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Derrick White still is chasing championships at the sport\u2019s highest level. And running a major college basketball program is an intense, year-round endeavor.<\/p>\n

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Yet the reunion between White and coach Tad Boyle\u2019s CU men\u2019s basketball team is as much about the future as the present, with White already considering his post-career endeavors while Boyle aims to one day leave the program on solid footing.<\/p>\n

That reunion became official on Wednesday, as White was introduced as the program\u2019s first President of Basketball Strategy. CU also formally announced a $2 million donation from White\u2019s family during an event attended by CU men\u2019s basketball luminaries Cory Higgins, Alec Burks, Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Roberson and KJ Simpson.<\/p>\n

White, the former Buff and current Boston Celtics guard who just finished his ninth NBA season, joins a growing list of active NBA standouts who have taken leadership roles with their college programs, including Golden State\u2019s Steph Curry (Davidson), Washington\u2019s Trae Young (Oklahoma) and one of White\u2019s Celtics teammates, Jayson Tatum (Duke).<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst things first is the Boston Celtics and being the best player I can be,\u201d White said. \u201cBut as I get older, this is a good start for me to think about life after basketball and see where this goes. Obviously I\u2019ve got to be the best player I can be. But also, I come here every summer and I\u2019m passionate about CU. I think it\u2019s going to be a great opportunity for me to learn and grow and while playing, trying to use my resources to help CU and help everybody that\u2019s here right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, I\u2019m busy. But if somebody\u2019s got a question, they want to reach out to me, I want to be a resource to the players or a resource to the coaching staff.\u201d<\/p>\n

While White will be considered a staff member, a CU official confirmed White is not taking a salary. The Parker native and former Legend High School star is halfway through a four-year, $125.9 million contract extension he signed in the aftermath of the Celtics\u2019 2024 NBA title.<\/p>\n

White\u2019s specific duties weren\u2019t precisely outlined, with the former Buffs guard admitting on several occasions, \u201cI don\u2019t know a whole lot about college athletics.\u201d CU athletic director Fernando Lovo described White\u2019s new role as a conglomeration of responsibilities including roster construction, player development and serving as a high-profile program ambassador.<\/p>\n

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Boyle typically has shied away from discussing the possible end of a CU tenure that\u2019s heading toward its 17th season. Yet in a rare concession to his career mortality, Boyle admitted the combination of Lovo, a young athletic director in his first season in Boulder, and White will likely play central roles in shaping the post-Boyle future of the program.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEventually, there\u2019s going to be a new coach at Colorado, and I\u2019m going to hand the reins off to somebody else,\u201d Boyle said. \u201cI don\u2019t know when that will be. But Derrick and Fernando are going to be part of that transition. Whatever that looks like, (White) is here because he wants Colorado basketball to be great in the years ahead. Not just this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

White and Boyle both described the new role as something that will evolve over the forthcoming months, as White balances his responsibilities with the Celtics with the nuances of his myriad roles with the Buffs, which could include greasing the wheels with donors one day before adding his two cents to the CU staff about a potential recruit the following day.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll be a great sounding board,\u201d Boyle said. \u201cHe\u2019s a guy that we stayed in touch with even before this transpired. We\u2019re just going to figure it out as we go. I don\u2019t know how much on a day-to-day basis, but I think for big decisions and big issues that come up, he\u2019ll be a great part of the discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After being an overlooked and under-recruited prospect out of Legend, White\u2019s unyielding work ethic, combined with a timely growth spurt, led to Division II All-American honors at UCCS. White shined during his lone season at CU, averaging 18.1 points, 4.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds during the 2016-17 campaign, earning first team All-Pac-12 honors. White was selected in the first round (29th overall) by San Antonio in the 2017 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

White certainly isn\u2019t the first decorated former Buffs player to make his wisdom available for the next generation. But he is the first to take an active role in the future direction of the program, and no other potential program ambassador can boast an acumen that includes an NBA title and an Olympic gold medal, which White won as part of the US National Team in the 2024 Games in Paris.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s easy to kind of sell CU and Boulder,\u201d White said. \u201cYou get on campus, it\u2019s one of a kind. It\u2019s easy to talk to someone about CU and show them how they can use CU to get to the next level and reach their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

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