Charles White Pierce College

Head Coach Charles White during a game against the Glendale CC Vaqueros on Ken Staney Court in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Nov. 26, 2019. The Brahmas won 90-75. (Photo by Benjamin Hanson)

Charles White on his three years as head coach of the Men’s Basketball program at Pierce College, on Wednesdy, Oct. 25, 2019, in Woodland Hills, Calif. “Every morning, I thank God for having this opportunity to train these kids, look in their eyes and encourage them to do better, ” he said. (Photo by Kevin Lendio)

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It was never in White’s plans to become a basketball coach until he was asked a favor from a friend of his to cover for him for a couple days. 

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“The guy calls me Monday saying he wasn’t coming back and the team is mine and for whatever reason the kid from Sun Valley called me If I can pick him up. If it wasn’t for that guy I don’t know if I ever would’ve been coaching, ” White said. “I started coaching football, basketball and track but basketball is my passion so I got stuck on basketball.”

According to White, that’s where it all started and made him realize he can create a positive impact in someone’s life, ranging from changes in mindset, life and performance results. 

“The guy I picked up did basketball, track and baseball and he was the kid from the projects but he ended up getting a baseball contract so it made me proud, ” White said.  “That was years ago but when people say ‘I can’t do this, I can’t do that’, I always like to talk about it to my players because this was the guy from projects that maintained to be successful.”

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White helped the men’s basketball program in Western Conference Championships in 2012-13 and 2014-15 seasons, as well as in their first ever playoff appearance in 2010-11.

“I didn’t think about coaching high school. We were practicing with my youth program at a High School and after our practice I talked to a coach about their lost game. The coach said that If I think I can do better, I should come and help so one day we called each other up and he hired me, ” White said. “I brought two players that I knew and that put Sylmar High School on the basketball map.”

“This coach took us apart and showed us how to do the footwork and play. That’s why I talk to my players today about footwork or good read. It’s important, ” White said. “Back in Cincinnati area they took out sports in all the schools and that’s how I knew he [Allen] would have a passion. He said he wasn’t going to let us run the streets so he took us and we played different church teams to keep us busy.”

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White has been doing youth basketball in Los Angeles area for 20 years. He coached both girls and boys teams. He also had a program called San Fernando Valley Jaguars.

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“People say If you’re a coach you’re married to basketball and when I got married to my wife I was still married to basketball. Coming in, my wife knew that was a part of my life, ” White said.

“I’ve been keeping contact with coach since the eighth grade, we did travel team together. He is a good head coach and he likes people with a good attitude who work hard and give it all, ” Zion White said. “Coach is a family person, that’s how it was with me, he believed in me that I had the ability to be better.”

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“He’s teaching us a good defense and how to take charge. He is a really fun person, always joking around with players, always asking questions how he can help us just outside of the basketball, ” Sako said.

“Back in the day it was all about the passion, all about helping that kid. The kid from the projects and there were other kids just like him, ” Charles White said. “I had a little escort back in the day and I had to put five 6 feet 4 inches tall guys in there. It was crazy. 

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“I always wanted them to know that I hope they will get somewhere along the way. It’s a good feeling to know that I was part of them growing up and when they see me and say ‘hey coach’ It feels good, ” Charles White said.Charles White on his three years as head coach of the Men’s Basketball program at Pierce College, on Wednesdy, Oct. 25, 2019, in Woodland Hills, Calif. “Every morning, I thank God for having this opportunity to train these kids, look in their eyes and encourage them to do better, ” he said. (Photo by Kevin Lendio)

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Head Coach Charles White during a game against the Glendale CC Vaqueros on Ken Staney Court in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Nov. 26, 2019. The Brahmas won 90-75. (Photo by Benjamin Hanson)

Acting Athletic Director Susan Armenta shakes Pierce College Basketball Head Coach Charles White’s hand after a game against the Moorpark College Raiders on Ken Stanley Court in Woodland HIlls, Calif. on Jan. 11, 2020. The Brahmas won 86-72. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.

Head Coach Charles White during a game against the Oxnard College Condors on Ken Stanley Court in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Feb. 12, 2020. The Pierce College Brahmas won 114-72. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.

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“Coach White continues to be an integral member of this athletic department, ” Armenta wrote. “He’s usually the first coach to arrive and the last coach to leave. He has a proven record as a head coach and as an assistant coach, while maintaining longtime ties to the local community. I have been very impressed with his dedication to his athletes, on and off the court. We wanted to ensure that student-athletes benefited from having stability and continuity within the coaching staff and that Coach White knew Pierce College was his home.”

According to the release, White also serves as the Student Athlete Success Coach within the department and helped organize and create student athlete workshops that focus on building the holistic student while monitoring student athlete success progress.

It also mentioned White was responsive to the athletic department’s transition to an online format by navigating the college’s learning management system and maintaining meaningful contact with the student athletes. 

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Before becoming head coach, White served as assistant to Ed Babayan for six years, taking the men’s basketball program to the Western Conference Championships during the 2012-13 and 2014-15 seasons, and to their first ever playoff appearance in the 2010-11 season.

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