[2] White made his Cincinnati debut in mid-December 2003 vs. Middle Tennessee, playing for the first time since March 2002,[3] scoring eight points in 19 minutes of action.

Named C-USA co-Player of the Week after averaging 14.5 points, 8.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 69 percent from the field in a pair of UC wins (February 23–29).

Scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, both then-career highs, in the win over Saint Louis (February 25, 2004),[8] also recording seven assists, three steals and two blocked shots.

He dished out seven assists and gathered six rebounds in the NCAA Tournament opening round win over East Tennessee State (March 19, 2004).

White scored 21 points in a win over Murray State (November 19, 2005),[21] making a steal and dunk in the final seconds of regulation to send the game into overtime.

Rallied UC from a five-point deficit in the final two and a half minutes of the win over LSU (December 23, 2005),[23] hitting back-to-back 3-pointers at the 2:27 and 1:51 marks and a pair of clinching free throws at 0:17.

Tallied a season-high 23 points vs. North Carolina A&T (December 30, 2005),[24] matching personal bests with four 3-point field goals and four steals.

He tallied 22 points, making 4-of-6 treys, and hit a 3-pointer to put UC in the lead with 2:57 to play in the win over Providence (February 17, 2006), and also grabbing seven rebounds.

Named to the Las Vegas Holiday Classic all-tournament team after averaging 18.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.8 steals in the four wins.

[30] On December 16, 2006, the Spurs assigned White to play in their NBA Development League affiliated team the Austin Toros.

[31] Spurs coach Gregg Popovich stated that the reason for the move was that the in-season schedule does not allow much time to practice and the veteran-heavy team does not allow any spare minutes for White.

[32] After playing in 15 games (with 11 starts), and averaging 16.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.67 steals in 34.4 minutes, White was recalled by the Spurs for the second time on January 27, 2007.

[29] On March 26, White made his NBA debut with the Spurs against the Golden State Warriors, scoring 9 points and grabbing 3 rebounds in 14 minutes during his first game.

In a game where the Spurs rested their regular lineup due to the playoff standings already having been decided, White responded by scoring a career-high 17 points in 39 minutes of play in a 101–91 loss to the Grizzlies.

[36] On September 8, 2007, White joined Will Solomon when he signed a four-year contract with the Turkish Basketball League club Fenerbahçe[37] who played in the 2007–08 Euroleague quarter finals.

[50] On February 7, 2013, it was announced that White would represent the Knicks in the slam dunk contest at the 2013 NBA All-Star Game in Houston.

[52] During the season with Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia he averaged 17.1 points and 5 rebounds in 34 Italian League games and also helped his team to win the EuroChallenge title.

[55] In the summer of 2017, James White joined Trilogy of the BIG3 league together with Al Harrington, Rashad McCants, and Kenyon Martin.