Derrick White Takes On New Basketball Role While Still Playing For Celtics

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>Celtics star guard Derrick White is still in the middle of his playing career, but he is going to be taking on a side job at his former college.

>The Colorado men's basketball team announced on Tuesday that White will be the school's President of Basketball Strategy.

Colorado Basketball's President of Basketball Strategy 🦬

Derrick White will join Coach Boyle’s staff helping to lead, mentor, and inspire future Buffs#GoBuffs | #ColoradoBuiltpic.twitter.com/gLAwdvQk4k

— Colorado Men's Basketball (@CUBuffsMBB) June 24, 2026White played only one season at Colorado in 2016-17. He spent the first three college seasons at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs before playing his senior year at Colorado.

>A lot of colleges are bringing back former players into front-office roles to help with NIL. White isn't the only Celtics player helping his former school.

>Duke hired Jayson Tatum as its Chief Basketball Officer before the start of the 2025-26 season. Last season, Tatum took on two roles: he played while also contributing to Duke's program. However, since he was recovering from a torn Achilles tendon for most of the season, he had more time available to help out.

>It will be interesting to see how White handles working for Colorado this season while being a full-time NBA player.

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