Royce White Back in Iowa for Mental Health Panel

Updated 4:01 p.m. April 25, 2013

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Royce White, a former Iowa State Cyclones basketball standout who was drafted to the Houston Rockets in 2012, was in Iowa Thursday to discuss his struggles with mental illness.

White expected to speak at a mental health forum Thursday night at Creative Visions in Des Moines, according to KCCI Channel 8. White also joined legislators at the Capitol to discuss the forum and his plan for similar events elsewhere in the country.

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White, who struggles with an anxiety disorder, played for the Iowa State men's basketball team in 2011-12. He was the 16^th draft pick last June, however he had disagreements with the Rockets over how to manage his disorder, which is exacerbated by flying.

citing his failure to provide services as provided by the uniform player contract.

After a months-long dispute with the team over how to treat his disorder, White and the Rockets reached an agreement and .