White was implicated in early investigations of the
University of Michigan basketball scandal because he accepted
US$37,000. It was not clear how much money White received and how much was given to his friends and family to influence his decision to attend Michigan. Although White was one of several players captured on federal
wiretaps and interviewed by both the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and
Internal Revenue Service, he cooperated fully and did not need to hire a lawyer. White transferred to the
Missouri Tigers men's basketball team due to a clash with
Steve Fisher after his freshman year with the
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. White left the team for what was described as disciplinary reasons. White, who averaged 9.0
points and 4.7
rebounds, had been one of the most improved players during the previous season. He averaged eleven points and seven rebounds during the final seven
Big Ten Conference games. Nonetheless, he was suspended for the first semester in October 1996 for violating a team rule. White played for the 1995–96
Michigan Wolverines team that went to the
1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a seventh seed, but lost 80–76 in the first round to the
Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. He returned to the
1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as an eighth seed with Missouri, but lost 61–59 in the first round to the
New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team. However, as a result of the basketball scandal, Michigan has vacated all games from the 1995–96 season. As of 2008, the second place Big 12 finish that season is the only top four placing for the Tigers since the formation of the Big 12 conference during the 1996–97 season. That season he helped the
Missouri Tigers snap the
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team's 35 game home conference winning streak which had extended from February 20, 1994, to January 1999. That season he was twice named Big 12 men's basketball player of the week and made the official All-Big 12 first team.
CNN/
Sports Illustrated named White the Player of the Year in the Big 12. However, he lost the official conference player of the year award to
Venson Hamilton, After his
redshirt junior season, he declared himself eligible for the
1999 NBA draft with one year of collegiate eligibility remaining, making him the first
Missouri Tiger to declare early for the
NBA draft. Although some speculated that he was making a mistake declaring early for the draft, he had the burden of
child support and some projected him as a likely draft selection. White went undrafted in the
NBA draft after surrendering his final year of eligibility. However, that year some other early draft entrants met with better success: the first four selections (
Elton Brand,
Steve Francis,
Baron Davis, and
Lamar Odom) also had surrendered some remaining collegiate eligibility by declaring themselves eligible to be drafted in the NBA draft and high schoolers
Jonathan Bender and
Leon Smith were drafted in the first round. Many other underclassmen in his draft year such as
Ron Artest,
Richard Hamilton, and
Corey Maggette have gone on to have successful NBA careers. ==Professional career==