10   Okaro White
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Clearwater, Fla. High School: Clearwater Height / Weight: 6-8 / 204 Position: Forward Birthdate: 08/13/1992 Experience: 1 VL

ON WHITE: Has worked to make a fabulous freshman season translate into a sensational sophomore season as he started the final 13 games of the 2010-11 season and helped lead the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament...the Seminoles' appearance in the Sweet 16 marked the school record tying third consecutive season the Seminoles played in the NCAA Tournament...led Florida State in free throw shooting as a freshman with a team leading .828 mark from the free throw line...ranked third in the ACC among all freshmen behind only Kyrie Irving of Duke (.901) and Ryan Harrow of NC State (.870) - with White the only one of the three players still playing in the ACC...Irving declared himself as an early entry candidate for the NBA Draft and Harrow transferred out of NC State...the only Seminole to shoot .900 percent of better (.929, 13 of 14) from the free throw line in the 2011 NCAA Tournament...should the Seminoles reach the NCAA Tournament for the school record fourth consecutive season, he would enter the 2012 NCAA Tournament having made seven consecutive free throws...helped lead Florida State to four wins over ranked teams including No. 1 ranked Duke (Jan. 12) and No. 5 Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament (March 20)...it marked the second time in the last three years and the third time in the nine year tenure of head coach Leonard Hamilton that the Seminoles had defeated at least four ranked teams in a single season...the two wins over top five ranked teams marked the first time since the 1996-97 season and only the second time in school history that Florida State had defeated two top five ranked teams in the same season...also was instrumental in helping the Seminoles to wins over No. 15 Baylor in the Diamond Head Classic and No. 20 Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament...Florida State concluded White's freshman season ranked No. 19 in the final ESPN/USA Today Poll of the year...marked the second time in the last three seasons that the Seminoles have been ranked in the final coaches' poll...earned the first starting assignment of his career in the 23rd game of his career in the Seminoles' victory over Wake Forest in Tallahassee (Feb. 1)... he played extraordinarily well as a starter in each of the final 13 games of the season and helped Florida State to an 8-5 record including two wins in the NCAA Tournament and six regular season ACC wins...his play as a starter in the Seminoles' final nine ACC games of the season helped Florida State to a 6-3 record which allowed them to finish with an 11-5 record in conference play and a third place finish in the ACC standings...helped Florida State continue its momentum as the third winningest team in the ACC in the last six seasons...becoming a defensive standout who helped Florida State rank as one of the nation's top defensive teams...the Seminoles led the nation and the ACC in field goal percentage defense and ranked in the top 25 for blocked shots per game and steals per game as White helped Florida State cement its standing as the nation's top defensive team during his freshman season...Florida State finished the 2010-11 season as the field goal percentage defense national statistical champion with a .363 mark - the second consecutive season they have led the nation in the most telling defensive statistic kept by the NCAA...a four-star recruit by Rivals.com...the 39th best player in high school basketball during the 2009-10 season according to PrepStars.com...named 59th best player and the 14th best power forward in the country as a senior according to rivals.com...Scored 14 points in the 2010 Florida vs. USA Hardwood Classic in Orlando following his senior season...member of the All-Suncoast First Team as a junior and senior and the Suncoast County Player of the Year as both a junior and senior...participated in the LeBron James Skills Academy, the King City Classic and the Amare Stoudemire Nike Elite Camp during the summer of 2009...Participated in the 2009 Nike global Challenge in Oregon...Flavarsity.com named the standout Clearwater power forward as one of the best senior performers of summer basketball circuit...All-Pinellas County Player of the Year two years in a row...participated in the Florida vs. USA Hardwood Classic...a member of Nike team Florida coached by Tom Topping...can handle the ball and consistently knock down jumpshots despite pressure...a solid shot blocker with a high basketball and defensive IQ...plays with great intensity and heart....elevates easily over defenders with a high release and a nice follow through...also has the ability to handle the basketball in the open court...presented with three awards at the Seminoles' Basketball Honors Banquet in 2011: the award for First Year Academic Achievement, the awards as the Seminoles best free throw shooter and the Unsung Hero Award...

AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Averaged 6.6 points (sixth on the team), 3.1 rebounds (fifth), 0.7 steals (sixth) and 0.4 blocked shots (tied for fourth) in leading the Seminoles in free throw shooting with a .828 shooting mark from the free throw line...he was one of only five players on the team who played in all 34 games and was one of only seven players on the team who started at least 13 games...he started the final 13 games of the season including the Seminoles' final nine ACC games of the season, Florida State's game against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament and all three of the Seminoles' games in the NCAA Tournament...moved into the starting line-up on Feb. 1 against Wake Forest and held his spot as a starter for the remaining 13 games of the season...he helped the Seminoles to a 6-3 record in their final nine ACC games of the season and to two victories in the NCAA Tournament...a defensive standout who helped Florida State continue its tradition as the nation's most feared defensive team...Florida State finished as the best defense in the ACC for the second consecutive season as it led the league in three defensive statistical categories (field goal percentage defense, 3-point field goal percentage defense and blocked shots) and ranked second in four more important defensive statistical categories (scoring defense, steals, rebound margin and defensive rebounds)...the Seminoles finished the 2010-11 season as the field goal percentage defense national statistical champion with a .363 mark - the second consecutive season they have led the nation in the most telling defensive statistic kept by the NCAA...Florida State held its 34 opponents to a .363 combined shooting percentage from the field - a statistic that led the ACC and all of college basketball. The Seminoles are the first ACC team to lead the league statistics in field goal percentage defense in three consecutive seasons since Wake Forest during the 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasons...Florida State was 8-5 with White as a starter and 15-6 when utilizing White's talents off the bench...he averaged 7.8 points per game as a starter and 5.8 points as a reserve...shot .850 percent from the free throw line as a starter (34-40) and shot equally as well from the line as a reserve with a .809 mark (38-47)...scored in double figures 10 times during his freshman season with double figures coming five times as a starter, five times in ACC play and one on the NCAA Tournament as Florida State advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1993 and for only the fourth time in school history...his career high of 19 points came off the bench in Florida State's win at Hawaii in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic (Dec. 22), while his ACC career high of 17 points came in the Seminoles' win at home against Miami (Feb. 26)...scored 16 points in his second career game and first career road game at the Greensboro Coliseum against UNC Greensboro (Nov. 14)...averaged 12.0 points per game in the Greensboro Coliseum as a freshman with 16 points coming against UNC Greensboro and eight coming against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament (March 11)...season high of eight rebounds in the Seminoles' win over Hartford (Dec. 5) and at least five rebounds in 10 different games...ranked 10th in the ACC among all freshmen in scoring with his 6.6 points per game average...in shooting a team leading .828 from the field in 2011, he missed only 15 free throws as he made 72 of 87 shots from the free throw line...he was one of only four Seminoles to pull down at least 100 rebounds and was one of only seven Seminoles with 40 or more assists...he was one of only four Seminole players with at least 15 steals and at least 20 blocked shots...was a perfect 10 of 10 from the free throw line in two wins over Miami as a freshman - six of six on the road in a Seminole win and four of four at home in a second Florida State win during the season...scored in double figures nine times including the Seminoles' NCAA Tournament victory over No. 5 ranked Notre Dame, which sent the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament...scored his career high of 19 points in the Seminoles' win at Hawaii in the first game of the 2010 Diamond Head Classic...scored his ACC high of 17 in Florida State's victory over Miami at home and scored in double figures in five ACC games...Florida State was 4-1 in the ACC games he scored in double figures...made a career-high six field goals in three different games - in wins over UNC Greensboro (Nov. 14, 16 points), at Hawaii (Dec. 22, career high 19 points) and against Miami in Tallahassee (Feb. 26, ACC career high 17 points)...one of the top free throw shooters in the ACC during the 2010-11 season as he shot .828 from the free throw line...he was nearly perfect from the line in the NCAA Tournament as he shot .929 in making 13 of 14 free throw shots as the Seminoles advanced to the Sweet 16 with wins over Texas A&M and Notre Dame...shot .938 (15 of 16) from the free throw line in seven games against teams that played in the NIT and .842 (16 of 19) in eight games against teams that were ranked at the time of their game against Florida State...was outstanding in ACC play from the free throw line as he shot .833 (35 of 42) in missing only seven free throws in 16 ACC games - while averaging 18.5 minutes played in 16 ACC games...