She'la White

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Portsmouth, Va.
High School:
Norfolk Collegiate

Team leader who will be a fixture in the Carolina lineup at both guard positions • Enters her senior season ranked ninth in school history in career three-point percentage at 34.1 percent (95 for 279).

JUNIOR SEASON 2010-11
Appeared in all 37 games, averaging 5.5 points, 1.7 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game • Provided key depth at both guard positions • Opened the season with 11 points and five rebounds against North Florida • Scored 10 points in three games, including seven in the championship game win over Hawaii, in the Rainbow Wahine Showdown • Had season highs of five assists and four steals against East Tennessee State on Dec. 8 • Finished with 10 points and four rebounds in the win over South Carolina in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Dec. 19 • Had a team-high 14 points and made three 3s in the win over Virginia on Jan. 28 • Scored 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting in the win at Clemson on Feb. 10 • Finished with a career-high 20 points and made five three-pointers at NC State on Feb. 21 • The five 3s were also a career best • Had 12 points against Kennesaw State in the pre-NCAA Tournament game on March 13 • Made a pair of key threes in the NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Stanford on March 26.

SOPHOMORE SEASON 2009-10
Played in all 31 games and started 16, averaging 7.2 points, 2.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game • Became a fixture in the Tar Heel lineup, contributing at both guard positions and providing a consistent threat from the perimeter • Led the team in three-point percentage, making 42 of 111 attempts (37.8 percent) • Finished fifth in the ACC in three-point percentage and 14th in threes per game (1.4) • Made at least one three-pointer in 25 of 31 games, including each of the last 14 games of the season • Got off to a strong start to 2009-10, scoring 14 points in the season opener against College of Charleston and following that with a season-high 16 points against Coastal Carolina • Made a career-high four threes against Coastal • Had one of her best all-around games as a Tar Heel against Kennesaw State on Dec. 29, finishing with career-highs of nine assists and six rebounds to go with seven points • Scored in double figures in four of five games beginning with a 15-point performance against ETSU on Dec. 31 • Also had seven assists against ETSU and chipped in eight more helpers two nights later against Winston-Salem State • One of the few bright spots in the loss at Duke on Feb. 8, scoring 10 points and making a pair of threes • Played a career-high 43 minutes in the double-overtime loss at Virginia on Feb. 15 • Came off the bench to score 11 points in the season-ending win over Duke on Feb. 28 • Made a season-high six buckets en route to 13 points against Maryland in the ACC Tournament.

FRESHMAN SEASON 2008-09
Played in all 35 games and started seven, averaging 4.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per outing • Valuable contributor off the bench as an outside shooting threat and a backup point guard • Made at least one three-pointer in 21 of 35 games on the season, including a run of seven straight ACC games from Feb. 9 to March 1 • Got her first career start against Kennesaw State on Nov. 17 and scored five points in a season-high 22 minutes • Started in the Preseason WNIT win at Oklahoma and made three key three-pointers to lead the Tar Heels to an 80-79 victory • Had a season-high six assists in the win over Coastal Carolina on Dec. 13 • Scored a season-high 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting in the win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Dec. 15 • Added double-figure points in two of her next three games with 12 against Western Michigan and 11 against Austin Peay • Scored nine points, including a floater to beat the halftime buzzer, in the 75-60 win over Duke on Feb. 9 • Played 17 minutes and grabbed four rebounds in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal win over Clemson.

PREP/PERSONAL
Coached by Suzanne Midkiff • McDonald's All-American • Two-time Virginia state Player of the Year • All-Tidewater Player of the Year • WBCA All-America honorable mention • Participated in the Nike Skills Academy in 2006 • Named to the all-tournament team at the Boo Williams Invitational in 2007 • Street and Smith honorable mention All-America in 2005 and 2006 • Member of the Student Government Association • Born She'la Shanita White on Dec. 22, 1989, in Portsmouth, Va. • Daughter of Anthony and Zinna White.