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Royce Alexander White (born April 10, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who has played for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the 16th selection of the 2012 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets and has played in the NBA Development League for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Reno Bighorns on assignment from the Rockets and Kings, respectively. White previously played college basketball with the Iowa State Cyclones basketball team starring for the 2011–12 Cyclones. Before that he was a high school basketball star in the state of Minnesota and had committed to play for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team. He is afflicted with anxiety disorder and has caused disciplinary problems that have necessitated transfers in both high school and college. Concerns about the Rockets' plan for dealing with his mental health led to White missing all of the 2012–13 NBA season for the Rockets despite being under contract. He debuted for the Vipers on February 12. White was the 2009 Minnesota Mr. Basketball and a two-time Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) championship team member. He was a Class 3A MSHSL champion in 2006 with DeLaSalle High School as a freshman and a Class 4A MSHSL champion in 2009 with Hopkins High School as a senior, leading his school to a perfect (31-0) record. A pair of 2009 incidents led to his suspension from the 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team and withdrawal from the University of Minnesota. White eventually transferred to Iowa State University. He led the 2011–12 Cyclones in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots and was the only Division I basketball player to lead his team in all five statistics. Following the 2011–12 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season, he was named the unanimous Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and was recognized as a first team All-Big 12 and a unanimous Big 12 All-Rookie Team selection. He was selected as an honorable mention Associated Press 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American. ==Early life and education== Born in Minneapolis,〔 White traces personal battles with anxiety to a basketball practice when he was 10 years old. He was diagnosed with general anxiety disorder in 2008.〔 White went to DeLaSalle High School for his freshman to junior years. For his senior year, White went to Hopkins High School. He was rated as the 2nd, 8th and 10th best high school power forward in the national class of 2009 by Rivals.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com, respectively.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Royce White )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Royce White )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Royce White )〕 Rivals ranked him 19th overall, while ESPN ranked him 35th.〔〔 He had dozens of collegiate scholarship offers, including Minnesota, Creighton, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan State, Purdue, Texas, USC, and Wisconsin.〔 White was one of 20 2009 Jordan Brand Classic All-Americans,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2009 Jordan Brand Classic )〕 and he was recognized by the ''St. Paul Pioneer Press'' as a First-Team All-State honoree.〔 As a freshman, White made a jump shot that gave his team the lead for good in the middle of the second half to put his team in the 2006 Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) 3A championship game. The team went on to win the championship. Following his sophomore season where he led DeLaSalle to a 19–8 record, White participated in the 2007 LeBron James US Skills Academy in Akron, Ohio and The Nike Global Challenge at the University of Portland.〔 As a high school junior, he was suspended for the first two games of the 2007–08 season at DeLaSalle and later dismissed from school after the team struggled to an 11–10 start.〔 After transferring to Hopkins, he won the Class 4A MSHSL Championship in 2009, giving him his second state championship.〔 Hopkins finished 10th in the final ''USA Today'' national poll, with a 31–0 record. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royce White」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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