Coby White Charlotte Hornets · #3
Coby White is a 6-foot-4 scoring guard who joined the Charlotte Hornets after his career with the Chicago Bulls. Drafted 7th in 2019 out of North Carolina, he broke out into a lead guard — averaging around 20 points a game and finishing second in 2024 Most Improved Player voting — as a fast, high-volume three-point shooter.
Coby White — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Coby White stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Coby White — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Coby White
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Coby White career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 65 | 25.8 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | .394 | .354 |
| 2020-21 | 69 | 31.2 | 15.1 | 4.1 | 4.8 | .416 | .359 |
| 2021-22 | 61 | 27.5 | 12.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | .433 | .385 |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 23.4 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | .443 | .372 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 36.5 | 19.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | .447 | .376 |
| 2024-25 | 74 | 33.1 | 20.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | .453 | .370 |
| 2025-26 (Chicago) | 29 | 29.1 | 18.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | .438 | .346 |
| 2025-26 (Charlotte) | 21 | 19.3 | 15.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | .461 | .391 |
| Career | 472 | 29.3 | 15.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Charlotte Hornets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Coby White
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A fast, high-scoring guard — a lead-guard scorer and shooter, now with the Hornets.
Turning pro
Drafted 7th overall, 2019 as a Guard.
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A fast, high-scoring guard — a lead-guard scorer and shooter, now with the Hornets.
Chapter
A North Carolina scoring-record holder, White played one season at UNC before Chicago drafted him 7th in 2019.
Chapter
He developed from a bench scorer into a lead guard, breaking out in 2023-24.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 195 lbs
- College
- North Carolina
- Experience
- 8th Season
- NBA debut
- 2019
- Draft
- 7th overall, 2019
- Born
- Goldsboro, North Carolina
- Age
- 26
- Jersey
- #3
White is deeply rooted in North Carolina basketball — a Mr. Basketball and state scoring-record holder who played AAU for Chris Paul's program before starring at UNC. He lost his father to cancer in 2017, a formative loss, and carries a grounded, hard-working approach.
His on-court identity is fast, score-first guard play — a quick guard who pushes tempo, shoots off the dribble and the catch (around 37% from three, elite free-throw shooting), and has grown as a playmaker. His rebounding and defense are modest, but his scoring, shooting, and improved passing make him a legitimate lead-guard scorer entering his prime.
A fast, score-first guard — perimeter shooting, transition scoring, and improving playmaking.
Coby White — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Coby White, answered.
