Jahlil White earns weekly honors from Big 5, AAC

Posted: November 13th 2023

Wildwood Catholic graduate Jahlil White of Temple has been honored by the Big 5 and the AAC after two strong performances to start the season. (photo by Mike Conway/Temple athletics)

Wildwood Catholic High School graduate Jahlil White of the Temple University men’s basketball team has been honored by both the Big 5 and the American Athletic Conference after his strong performances in the Owls’ first two games of the season.

White, a 6-7 junior guard, has been named the Big 5 Player of the Week and was selected to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll after posting a pair of double-doubles to help Temple to its first 2-0 start in four seasons.

He delivered 15 points, 14 rebounds and two blocked shots in an 85-65 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore on Nov. 6 before posting 21 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in a 75-68 win over Navy on Friday.

White is one of just 12 players nationally across Division I with two double-doubles on the season.

White is in his third season at Temple. As a sophomore last season, he averaged 5.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.

White is a 2020 graduate of Wildwood Catholic, where he helped the Crusaders to three consecutive Cape-Atlantic League Tournament championships and the 2020 South Jersey Non-Public B title. He averaged 16.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a senior.