[1] She played college basketball at Louisiana Tech University where she was a member of the 1981 AIAW Division I and 1982 NCAA Division I National Championship teams.
In 1985 Louisiana Tech head coach Leon Barmore hired White as a full-time assistant coach; the Lady Techsters basketball would win the 1988 NCAA Division I National Championship.
She then worked a basketball training and conditioning programs for the PlayStrong division of Ironsmith Corporation in Austin, Texas.
From 2003 to 2012, White had been with the St. Edward's women's basketball program as head coach and achieved a 91–155 record.
White has been a women’s basketball referee for the National Collegiate Athletic Association since 2012.