(vs. Boston College): Totaled 11 points and five rebounds in Florida State's only game of the season against NIT participant Boston College...shot the ball well from the field (four of six, .667) and from the free throw line (three of four, .750) in the Seminoles' 67-51 win in Tallahassee (Jan. 22)...with 11 points he was one of four Seminoles to score in double figures in the win...totaled four first half points to help the Seminoles to a 29-27 lead at the intermission...all four first half points came on back to back baskets at the 13:35 mark and the 11:29 mark to give Florida State an early 11-8 lead...his seven second half points helped the Seminoles stretch their lead to as many as 17 in the second half in taking the win and improving to 5-1 in ACC play for the first time since the 1992-93 season...(vs. Clemson): Averaged 4.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in two games against NCAA Tournament participant Clemson...was a perfect two of two from the free throw line against the Tigers as each team won at home, with the Seminoles winning in Tallahassee and the Tigers winning in Clemson...totaled nine points and two rebounds in his first career ACC game - a 75-69 come from behind win over the Tigers in Tallahassee (Dec. 12)...his nine points helped Florida State rally from as many as eight points down in the first half and from a 34-28 deficit at halftime...was exceptionally productive in the first half with seven points...scored five consecutive points to bring Florida State to within one with 3:08 remaining in the half...a 3-pointer at the 4:31 mark brought Florida State to within three at 24-27 and two free throws saw the Seminoles to within one at the 3:08 mark at 26-27...tied the game at 44-44 in the second half at the 13:19 mark with a lay-up...his lay-up started a 33-25 game ending run that took the Seminoles from two down with just over 14 minutes remaining to six up at 75-69 at the final buzzer...scored zero points to go along with one rebound and three steals as Florida State fell on the road, 62-44, to the Tigers (Jan. 29)...his three steals ranks as one of six times he earned multiple steals in a game during his freshman season and was his second highest total of the season behind his four steals against Wake Forest (Feb. 1)...(vs. Duke): Scored three points and pulled down one rebound in Florida State's only game of the season against NCAA Tournament participant Duke...the Seminoles defeated the No. 1 ranked Blue Devils, 66-61, in Tallahassee (Jan. 12) for the fourth all-time victory over the nation's No. 1 ranked team in school history...two first half points on a dunk at the 7:29 mark of the first half gave the Seminoles a 17-16 lead on their way to an important 28-24 lead at halftime...closed out the game and the win with a free throw with 17 seconds left in the game to give Florida State their final winning margin of 66-61...the Seminoles did not trail in the second half of the game in gaining their signature win of the season...(vs. Georgia Tech): Scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds in Florida State's only game of the season against Georgia Tech...tied his career high with six made free throws and established a personal record with eight free throws attempted in the game...Florida State won, 72-63, in Atlanta (Feb. 10)...marked his third consecutive game as a starter and the second consecutive ACC game during which he scored in double figures...was Florida State's third leading scorer and one of three Seminole player in double figure scoring in the victory...an early lay-up at the 16:50 mark helped propel Florida State to a 7-2 lead as the Seminoles scored 17 of the game's first 19 points for an insurmountable and incredible 17-2 lead with just under eight minutes elapsed in the game...closed the first half scoring with a dunk to give Florida State a 30-18 lead at the intermission...added eight second half points as Florida State maintained a double digit lead for the majority of the second half in gaining the ACC road win...(vs. Maryland): Scored four points and pulled down one rebound in Florida State's only game of the season against Maryland...playing from a starters role on the road against the Terps...totaled all four of his points in the second half as the Seminoles attempted to work their way out of as much as a 17 points second half deficit...