Lance White
	Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 9th Year Alma Mater: Texas Tech '96

Considered by head coach Sue Semrau to be one of the rising stars of the coaching profession when she hired him in June of 2003, Lance White has helped Florida State rise to new heights and has brought an energy to the program over the course of his nine-year tenure in Tallahassee.

As defensive coordinator, White facilitates all aspects of the team's defensive efforts, including teaching, reviewing and implementing the defensive philosophy for the program. Additional responsibilities include recruiting, film and opponent breakdown and assisting with camps each summer.

Florida State has experienced two of its greatest defensive seasons under White's tutelage the past few years as the team set a school record during the 2008-09 campaign by limitingopponents to 61.1 points per game. The Seminoles then broke that record in 2009-10 with a season that saw them hold opponents to just 60.8 points per contest.

White was well prepared when he arrived at Florida State. He came from Texas Tech where he spent 10 seasons, including seven years as an assistant coach, with the Lady Raiders' top-10 program.

Some of White's responsibilities at Texas Tech included individual workouts, scouting reports, perimeter and post player development and all aspects of recruiting, including mail correspondence and recruiting visits. White also served as the academic liaison for the women's basketball team, directing study hall and monitoring academic progress while also handling player relations.

During White's time in Lubbock, Texas Tech won three Big XII championships and advanced to seven-straight NCAA Tournaments, including five Sweet Sixteen and two Elite Eight appearances. He was a student assistant on Tech's 1993 National Championship team and a graduate assistant coach for two seasons before being elevated to a full-time coach.

While in Lubbock, Texas, White worked with some of the best players the game has ever seen. Among the players he influenced were National Player of the Year and three-time WNBA Player of the Year Sheryl Swoopes and also Plenette Pierson, who was named 2007 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year.

A 1996 graduate of Texas Tech, White earned his Bachelor's Degree in exercise and sports science. He went on to receive a Master's Degree in sports administration in August of 1998. He attended Lubbock Christian University for three semesters before transferring to Texas Tech in January of 1993. As a high school athlete in Spur, he was a three-time All-District selection, two-time All-Region, and two-time third team all-state choice in basketball. His high school basketball and football teams advanced to the regional round both his junior and senior years. As a basketball player, he was listed in the Spalding Top 100 basketball players in 1991.

White is an NCAA certified recruiter and member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. He is married to the former Melanie Smith, who is a professor at Florida A&M University. The Whites are the proud parents of Quentin and Vivian.

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