Ever wondered why Chicago Bulls rookie point guard Coby White wears No. 0? It's not because of Russell Westbrook or Damian Lillard, two superstar guards who also don the number zero.
White wore No. 0 in high school because his favorite video game character is Sub Zero from Mortal Kombat. The speedster was unable to wear No. 0 in college because someone else on UNC had it.
On the Bulls, White is once again able to wear his number.
“I picked zero mainly because I wore it in high school,” White told Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. “I would have worn it in college, but Seventh Woods had it. He’s an upperclassmen, so I wasn’t taking that. But I picked it in high school because my favorite video game character is Sub Zero. And 0 is a dope number to me. When I was in high school, I called myself Sub Zero. That was more of a high school thing. Now I’m just out here being No. 0.”
The Bulls drafted White with the seventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. He averaged 16.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists last season in college while shooting 42.3 percent from the field, 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 80.0 percent from the free-throw line.
During Summer League, White put up 15.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Bulls while shooting 33.7 percent overall. White, however, shot just 10 percent from beyond the arc. Perimeter shooting is an area of White’s game he’s going to have to work on in the NBA since he won’t be able to always rely on his speed to score.
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