South on Feb. 25
• Had double-digit rebounds six times, grabbing a season-best 12 against North Arkansas (Jan. 19)
• Also had three games with double-digit assists, recording a career-best 14 twice
• Had five double-doubles and one triple-double, doing so against Central Baptist (22 pts., 10 reb., 14 ast.)

2021-22 SEASON
• Did not play.

2020-21 SEASON AT WESTERN TEXAS
• Appeared in 14 games, starting three, averaging 8.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 1.8 assists
• Scored in double digits six times
• Recorded a double-double against South Plains, notching 11 points and 10 rebounds
• Notched 11 points, four rebounds and an assist against Clarendon
• Scored a season-high 14 points at South Plains

BACKGROUND
• Played under Tim Thomas at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas
• Son of Gloria Allen
• Born Mar. 18, 2002
• Plans to major in kinesiology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2024-25Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    7
  • 5

    2025-26Redshirt Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    5