UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State men's basketball head coach Micah Shrewsberry has announced the addition of Jalanni White to the Nittany Lion program. White, a 6-8 forward, comes to Happy Valley as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility remaining after a four-year career at Canisius.
"We are excited that Jalanni decided to join our family," said Shrewsberry. "He is an experienced player who will fit in nicely with our current group. His toughness, skill, length and athleticism will help us become a better team on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor."
White, a New Haven, Conn. native, saw action in 98 games and made 50 starts throughout his career with the Golden Griffins. He owns a 50.5 percent career field goal percentage, with career marks of 5.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.
White started all 11 games he played as a senior in a Covid-19 shortened 2020-21 season, after starting 30 contests during his junior campaign. The forward averaged 7.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while shooting 54.2 percent from the field, a mark that ranked eighth-best in Canisius single-season history, during the 2019-20 season.
He earned MAAC All-Championship Team honors as a sophomore after averaging 13.5 points sand 5.0 rebounds per contest in two MAAC Tournament games, including a perfect 7-for-7 effort from the field in the Golden Griffins' quarterfinal contest. White made an immediate impact upon arrival as a freshman in 2017-18, becoming the first true freshman front court player to start a season opener for Canisius in 10 years.
White attended Notre Dame-West Haven High School in Connecticut where he helped lead his team to the school's first-ever undefeated season (22-0) in 2016-17 while averaging 12.1 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as an All-Area and All-Conference performer.
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