The Chicago Bulls have signed 2019 NBA Draft No. 7 selection Coby White. In accordance with team policy, terms of the contract were not released.
White (6-5, 185) played in 35 games (35 starts) for the University of North Carolina in 2018-19 and averaged 16.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.09 steals in 28.5 minutes per game. His scoring average was the fifth-highest in UNC freshman history, and his assists average ranked seventh in the ACC. White scored a season-high 34 points on Feb. 26, 2019, vs. Syracuse, and was the ninth Tar Heel – and only freshman – to have three games in a season with at least 33 points.