Tony F. White (born February 15, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (188 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) guard. He played for three teams in the NBA before pursuing a career in Europe. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina White played for Independence High School of his hometown, before enrolling to Tennessee to play college basketball.

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Tony White

Personal information
Born	(1965-02-15) February 15, 1965 (age 59) Charlotte, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Independence (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College	Tennessee (1983–1987)
NBA draft	1987: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1987–2000
Position	Shooting guard
Number	11, 4
Career history
1987	Chicago Bulls
1987	New York Knicks
1987–1988	Golden State Warriors
1988	Presto Ice Cream
1988–1989	La Crosse Catbirds
1989	Reussbühl Rebels
1989–1990	La Crosse Catbirds
1990–1992	Leuven
1992–1993	Castors Braine
1993–1994	AEK Athens
1994–1995	Aris
1995–1996	Olympique Antibes
1996–1998	Fórum Filatélico
1998	Papagou
1998–1999	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2000	TDK Manresa
Career highlights and awards
Spanish League Top Scorer (1998) 2× Greek League All-Star (1994 I, 1994 II) Greek All-Star Game MVP (1994 I) French League All-Star (1996) French All-Star Game MVP (1996) Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1987) SEC Player of the Year – UPI (1987)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men’s basketball Representing  United States FIBA AmeriCup 1993 San Juan

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Tony White was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He played collegiately at the University of Tennessee from 1983 to 1987. He is third all-time leading scorer for Tennessee with 2,219 points.^[1] He appeared in 127 games averaging 17.5 points per game.^[1] He also holds the school record for most points scored in a single game with 51.^[1][2]

White was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 10th pick in the 2nd round of the 1987 NBA draft.^[3] In his only season (1987–88) he played 2 games for the Bulls, registering no statistics. He split the remainder of the season with the New York Knicks and the Golden State Warriors. After he left in NBA, he played for Presto Ice Cream in Philippine Basketball Association in the Philippines.

He played in Greece with AEK, Aris, and Papagou. He was also signed briefly by Žalgiris Kaunas for the 1998-1999 season, but left the team before the season started. Žalgiris went on to win the Euroleague title in 1999.

His son, Tony White, Jr. played for the College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team from 2006 to 2010.^[4][5] In 2019, White was diagnosed with Leukemia.^[6]