{"id":35041,"date":"2025-02-20T01:57:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T01:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=35041"},"modified":"2025-02-20T01:57:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T01:57:23","slug":"congrats-colorado-honors-celtics-derrick-white-with-spot-on-wall-of-honor%f0%9f%91%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=35041","title":{"rendered":"Congrats: Colorado honors Celtics\u2019 Derrick White with spot on Wall of Honor\ud83d\udc4f"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<article role=\"main\">\n<header>\n<h2>While he was in town during the NBA All-Star break, the Buffaloes held a ceremony for him Saturday.<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Celtics_76ers_Basketball_20246-67b12c6e7a9a8-scaled-e1739664513139-768x432.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Celtics_76ers_Basketball_20246-67b12c6e7a9a8-scaled-e1739664513139-768x432.jpg?width=200 200w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Celtics_76ers_Basketball_20246-67b12c6e7a9a8-scaled-e1739664513139-768x432.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Celtics_76ers_Basketball_20246-67b12c6e7a9a8-scaled-e1739664513139-768x432.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Celtics_76ers_Basketball_20246-67b12c6e7a9a8-scaled-e1739664513139-768x432.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Celtics_76ers_Basketball_20246-67b12c6e7a9a8-scaled-e1739664513139-768x432.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Celtics_76ers_Basketball_20246-67b12c6e7a9a8-scaled-e1739664513139-768x432.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Celtics_76ers_Basketball_20246-67b12c6e7a9a8-scaled-e1739664513139-768x432.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Celtics_76ers_Basketball_20246-67b12c6e7a9a8-scaled-e1739664513139-768x432.jpg?width=900 900w\" alt=\"Colorado honors Celtics' Derrick White with spot on Wall of Honor\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><figcaption>Derrick White was honored at Colorado&#8217;s home game on Saturday.<em> (AP Photo\/Chris Szagola)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n<p>The Colorado men\u2019s basketball team immortalized Derrick White on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>White, who had free time during the NBA All-Star break, was added to the Buffaloes Wall of Honor during Colorado\u2019s home game against UCF, which the team called \u201cDerrick White Day.\u201d The Buffaloes held a ceremony to unveil White\u2019s jersey hanging high above the court.<\/p>\n<p>White is among the first 10 honorees in the Wall of Honor, which Colorado announced prior to the beginning of this season. Colorado\u2019s focus is on former players who \u201cachieved at least five years of service in the NBA,\u201d according to the team\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>Among the other names are Chauncey Billups, Alec Burks, Spencer Dinwiddie, and more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=BostonDotCom&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1890815838896476302&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fsports%2Fboston-celtics%2F2025%2F02%2F15%2Fderrick-white-colorado-basketball-wall-of-honor-ceremony%2F&amp;sessionId=9eea105b83df1f2fcd79f642b2e8a4acf3c6b078&amp;siteScreenName=BostonDotCom&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1890815838896476302\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCU means a lot to me,\u201d White said. \u201cA kid that grew up in Colorado, it was always a dream to go play at the best school in Colorado.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White averaged 18.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game with the Buffaloes before being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in 2017. Once the Celtics traded for White, he blossomed in his role and was a key figure in Boston\u2019s championship run last season.<\/p>\n<p>White still actively supports the Buffaloes, and has been in attendance at Colorado football games during Deion Sanders\u2019s tenure as head coach of the program. Now, his No. 21 jersey will live on at his alma mater and hometown college team.<\/p>\n<p>White and the Celtics return to action on Thursday night, taking on the 76ers in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derrick White had his college jersey hung high above the court at Colorado on Saturday. 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