'09 MN SF/PF Royce White (Minnesota Verbal)

[Heavystarch]

Scout.com: Royce White Profile
Royce White - Basketball Recruiting



Minneapolis (MN) De La Salle

Ht: 6'7"
Wt: 210 lbs

Scout 7/31/07

Royce White made 10 of 14 shots from the field, three of five from three-point range and was one of two from the line as he scored 24 points in USA Team Four's 101-96 win over Puerto Rico. He added eight rebounds in his 32 minutes of play.

He is considered the top player in the state of Minnesota for 2009.

Offers: Wisconsin, Texas, USC, Purdue, Minnesota, Michigan State, Iowa, Illinois, and Arizona to name a few.

He is rated the #32 player for 2009 by Rivals and #38 by Scout.

[Heavystarch]

Scout (Free)

12/10/07

White will miss at least part of his Junior season.

White scored in double figures in every game this year and scored 20 or more points 15 times and had 31-point efforts against Houston (TX) Westbury Christian and Breck, and 33 versus Blake.

[Bernini]

Gopherhole Interview (free)

According to Royce's grandfather right now he's feeling Minnesota, Michigan State, and Wisconsin the most. A vital factor in White's decision is going to be the team's depth chart at the small forward position.

[Bernini]

Scout $ 3/1

Royce was suspended from Minneapolis DeLaSalle, pending an upcoming hearing.

Rumour is he cheated on a test. Even more doubtful he ends up a Badger at this point.

[Heavystarch]

MN Star Tribune

3/5/08

DeLaSalle junior Royce White, one of the top basketball recruits in Minnesota, has been dismissed from the school for undisclosed reasons. School officials will not discuss the reasons, or even confirm that it has happened. But it has.

[Heavystarch]

Off to prep school he goes

[komacki]

Does this effectively end Bo's interest in him?

He's not the big prize anyways, and Bo could just decide that he wouldn't be worth the trouble at this point.

[Heavystarch]

NY2LA Sports Next Level 2006

3/10/08

Interview with Royce. Shout out to OnWisconsin for the link.

[cyismydog]

I have heard he's very interested in Iowa State. He and Rodney williams made unofficials there in September. He sounds like he manned up and took responsibility for his mistakes though.

[Bernini]

Gopher Hole Interview
Royce White, Junior, Hopkins High School

by Nadine Babu

GH: So, did you start school at Hopkins this week?
RW: No, I have to wait until the fourth quarter starts, which is next Monday. My first day will be April 7th.

GH: What have you been doing the past few weeks?
RW: I’ve been working out at home, lifting weights, and shooting.

GW: You look bigger now, how tall are you?
RW: I’m 6’8 and about 225 pounds.

GH: How did you decide on Hopkins?
RW: I’ve always liked Hopkins, I’ve always gone over there and worked out. My Grandpa has a longtime relationship with those guys. I think they’re really good people over there. I saw that it was a good fit for me to achieve my goals academically, and for basketball. That was the most obvious choice for me.

GH: How has your recruiting been going, has your transferring had any affect on you, or schools cooling on you? Have you been getting the same amount of interest?
RW: Yes, there’s been the same amount of interest. I got some more calls from new teams. Everyone was really busy with their seasons, now that’s the season’s over, maybe more people will start calling…or maybe not.

GH: Which new schools have showed interest in you?
RW: I’ve been talking to Texas A&M that contacted me towards the end of the season.

GH: Have you actually spoken to Coach (Ken) Novak or your future teammates at Hopkins?
RW: I haven’t really talked to Coach Novak since I went up there to enroll. I have talked to my teammates; some of them are on my Howard Pulley team. We’re all good friends, and they’re happy that I’m coming over there, it should be exciting to see how we gel together next year.

GH: Are you ready to win a state championship?
RW: I’m always ready to win a state championship (smiling).

GH: Is Minnesota still at the top of your list?
RW: Minnesota is always going to be right up there at the top.

GH: Is there any downfall to Minnesota, anything you don’t like?
RW: There’s nothing I don’t like about Minnesota. I’m a homebred Minnesota lover!

Gopherhole typically slants their interviews and steers questioning in their favor. Nevertheless, he is/was a long-shot with or without an available scholarship, IMO.

[Heavystarch]

BadgerBlitz.com - Howard Pulley takes Kingwood crown

White and Howard Pulley won the Kingwood

White was described as a Chuck Hayes/Carlos Boozer type

[Bernini]

Originally Posted by Heavystarch

BadgerBlitz.com - Howard Pulley takes Kingwood crown

White and Howard Pulley won the Kingwood

White was described as a Chuck Hayes/Carlos Boozer type

I've seen absolutely no video of White, but if he is a Chuck Hayes type player, we should go in another direction. I was under the impression he was a good outside shooter and athletic enough to play the wing. We have enough dirty workers, but are a bit lean on outside shooters and scorers.

[cyismydog]

Per Charley Waters of Minneapolis, Royce will soon commit to Minnesota.