(vs. Miami): Averaged 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting a perfect 10 of 10 (1.000 percent) from the free throw line in two games against NIT participant Miami...was six of six from the free throw line against Miami in the Seminoles' win in Coral Gables and was four of four from the free throw line against the Hurricanes in the Seminoles' win in Tallahassee...scored six points and pulled down four rebounds in 14 minutes of play in the Seminoles improbable come from behind win, 55-53, at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables (Jan. 19)...all six points came in the first half and helped Florida State stay in touch with the Hurricanes after a miserable start to the game...Florida State did not score a field goal until the 10:11 mark of the half and trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half...scored Florida State's first two points of the game on two free throws to pull the Seminoles to within 6-2 at the 17:08 mark...two more free throws at the 5:19 mark brought Florida State to within 10 at 14-24...again cut the lead - this time to single digits at eight points - with two more free throws to bring the Seminoles to within 21-29 with 43 seconds left in the half...the Seminoles worked to cut their deficit to seven at 31-24 at the half...Florida State outscored the Hurricanes 31-22 in the second half to gain the road win...scored his ACC career high of 17 points to go along with seven rebounds and one steal as Florida State defeated Miami, 65-59, in Tallahassee (Feb. 26)...his 17 points tied for team high honors with Deividas Dulkys while his seven rebounds allowed him to earn team high honors...as a starter he totaled 10 first half points to help Florida State to as much as a 22 point lead in the first half and a 36-16 half time lead ...scored seven of his 17 points in the second half as Florida State held off the Hurricanes who closed to within three as the game drew to a close...most important basket of the game came with 32 seconds left in the game as he made a jumper to stretch Florida State's lead back to five....the Hurricanes had just closed to three at 62-59 on a 3-point shot by Malcolm Grant before White's jumper gave the Seminoles breathing room...(vs. North Carolina): Averaged 8.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in two games against NCAA participant North Carolina...led the Seminoles with 10 rebounds in the two games and was a perfect two of two from the free throw line in the two games against the Tar Heels...was a starter in both games against North Carolina...scored 10 points and pulled down three rebounds to go along with two blocked shots in 23 minutes played as the Seminoles traveled to play at North Carolina on Super Bowl Sunday...the Tar Heels defeated the Seminoles, 89-69, in a game played in the Dean E. Smith Center (Feb. 6)...was one of four Seminoles to score in double figures and tied for team high honors in blocked shots...led Florida State with eight first half points as Florida State worked to keep up with the Tar Heels...made three of six shots from the field and was a perfect two of two from the free throw line as the Seminoles trailed 43-34 at halftime...scored two points in 10 minutes played in the second half...scored six points and pulled down a team high seven rebounds as Florida State played host to North Carolina...North Carolina rallied to win the game, 72-70, on a buzzer beating 3-point shot by All-American Harrison Barnes to give the Tar Heels the win (March 2)...the Seminoles took the lead at 70-69 on two free throws by Derwin Kitchen before Barnes won the game on a 3-point shot from the top of the key that didn't allow the Seminoles enough time to get a good enough shot in an attempt to win the game...totaled all six of his points in the second half as Florida State put the fear of God in the nationally ranked Tar Heels...gave Florida State a 40-37 lead as he scored the first basket of the second half on a jumper...increased Florida State's lead to 42-37 as he made his and the second basket of the second half to increase the Seminoles' lead to 42-37 at the 19:23 mark...a lay-up at the 10:15 mark drew Florida State back to within two at 54-52...played 13 of the 20 minutes of the second half in the nationally televised game as Florida State certainly passed the eye test for the remainder of the 2010-11 season, and certainly planted the seeds of fortune for the remainder of White's career...(vs. NC State): Averaged 3.