Lindsay Whalen
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Lindsay Marie Whalen (born May 9, 1982 in Hutchinson, Minnesota) is a basketball player. She currently plays in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
College years
After graduating from Hutchinson High School in 2000, she attended the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, where she became a star player on the women's basketball team and help create much interest in Minnesota about the University's women's basketball team. In her four years playing for the University of Minnesota, she helped transform the Golden Gophers women's basketball team from "cellar dwellers" to National semi-finalists. She became the school's all-time leading scorer, male or female, with 2,285 career points, fifth all-time in the Big Ten Conference. She was the first three time All-American and four time team MVP for the Golden Gophers. She averaged 20.3 points per game in her college career.
Her college jersey number 13 was retired by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities on January 3, 2005.
WNBA career
Whalen was selected the first round of the 2004 WNBA Draft (4th overall) by the Connecticut Sun. In her rookie season, she was selected to play in the historic WNBA vs. USA Basketball game at Radio City Music Hall.
External links
- WNBA Player File (http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/lindsay_whalen/index.html)
- University of Minnesota Player file (http://www.gophersports.com/Sports/player.asp?player_id=1290&sport_id=wbasket)