4. Jo Jo White — 1969
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Joel Embiid isn’t the only Kansas Jo Jo to succeed in the NBA. Jo Jo White was the number 9 pick in the 1969 draft for the Boston Celtics, and he had quite a decade with the team. White made seven consecutive All Star teams with Boston and won two championships, including 1976 when he was named the Finals MVP.
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White averaged 17 points and 5 assists a game for his career en route to a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame, one of only three such Kansas alumni NBA players to reside there.
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