• Home:  Hermosa Beach, Calif.
  • Birth Year:  1993

Position: Outside Hitter (Left Side)
Height: 6-5
Weight: 180
Club Team/Coach: Manhattan Beach Surf (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)/John Beckwith
High School/Grad Year: Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)/2011
College: Signed with Harvard

PERSONAL: Born Douglas Jordan (D.J.) White on Jan. 22, 1993 in Torrance, Calif. … Parents are Douglas and Cathy White… D.J. also has a younger brother named Casey (born in 1994)… D.J.’s parents both have CBVA beach ratings… D.J. started playing organized indoor volleyball in 2004 with the Manhattan Beach Surf Club… He has also played beach volleyball for five years. His current partner is Ryan Baine… Favorite food is steak… Favorite book is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn… Favorite musical group is the Red Hot Chili Peppers… Favorite professional team is the L.A. Lakers… Favorite athlete is Dante Amaral… D.J.’s most admired people are his parents because “I’m starting to see what they sacrifice to give me the things that I need.”

USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011- Selected to the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team. 2010 – A1 Camp (Wisconsin Dells)…Member of the Boys' Youth National Team that finished second at the NORCECA Boys' Youth Continental Championship in Guadelajara, Mexico… All-Tournament USAV 17s Open Division… USAV 17s Open Division (silver medal)… First-Team All Boy League. 2009 – HP Holiday Camp in San Diego, Calif. … A1 Select Team at the HP Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 2008 – HP Holiday Camp in Colorado Springs, Colo. … A1 Select Team at the HP Championships in Tucson, Ariz. 2008 – A1 Select Team (Tucson, Ariz.)… Holiday Camp (Colorado Springs).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011: Played on the Boys' Youth National Team that competed in the Under-19 Pan American Cup in Mexicali, Mexico (Bronze).

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – All-Tournament Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions. 2010 – All-Tournament Team… Redondo Classic… CIF Boys Volleyball Division I Second Team… Named to Volleyball Magazine “Top 25”.  2009 – All Tournament at USAV Boys’ Junior National Championships in the 16's Open Division… Varsity volleyball as a sophomore at Mira Costa… All Area Boys Volleyball (Daily Breeze)… First Team All Bay League… Mira Costa Rookie of the Year… Mira Costa Scholar Athlete. 2008 – Mira Costa Scholar Athlete… Silver medal with MB Surf 15’s in Open Division at the USAV Boys’ Junior National Championships. 2007 – Silver medal with MB Surf 14’s in Open Division at the USAV Boys’ Junior National Championships. 2006 – Silver medal with MB Surf 13’s in Open Division at the USAV Boys’ Junior National Championships.

Updated July 2011