- "I made VWC my top choice because of the welcoming environment, the family, basketball and I like the communications program"
- Selected VWC over Christopher Newport University, Catawba College and Virginia State University
Career Highs
Points: 6 – (at Emory & Henry – 2/7/15)
Rebounds: 2 – (4x, most recent, vs. Washington and Lee – 2/26/15)
Assists: 1 – (2x, most recent, at Washington and Lee – 2/14/15)
Steals: 1 – (2x, most recent, vs. Washington and Lee – 2/26/15)
Blocks: NA
First-Year (2014-15): Played in 10 games as a first-year… Played seven minutes against Bridgewater College on February 4… Shot 66.7% from the field… Pulled down two rebounds on four separate occasions.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient
Before VWC: Competed in basketball, volleyball and track and field at Heritage… Averaged 9.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as a senior for a team that finished 16-6 overall… Named first team all-conference and named to the all-region team in basketball… Recorded 280 kills and 220 blocks in volleyball as a senior… All-Virginia honorable mention honoree in volleyball… Named the Daily Press Player of the Year in volleyball… Honored as the Student-Athlete of the Year and the Academic Athlete of the Year at Heritage as a senior… Ranked seventh in a class of 266…Member of the National Honor Society… Member of the Police Advisory Board.
Personal: Son of Althea and Corey White… Mom attended Thomas Nelson Community College… Has one sister, Cora, a student at Thomas Nelson Community College... Grandmother, Harriette Pretlow, played college basketball.
Get to Know Corey
- Enjoys all types of music, chicken alfredo and spending vacation time in Florida
- A fan of basketball's Blake Griffin and the New England Patriots
- Favorites include the book "Living Dead Girl" and the TV series "Family Guy"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "tall, smart, funny, intelligent, athletic, brave, hype, honest"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being the face of a school or team, and the crowd cheering you on"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Malcolm X, because of his influence on so many lives."
- People might be surprised to know: "I love to write"
