186 games analyzed over 6 seasonsUpdated Aug 22, 2026, 9:10 p.m.Compare
NCAA Basketball
Deron White
Game-Flow Manager · 186 games · 6 seasons
Moderate game-to-game volatility
Historically associated with slightly lower scoring (4.4 fewer points per game than the league average), below-average fouls volume (1 fewer fouls per game than the league average), reduced late-game whistle frequency.
How games feel
Typical historical game environment associated with this official. Descriptive history only.
Slightly lower-scoring environment
High evidence
Games officiated by this official averaged 141.3 combined points, 4.4 fewer points per game than the league average.
League average 145.7 combined points
Below-average fouls volume
High evidence
Averaged 32.8 fouls per game (-1.0 vs league).
League average 33.8 fouls
Standout Trojans split
Limited evidence
Trojans is 11-1 (91.7%) across 12 games with this official, +32.3 percentage points above the team baseline (59.4%).
Team baseline 59.4% across 165 games
Fewer late-game whistles
High evidence
In close finishes, whistle rate historically drops versus earlier periods after intentional-foul filtering.
Late-game profile: Swallows Whistle
Moderate game-to-game volatility
High evidence
Consistency score 5/10 on whistle volume across the scouting sample window.
Descriptive stability of whistle volume, not a market forecast
Multi-season sample on file
High evidence
Profile spans 6 seasons in this dataset (2020-21–2025-26).
Historical environment
Scoring, whistle, and stability context from this official's verified sample versus league averages. Descriptive history only. Window: 2021-2026.
League comparison
Combined score
Official 141.3·Baseline 145.7·-4.4 vs leagueper game
Fouls-1.0 vs league
Baseline 33.8·Official 32.8·per game · near baseline
Fewer whistles than the cbb official baseline (-1.0 per game).
Over-benchmark rate withheld unless verified closing-line provenance is available for this league.
Whistle detail
Whistle profile
Whistle volume, penalty disposition, and high-leverage game-state tendencies.
Official Deron White profiles as a game-flow (high subjective ratio) over the last 50 games. Whistle volume stays relatively stable in high-stakes settings.
Straight-up and line-linked outcome history when provenance allows. Not a recommendation.
General stats
Games
186
Avg combined score
141.3
-4.4 vs league avg
Games over benchmark
40.6%
Combined beat 145.2 benchmark
Fouls per game
32.8
-1.0 vs league avg
Seasons
6 seasons
Pressure
Late-game whistle tendency versus earlier periods. Zero on the scale is the neutral / no-shift anchor for this official (same whistle rate late as earlier), not a league average and not a betting recommendation.
Late-game whistle tendency
Swallows Whistle
Swallows whistleNeutral (0)Tightens up
Leverage index: -75% vs earlier periods (0 = no late-game shift)
Swallows the whistle: foul frequency historically drops in late close-game minutes after intentional-foul filtering. Neutral anchor is zero change versus earlier periods.
Swallows whistle means late close-game whistle rate is lower than earlier periods after intentional-foul filtering. Historical tendency only.
Tight-game proxy
Supporting evidence from close finishes in the verified sample.
Tight-game proxy
How Deron White compares in tight final-margin games vs the full sample. Based on official box scores, not last-two-minute reports.
Close games (≤5 pt margin)
26 of 128 games match this window
Avg combined points
Tight-game avg
142.9
Season avg
141.3
Pressure impact
+1.6
Avg fouls
Tight-game avg
32.7
Season avg
32.8
Pressure impact
-0.1
Over rate
Tight-game avg
23.1%
Season avg
25.8%
Pressure impact
-2.7 pp
Over benchmark: 151.8 combined points · Seasons: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 128 total games in sample
Pregame toss-ups (spread ≤5.5)
31 of 128 games match this window
Avg combined points
Toss-up avg
138.4
Season avg
141.3
Pressure impact
-2.9
Avg fouls
Toss-up avg
32
Season avg
32.8
Pressure impact
-0.8
Over rate
Toss-up avg
19.4%
Season avg
25.8%
Pressure impact
-6.4 pp
Over benchmark: 151.8 combined points · Seasons: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 128 total games in sample
Team effects versus baseline
Each row compares a team's win rate with this official to that team's overall win rate in the same dataset window (2020-21 to 2025-26). Sorted by absolute delta. Descriptive history only - not a measure of cause. Minimum 8 shared games per row.
Delta is the difference between team win rate with this official and team baseline win rate, in percentage points (pp). Descriptive history only. Confidence follows sample depth for the shared games with this official.
Career
Career evolution
Season timeline of archetype and late-game sensitivity, with detailed metrics below.
2025-26Insufficient sample0 games
2024-25Insufficient sample0 games
2023-24Insufficient sample0 games
2022-23Insufficient sample0 games
2021-22Insufficient sample0 games
2020-21Insufficient sample0 games
Season
Style bucket derived from procedural vs. subjective foul mix and game-flow impact. Helps frame whether this ref tends to let play breathe or enforce structure.
Foul Ratio
How much an official's whistle rate shifts in close, late-game situations compared with the rest of the game. Positive values suggest they tighten up under pressure.
1-10 rating of how predictable this official's whistle volume is game to game. Higher scores mean steadier pacing; lower scores flag more volatile totals markets.
2025-26
Insufficient data (0 games, fewer than 10 required)
2024-25
Insufficient data (0 games, fewer than 10 required)
2023-24
Insufficient data (0 games, fewer than 10 required)
2022-23
Insufficient data (0 games, fewer than 10 required)
2021-22
Insufficient data (0 games, fewer than 10 required)
2020-21
Insufficient data (0 games, fewer than 10 required)
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Frequent crew partners
Officials who have appeared on the same crew most often in the available dataset.
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Pre-Game Context
Refficacy Dimensions
Referee Efficacy Radar
186 games · 0-100 index where 50 marks league norm. Higher is not automatically better.
This officialLeague norm (50)
Run stoppages50 index
50
How often this crew whistles during opponent scoring runs.
Scoring pace31 index
50
Combined scoring in this crew's games versus league average.
Whistle mix65 index
50
Contact and administrative whistle share relative to league norms.
3 metrics excluded due to insufficient event data
Index scores computed from 50 logged games in analysis window
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How to read this profile
Scoring and foul totals come from verified game logs. Ref×team win-loss records come from Basketball-Reference. Team foul splits live on team pages. Tonight's assignment signals are on the home page.
Scores, fouls, and referee crews from ESPN (9885 games across 80 tracked programs, 6047 with sportsbook totals). Coverage: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26. Matrix: 4078/8349 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 69 games skipped (no officials listed). 0 games skipped (outside live conference gate). Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.