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'''Stilman White''' is a star basketball player for the University of North Carolina and a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], often inadvertently called the [http://www.mormon.org Mormon Church].  White is six feet tall and weighs 160 pounds.  He was born on July 27, 1992, to Shannon and Erin White in Orange, California.

Stilman White had intended to serve a Mormon [[mission]] for two years right out of high school and then return to play for [[Brigham Young University]] or another [[Utah]] school.  However, he was recruited by the Tar Heels and fell in love with the place when he toured the campus and location in Chapel Hill.  White was moved into the spotlight and a greater amount of playing time when other players suffered injuries.  

White's profile from the Tar Heels reads as follows:

:Earned first-team Associated Press and North Carolina Basketball Coaches all-state honors and was the Mideastern Conference and District 2 Player of the Year in 2011 • Two-time team captain, MVP and all-district honoree • Played for Coach Brett Queen • Scored 1,078 points and had 231 assists in 76 career games • Averaged a career-high 20.5 points and 3.0 assists per game as a senior • Hoggard's all-time leader in made free throws (280) and three-point field goal percentage (.381) • Led Hoggard to the conference tournament championship in 2011 • One of three players in school history to score 1,000 or more points. [http://www.tarheelblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/white_stilman00.html]

White went to the Sweet 16 playoffs in 2012, a lot of pressure for a young player.  His immaturity created questions for the team, but he managed to rally when the pressure was on.  News articles about him cited his unshaken plan to serve as a Mormon missionary.

:White is from Wilmington, N.C., but nobody is confusing his upside with that of another Wilmington product who went to Carolina – Michael Jordan. White is leaving school after this season, but not because he’s turning pro. He’s going on a Mormon mission, following the lead of his parents, Erin and Shannon, who did missions in their youth in California and Puerto Rico.

::“I’m pretty committed to a two-year mission,” White said. “It’s something I’ve looked forward to since I was 8 years old. … I planned on going [on a mission] out of high school, then North Carolina started recruiting me.” [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=pf-forde_midwest_region_unc_point_guard_032212]

'''Additional Resources:'''
*[http://www.jesuschrist.lds.org Jesus Christ in Mormonism]
*[http://www.mormonbible.org Mormons and the Bible]
*[http://www.mormon.org Basic Mormon Beliefs and Real Mormons]