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist in two games against NC State...shot a perfect two of two from the free throw line as Florida State earned the sweep of the regular season series with wins in both Tallahassee and Raleigh...scored four points and pulled down two rebounds in Florida State's victory over NC State, 84-71, in Tallahassee (Jan. 15)...two points on a first half jumper to give Florida State a 24-16 first half lead on its way to a 28-19 halftime lead...two second half free throws helped Florida State hold as much as a 22 point lead in earning the win...not only was the win over NC State important in the ACC standings as it improved the Seminoles' conference record to 3-1 but it was a victory in their game directly after their victory over No. 1 ranked Duke only three nights earlier...totaled two points and three rebounds as a starter as Florida State's victory, 72-62, over NC State in Raleigh to close out the regular season...two points on a first half dunk gave Florida State a 23-10 lead at the 9:40 mark of the first half...his lone basket of the game proved important as the Wolfpack rallied from as many as 13 points down to take a one point lead on two occasions with just under eight minutes remaining in the game...the Seminoles re-took the lead for good on a lay-up by Derwin Kitchen with 6;52 that gave Florida State a 56-55 lead...the win closed out the Seminoles' regular season with a 21-9 overall record, an 11-5 mark and a third place finish in conference play...it marked the school record third consecutive season the Seminoles had finished in the top four of the ACC standings...(vs. Virginia): Scored three points and pulled down three rebounds in the Seminoles' only game of the season against Virginia...scored three points on an old fashion 3-point play in the first half that seemed to ignite the Seminoles' offense...his only basket of the game came at the 6:44 mark - and he was fouled on the play by Virginia's Joe Harris...his basket pulled the Seminoles to within one at 18-19 and the ensuing free throw tied the game at 19-19...the Cavaliers had led for the majority of the first half and White's three point play began an immediate 5-0 run and a 18-4 half ending run that gave the Seminoles the 63-56 win in Tallahassee (Feb. 12)...starting with White's three point play the Seminoles outscored the Cavaliers 47-37 during the remainder of the game to take the win and raise their ACC record to 8-3...White's importance took on an increased importance to the Seminoles' rotation as standout forward Chris Singleton was lost to a broken foot against the Cavaliers...(vs. Virginia Tech): Averaged 4.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shots in two games against NIT participant Virginia Tech...shot .500 (four of eight) from the field against the Hokies...totaled zero points, one blocked shot and one rebound in his first career ACC road game against the Hokies...Virginia Tech defeated the Seminoles, 71-59, in Blacksburg (Jan. 8)...scored eight points against Virginia Tech as a starter in his first ACC Tournament game at the Greensboro Coliseum (March 11)...Virginia Tech defeated the Seminoles, 52-51, as the referees waved off a game winning basket at the buzzer by Florida State's Derwin Kitchen...Kitchen's shot initially gave the Seminoles a 54-52 victory...but the basket was taken away after the referees scrutinized the replay and ruled Kitchen released the ball after the buzzer had sounded and disallowed the basket...totaled six points in eight minutes in the first half to stake Florida State to a 27-19 halftime lead...scored six of Florida State's first nine points of the game to help Florida State to a quick 9-4 lead...a jumper at the 18:06 mark put Florida State up 3-0, a tip in at the 15:58 mark increased their lead to 7-4 and another tip in put Florida State ahead, 9-4...helped the Seminoles lead by as many as 11 and by eight at halftime...two points and one blocked shot in the second half as Florida State attempted to advance to the ACC semifinal round for the second time in three seasons...(vs. Wake Forest): Averaged 10.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 1.5 blocked shots in two games against Wake Forest...shot the ball well from the field (.500 percent, seven of 14) and even better from the free throw line (.667 percent, six of seven) in the regular season sweep of the Deacons...was Florida State's leader in steals with six and in blocked shots with three as Florida State won in Tallahassee and in Winston-Salem...scored eight points, pulled down six rebounds, blocked one shots and earned his career high of four steals as the Seminoles defeated the Deacons, 85-61, in Tallahassee (Feb. 1)...two points in the first half on two of two free throws at the 14:24 mark gave Florida State an 8-6 advantage on its way to a 31-19 halftime lead...totaled six points in the second half has Florida State opened up as much as a 32 point advantage in the second half...totaled 13 points, two rebounds, an career-high tying two blocked shots and one steal as Florida State defeated Wake Forest, 84-66, in Winston-Salem (Feb. 19)...his performance was especially encouraging and important as it