Natalie White is an alumna of FAMU, where she started on the women’s basketball team. Affectionately known as the “Pocketbook” for her record breaking number of steals as a player from 1991-1995. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree (1996) and Master of Science (1999) in Sports Management. White was inducted into the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Hall of Fame in 2010. The three-time All-MEAC honoree guided the Rattlerettes to two regular season conference titles and the 1995 MEAC Championship. White led the NCAA in steals for three of her four seasons and continues to hold the NCAA Division I record with 624 career steals.
White led the nation in steals in 1992, 1994 and 1995. She holds the NCAA record for most steals as a freshman (143). She was the 1992 Rookie of the Year, MEAC Player of the Year in 1995 and was a three time All-MEAC (1993, 1994, and 1995) selection. She also earned Black College All-America Honors all four years. A true superstar on and off the court, while in Tallahassee, she served as a mentor/senior delegate with the All-American Foundation providing tutorial services for at-risk youth and served as a counselor for male youth offenders ages 14-18 in a level 8 residential program. Natalie White high school jersey #3 was retired at Peach County on April 23. 2009. In March 2011, Natalie was honored as a 2011 MEAC Hall of Fame Inductee in Winston-Salem, NC.
Natalie was honored as a 2014 Atlanta Dream Inspiring Woman. The Inspiring Woman platform highlights women who exemplify a passion for inspiring future generation of women, and are ideal role models.White currently serves as the director of Ticket Sales and Service for the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream.
White has been selected as one of seven inaugural members of the President’s Alumni Advisory Board of Athletics for FAMU. The advisory board will provide a foundation for building a competitive and robust program across all sanctioned sports and related support activities to foster a winning spirit, scholarship, performance that drives retention and student success in all aspects of the learning environment.