Markee White

Markee White

Player Profile

Hometown:
Long Bech, Calif.

High School:
Long Beach Poly

Last College:
Long Beach Community College

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 205

Position:
WR

Birthdate:
10/04/1983

Experience:
2L

Markee White Career Statistics

Was a two-sport athlete at Texas State, playing basketball as a junior in addition to being a two-year member of the Bobcat football team ... played a significant role in the Bobcats' Southland Conference championship and NCAA Division I-AA national semifinals run during senior year ... prior to senior campaign, practiced just the second half of the spring with the team after missing the first couple weeks of camp while playing basketball for the Bobcats ... worked hard on his return to the gridiron but his physical and mental exhaustion was evident when he returned ... came back in 2005 to provide the team a big target during Texas State's post-season run.

Markee White


2005: Led Texas State with 56 pass receptions for 786 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... played in 13 games, starting 11 including the team's final eight ... named All-Southland Conference First-Team ... missed the first game of the season against Delta State after a preseason injury ... in first action as a senior, caught two passes for 27 yards against Southern Utah ... came back strong in the Texas A&M game less than two weeks after returning to the field and caught six passes for 146 yards and a touchdown ... had a 72-yard reception to the one and after Texas State was called for an illegal procedure penalty, caught a six-yard touchdown pass against the Aggies ... game marked the first career 100-yard game for the senior ... had four receptions for 64 yards in the Bobcats' Southland Conference opener at Southeastern Louisiana ... had a 39-yard reception that moved the `Cats inside the 20 and later caught a five-yard touchdown pass to give Texas State a 20-6, third-quarter lead against the Lions ... had six receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown at Nicholls State ... at Stephen F. Austin, caught seven passes for 97 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown reception that gave Texas State a 28-14 lead in the third quarter ... began the Bobcats' playoff run with a career-high 10 reception day against Georgia Southern ... had 157 receiving yards in the game ... had a 58-yard reception to the GSU 22 that would help set up the Bobcats' go-ahead touchdown as Texas State scored 34 unanswered points to open the playoffs with a 50-35 win ... had eight receptions for 76 yards the following week against Cal Poly ... six-yard reception to the CP five would set up a touchdown that gave Texas State a 14-0 lead in the third quarter ... wrapped up career with a four-reception night for 53 yards against Northern Iowa ... 14-yard touchdown reception early in the second quarter put the Bobcats on the board after UNI jumped out to a 14-0 lead.

2004: Caught 11 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown in his first season with the Bobcats ... was named all-Southland Conference Honorable Mention ... eligibility was not determined until two games into the season ... first action was against Southeastern Louisiana but did not register his first reception at Texas State until the next game at Appalachian State where he caught a pass for 11 yards ... had a breakout game in his home state, catching three passes for 90 yards, including a 47-yarder in the Bobcats' game at Cal Poly ... the next week caught three passes for 68 yards, including a 56-yarder ... a 10-yard touchdown pass from Chase Wasson against McNeese State was his first collegiate scoring reception and gave the `Cats an early 10-0 lead ... had two receptions for 15 yards against McNeese.

Texas State Basketball: Wrapped up first season for the Bobcats with a 10-point, four-rebound effort in the squad's loss at Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the O'Reily Auto Parts/Southland Conference Tournament ... averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds for the Bobcats ... shot 42.9 percent from the field and knocked down 36 percent of his three-point attempts ... also had 27 assists and 24 steals ... started 10 of 26 games in which he played ... scored a career-high 16 points in the Bobcats' loss at home against Texas-Arlington ... had a big three-pointer late in the first half to help the Bobcats' cut into an 18-point Texas-Arlington lead as Texas State came from behind to win on the road and secure a bid to the conference tournament ... with the Bobcats' leading by one point, had a key steal with 16 seconds to play in a 54-52 win over Louisiana-Monroe ... had a season-high nine rebounds at Lamar the first week of conference play.

Long Beach City College: Caught 16 passes for 350 yards and three touchdowns at Long Beach CC ... played in just five games due to an injury. San Diego State: Originally signed to play basketball at San Diego State out of high school ... as a freshman saw action in six games for the Aztecs ... played 22 minutes and had two career points, a pair of free throws ... was 0-for-4 from the field.

Long Beach Poly High School: Multi-sport athlete who played what Sports Illustrated dubbed earlier this year the top high school athletic program in the nation ... played quarterback at Long Beach Poly where he helped lead his team to a pair of CIF Division I state championships ... earned a pair of all-league honors and was named to the First-Team Dream Team by the Press Telegram ... high school football coach was Jerry Jaso ... was also an all-league performer in basketball, helping Poly to a pair of state titles.

Personal: Born Oct. 4, 1983 ... son of Yvonne and Roy White ... originally recruited by Hawaii, Cal and Washington State out of high school ... exercise and sports science major who is also minoring in sociology.