was Florida State's first game without standout forward Chris Singleton who was injured against Virginia on Feb. 12...totaled four first half points to help Florida State's stagnant offense early in the game...scored the first two points of the game to give Florida State a 2-0 lead at the 18:37 mark...another basket brought Florida State to within four at 10-14 at the 8:58 mark...Wake Forest led by as many as eight in the first half and by a 33-31 margin at halftime as Florida State's offense looked to be stuck in molasses in the first 20 minutes...with White's help, the Seminoles' offense outscored the Deacons, 53-33, in the second half to win the game going away...two free throws at the 14:56 mark of the second half gave Florida State a 43-37 lead and began to open the offensive flood gates for the Seminoles...five points in a 30 second span put Florida State up 59-46 with 8:31 remaining in the game...(In three games during the NCAA Tournament): Averaged 6.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in three games during the NCAA Tournament to help Florida State advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1993 and for only the fourth time in school history....was a busy Seminoles as Florida State defeated No. 20 ranked and seventh seeded Texas A&M and No. 5 ranked and second seeded Notre Dame in Chicago before falling to Final Four participant VCU in the Sweet 16...shot .929 from the free throw line (13 of 14) in ranking as the only Seminole to shoot better than .900 percent from the free throw line in the 2011 NCAA Tournament...(vs. Texas A&M): Scored seven points, pulled down three rebounds and blocked two shots in 23 minutes of playing time as Florida State won its first NCAA Tournament games since 1998 with a 57-50 win over No. 20 ranked and fifth seeded Texas A&M at the United Center in Chicago, Ill. (March 18)...all seven points came in the first half and helped the Seminoles play with the Aggies in White's first career NCAA Tournament game...he was a perfect five of five from the free throw line in the first half as he led Florida State in scoring in the first half...his seven points were incredibly important as his points helped the Seminoles lead by as many as seven and rally from as many as five points down...scored Florida State's first five points of the game on and old fashion 3-point play at the 18:23 mark and on two more free throws at the 15:54 mark in the defensive minded affair...White had scored as many points as Texas A&M in the first 10 minutes of the game as Florida State led 12-5 with 10:24 left in the first half...two more free throws, his sixth and seventh points of the game gave the Seminoles a 14-12 lead with 7:35 left before halftime...his points were all important because the Aggies took the lead and led 26-23 at the half...a second half blocked shot at the a the 16:01 mark kept the Aggies within three points and began a 29-19 game ending run that led to the Seminoles' win...White's blocked shot led directly to a dunk by Bernard James which began a game clinching 8-0 run...the Seminoles trailed 28-31 before Whites' blocked shot and led 36-31 before Texas A&M would score again...the Seminoles did not trail during the remainder of the game and led by as many as 11 points in advancing to meet second seeded Notre Dame...(vs. Notre Dame): Totaled 10 points and four rebounds in leading Florida State to the monumental 71-57 win over No. 5 ranked and second seeded Notre Dame to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (March 20)...his 10 points tied him for third on the team in scoring in the historic win in school history...all 10 of his points came in the second half as Florida State stymied the highly ranked Fighting Irish in a game played less than two hours from their campus...his 10 second half points allowed Florida State to outscore Notre Dame, 37-34, in the second half and helped the Seminoles maintain as much as a 23 point lead and a double digit lead during the entire second half...(vs. VCU): Totaled two points in eight minutes of playing time against VCU in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament...the Rams defeated the Seminoles, 72-71, in overtime in advancing to the Final Four...(in three games during the Diamond Head Classic): Averaged 8.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals in helping lead Florida State to a third place finish in the prestigious Diamond Head Classic...shot the ball well from the field (.538, seven of 13), from the bonsuphere (.625, five of eight) and from the free throw line (.833, five of six) in finishing as the Seminoles' third leading scorer in the three game tournament...