Originally from Charlotte, NC, Damion graduated from West Charlotte High School in 2000 where he enjoyed a stellar basketball career highlighted by winning the North Carolina state title in 1999. Damion's coach for that team was his father, Gosnell White, one of North Carolina’s all-time greatest high school basketball coaches.

Damion's West Charlotte team ended that year ranked #8 in the USA Today top 25 poll.

 

Upon graduating from West Charlotte, Damion went on to a year of post graduate prep school at Phillip’s Academy in Andover, MA where he played varsity football, basketball, and ran track.

Jeff enters his 15th year of coaching at St. Andrew's, and his 12th year as the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach. In 2012, St. Andrew’s took 4th place in the SPC Division I Tournament, which was the best finish in school history. The following year, he led the Crusaders to a Division II Championship.

 

Jeff is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. While at UT, he served as a manager for the men’s basketball team for three years. In his final season, the Longhorns made it to the Final Four for the first time in over 50 years.

He is married to the former Melissa Barrett, and they have two sons together (Houston and Barrett).