UNC basketball product and sixth-year Chicago Bulls guard Coby White helped power a 139-126 defeat of the visiting New York Knicks in the United Center on Saturday night. He did so by recording a career-high nine 3-point splashes.
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The 24-year-old from Goldsboro, N.C., who came off the board No. 7 overall to the Bulls at the 2019 NBA Draft following his sensational rookie campaign in Chapel Hill, matched Zach LaVine with their team-high 33 points apiece in the victory.
White shot a blistering 11-for-17 from the field, 9-for-11 from deep, and 2-for-2 at the charity stripe. He added two rebounds, three assists, and only two turnovers across his 34 minutes on the floor.
COBY WITH A CAREER-HIGH NINE THREES TONIGHT. pic.twitter.com/NWrAQh9jim
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) January 5, 2025
Through his 33 outings this season, Coby White is averaging 18.4 points, just shy of his career-high 19.1 points per game last go-round as the runner-up in the NBA Most Improved Player race. He’s also chipping in 3.5 boards, 4.6 dimes, and a career-high 1.1 steals per contest.
Coby White and the Chicago Bulls (16-19), hovering just below a .500 record for most of the season, now sit at No. 10 in the Eastern Conference standings as they gear up to host the San Antonio Spurs (18-17, No. 9 in West), including another well-established UNC basketball pro in full-time starting forward Harrison Barnes, at 8 p.m. ET Monday.
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