(vs. Hawaii): Scored his career high of 19 points in Florida State's opening round win over Hawaii in the Diamond Head Classic...on fire as he made a career-high tying six field goals (six of nine, .667), a career high four 3-point field goals (four of five, .800) and was nearly perfect from the 3-point line (three of four, .750)...his scoring output and six rebounds on the defensive end helped Florida State win its tournament opener, 70-62, at Hawaii's Stan Sheriff Center...totaled 14 first half points - the difference in the Seminoles' leading by eight and trailing by eight at halftime...scored 14 of the Seminoles' 33 first half points and was one of two Seminoles in double figure scoring in the first half in his first big scoring game on a national stage...his first basket of the game - a 3-pointer at the 13:03 mark tied the game at 11-11 after the Seminoles trailed by as many as five in the early going...he then scored what proved to be the game winning basket 35 seconds later on his second 3-point shot of the game at the 11:26 mark to give Florida State a 14-11 lead - a lead they would not relinquish...a dunk at the 8:39 mark put Florida State up 19-13 and a third 3-pointer at the 7:17 mark put the Seminoles up 22-13...two free throws at the 4:06 mark and another free throw at the 1:04 mark gave Florida State a 31-24 lead and officially marked the beginning of the Okaro White era in Tallahassee...added five second half points to score his career high of 19 points in the win as Hawaii shot the ball well and kept themselves in the game as the clocked pushed toward the buzzer...(vs. Butler): scored three points in 16 minutes of play in the Seminoles' second round game in the Diamond Head Classic against NCAA Tournament participant and national finalist Butler...the Bulldogs won a hotly contested contest, 67-64, in the Stan Sheriff Center (Dec. 23)...a 3-pointer for his only made basket of the game pulled Florida State to within four of the Bulldogs at 59-63 with 39 seconds left in the game...it was the closest the Seminoles had been since trailing 9-6 midway through the first half...(vs. Baylor): scored two points and pulled down one rebound in seven minutes of play as Florida State defeated No. 15 Butler to claim the third place finish in the Diamond Head Classic (Dec. 25)...the Seminoles defeated the Bears, 68-61, at the University of Hawaii (Dec. 25)...scored his two points on two free throws with 13 seconds remaining in the game to give the Seminoles an insurmountable five point lead...the win was significant because it was Florida State's first over a nationally ranked team in three times during the 2010-11 season...it was also the first of four wins over ranked teams during his freshman season... (vs. Florida): scored zero points and pulled down zero rebounds in two minutes played against Florida in the only game between the Seminoles and the Gators during the season...Florida defeated the Seminoles, 55-51, in Tallahassee (Nov. 28)...

AT CLEARWATER: Graduated from Clearwater High School in 2010...averaged 17.0 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.1 blocked shots and.2 1 steals per game in leading Clearwater to conference and district championship as a senior...helped Clearwater advance to the state regional championship game...named the Pinellas County Player of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times as a senior...led Clearwater to a 24-7 record and a spot in the regional final during his senior season...missed the first five games of the season (all losses for his team) and returned to lead Clearwater to a 22-3 record over the course of the remainder of the season...a double-double of 19 points and 17 rebounds in a victory over Lakewood in the PCAC Tournament championship game...another double-double of 22 points and 16 rebounds in a regular season win over Largo...totaled 18 points on eight of eight from the free throw line in the fourth quarter in a 59-56 win over Lakeland Kathleen as a senior...totaled 15 points to give Clearwater the district championship with a victory over East Lake...scored 14 points in the first round of the state playoffs in a victory over Largo...totaled nine double-doubles during his senior season...averaged 20.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots as a junior...named the St Petersburg Times All-County Player of the Year as a junior...led the Tornadoes to the 2009 5A state final where they lost to Gainesville High School...scored 21 points in helping Clearwater make a furious rally before coming up short at the end of the game...totaled 32 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots in a win over St. Petersburg in the bright House Shootout during his junior season...

PERSONAL: Born August 13, 1992...Okaro is the son of Charmine White...attended the championship game of the 2009 ACC Tournament in support of Florida State and former Clearwater teammate Luke Loucks... Selected Florida State over Florida, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Miami and Clemson...

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