Providence College Athletics

Men's Basketball

Kenneth White
Kenneth White
  • Title:
    Head Strength and Conditioning Coach / Director of Sports Performance (Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Oversees/Directs Ruane Development Center and Jimmy Walker Strength & Conditioning Facilities)
  • Email:
    kwhite@providence.edu
  • Phone:
    (401) 865-2167
Kenneth White enters his 20th year as the Providence College’s strength and conditioning coach. White is responsible for all the strength and conditioning requirements for the College’s 19 varsity athletic teams. In addition to overseeing and working with all 19 teams, he works directly with the men’s basketball team’s strength and conditioning programs.

Prior to coming to Providence, White was the head strength and conditioning coach at Stony Brook University. In 1997, he was hired as the first strength and conditioning coach ever at St. Bonaventure University, a position he held until leaving for Stony Brook in 1999. White began his career in strength and conditioning in 1995 as a graduate assistant at Columbia University.

A 1992 graduate of the University of Vermont, White was a four-year letterman in basketball at the University of Vermont and was co-captain of the squad his senior year. He led the North Atlantic Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio for three years. For his efforts on the court, White was elected to the Catamount Hall of Fame on October 4, 2002. White received his master’s degree from Columbia University in 1999.

White is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He also has a Club Coach/Olympic Weightlifting Certification from USA Weightlifting.

Birthday: September 13, 1970
College:
Columbia University ‘99
    Master’s Degree in Applied Physiology
University of Vermont ‘92
    Bachelor’s Degree in History and Political Science
Certification: 
CSCS - Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist USA Weightlifting Coach

Experience: 
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Providence College, 2003-Present
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Stony Brook University, 1999-03
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, St. Bonaventure University, 1997-99
Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Columbia University, 1995-97
Assistant Men’s Varsity Basketball Coach, New York University, 1994-95
Physical Fitness Instructor, New York Athletic Club, 1992-94