Lindsay Whalen
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Lindsay Marie Whalen is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx
in the WNBA. She began her pro career as a point guard
for the Connecticut Sun
. She also played for USK Prague in the Czech Republic during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.
, Lindsay Whalen was a 4-time All-Missota Conference pick, and she led her team to three consecutive conference basketball championships. Whalen was a four-time honorable mention all-state selection. She averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists as a junior.
Whalen also won a state title and placed 13th nationally with her club team, the Minnesota Jaguars. She was also an All-Conference selection in tennis and track.
rose to national prominence during Whalen's college career. The average attendance at women’s basketball games grew from 1,087 during her freshman season to 9,866 her senior year. She became Minnesota’s all-time leading scorer on January 25, 2004 against Michigan State, surpassing 1994 Wade Trophy Winner Carol Ann Shudlick. Whalen finished her career with 2,285 points, fifth best in Big Ten Conference
history.
Whalen holds Minnesota career records in points, scoring average, games in double figures, free throws made and free throw percentage. Whalen is also among the top ten in field goals made, field goal attempts, field goal percentage, three-pointers made, three-pointers attempted, three-point field goal percentage, free throws attempted, assists and steals. Whalen shares Minnesota’s single-game record for free throw percentage (14–14 vs. Creighton on 12/4/03) and is the only four-time team MVP in school history.
She was a two-time Wade Trophy
Finalist (2004, 2003) and a two-time Naismith Award
Finalist (2004, 2003). As a senior, Whalen was a Kodak All-American First Team, made the USBWA All-American Second Team, USBWA All-American Second Team and AP All-American Second Team. She was the first Golden Gopher to earn All-American honors in three different seasons and led Minnesota to its first-ever Final Four appearance in 2004, one of three straight NCAA Tournament appearances for Minnesota. The program had been to the tournament just once before her arrival.
In the postseason, Whalen was named NCAA Mideast Region MVP for the 2004 NCAA tournament and was a unanimous selection for All-Big Ten First Team in 2004, 2003 and 2002. She was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2004,2003,2002), won the 2004 and 2002 Fast Break Club Award. As a junior, was a Kodak All-American First Team, USBWA All-American First Team and an AP All-American Second Team.
Whalen's jersey number 13 was retired by the University of Minnesota during a ceremony in January 2005 at Williams Arena
.
(4th overall) by the Connecticut Sun
. Until 2005 when Minnesota teammate Janel McCarville
was selected at number 1, she was the highest drafted WNBA player ever from the Big Ten Conference
. Before she even put on a WNBA uniform, she had an effect on the 2004 championship: The Minnesota Lynx
made an unsuccessful pre-draft trade, sending Sheri Sam
and Janell Burse
to the Seattle Storm
for Amanda Lassiter
and the 6th pick in the draft in an attempt to get the hometown hero Whalen. Connecticut picked Whalen before Minnesota could, and the Storm had two more pieces to their eventual championship team.
In her rookie season, she was selected to play in the historic WNBA vs. USA Basketball game at Radio City Music Hall
. She led the Sun to the WNBA Finals
in her first and second seasons, playing injured in the 2005 Finals.
In the 2008 season, Whalen led her young team to second place in the Eastern Conference. She was the MVP runner-up to Candace Parker. She was selected to the First Team All-WNBA for the first time in her career. In the playoffs, the young Connecticut Sun could not hold off the New York Liberty as they fell 2–1. Whalen led the league in assists with 5.4 apg.
Whalen was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009. The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants.
On January 12, 2010, Whalen was traded to the Minnesota Lynx
in a deal that also involved Renee Montgomery
. She signed a multi-year contract extension with the Minnesota Lynx prior to the team’s Aug. 12, 2010 matchup with the Los Angeles Sparks. Terms of the deal were not announced, per team policy.
In 2011
, Whalen led the Lynx to its first trip to the WNBA Finals
. The Lynx were dominant, and finished the regular season 27–7, good for the best record in franchise history and the best record in the league. Playing alongside a healthy Seimone Augustus
and rookie sensation Maya Moore
, Whalen led the WNBA in assists
with 5.9 per game. Because of her team's success and her high level of play, Whalen was cited as an MVP candidate. She ultimately finished fifth in MVP voting, and was named First Team All-WNBA
for the second time in her career.
| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Connecticut
| 31 || 30 || 30.5 || .454 || .351 || .730 || 2.9 || 4.8 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 3.03 || 8.9
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Connecticut
| 34 || 34 || 30.8 || .466 || .348 || .801 || 3.8 || 5.1 || 1.2 || 0.1 || 2.62 || 12.1
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Connecticut
| 33 || 33 || 26.0 || .389 || .129 || .903 || 3.7 || 4.6 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 2.39 || 9.0
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Connecticut
| 34 || 34 || 30.6 || .468 || .209 || .785 || 4.8 || 5.0 || 2.1 || 0.1 || 2.21 || 13.4
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Connecticut
| 31 || 31 || 29.3 || .461 || .338 || .803 || 5.6 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|5.4 || 1.4 || 0.0 || 1.87 || 14.0
|-
| align="left" | 2009
| align="left" | Connecticut
| 34 || 34 || 29.4 || .430 || .265 || .891 || 4.6 || 4.6 || 1.3 || 0.2 || 1.85 || 12.3
|-
| align="left" | 2010
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 33 || 33 || 33.6 || .410 || .227 || .899 || 4.0 || 5.6 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 2.30 || 12.6
|-
| align="left" | 2011
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 34 || 34 || 28.1 || .511 || .405 || .730 || 3.5 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|5.9 || 1.1 || 0.2 || 2.21 || 13.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |8 years, 2 teams
| 264 || 263 || 29.8 || .451 || .274 || .818 || 4.1 || 5.1 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 2.31 || 12.0
| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Connecticut
| 8 || 8 || 31.9 || .462 || .364 || .811 || 2.2 || 5.1 || 1.4 || 0.4 || 2.12 || 13.4
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Connecticut
| 7 || 7 || 31.4 || .333 || .200 || .771 || 3.4 || 3.3 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 2.86 || 11.1
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Connecticut
| 5 || 5 || 31.0 || .339 || .333 || .720 || 3.8 || 2.2 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 3.60 || 12.6
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Connecticut
| 3 || 3 || 36.7 || .326 || .231 || .900 || 7.0 || 5.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 3.67 || 13.3
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Connecticut
| 3 || 3 || 30.0 || .400 || .250 || .867 || 4.7 || 4.0 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 2.33 || 13.3
|-
| align="left" | 2011
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 8 || 8 || 32.0 || .463 || .286 || .818 || 3.60 || 3.8 || 1.50 || 0.50 || 2.50 || 12.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |6 years, 2 teams
| 34 || 34 || 31.9 || .396 || .278 || .798 || 3.7 || 3.9 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 2.74 || 12.5
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Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
in the WNBA. She began her pro career as a point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
for the Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
. She also played for USK Prague in the Czech Republic during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.
High school career
At Hutchinson High School in Hutchinson, MinnesotaHutchinson, Minnesota
According to the 2000 United States Census , there were 13,080 people, 5,333 households, and 3,418 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,763.6 people per square mile . There were 5,667 housing units at an average density of 764.1 per square mile...
, Lindsay Whalen was a 4-time All-Missota Conference pick, and she led her team to three consecutive conference basketball championships. Whalen was a four-time honorable mention all-state selection. She averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists as a junior.
Whalen also won a state title and placed 13th nationally with her club team, the Minnesota Jaguars. She was also an All-Conference selection in tennis and track.
College career
The University of Minnesota women's basketball programMinnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have played in the Big Ten since the conference began sponsoring basketball in 1982...
rose to national prominence during Whalen's college career. The average attendance at women’s basketball games grew from 1,087 during her freshman season to 9,866 her senior year. She became Minnesota’s all-time leading scorer on January 25, 2004 against Michigan State, surpassing 1994 Wade Trophy Winner Carol Ann Shudlick. Whalen finished her career with 2,285 points, fifth best in Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
history.
Whalen holds Minnesota career records in points, scoring average, games in double figures, free throws made and free throw percentage. Whalen is also among the top ten in field goals made, field goal attempts, field goal percentage, three-pointers made, three-pointers attempted, three-point field goal percentage, free throws attempted, assists and steals. Whalen shares Minnesota’s single-game record for free throw percentage (14–14 vs. Creighton on 12/4/03) and is the only four-time team MVP in school history.
She was a two-time Wade Trophy
Wade Trophy
The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever...
Finalist (2004, 2003) and a two-time Naismith Award
Naismith College Player of the Year
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
Finalist (2004, 2003). As a senior, Whalen was a Kodak All-American First Team, made the USBWA All-American Second Team, USBWA All-American Second Team and AP All-American Second Team. She was the first Golden Gopher to earn All-American honors in three different seasons and led Minnesota to its first-ever Final Four appearance in 2004, one of three straight NCAA Tournament appearances for Minnesota. The program had been to the tournament just once before her arrival.
In the postseason, Whalen was named NCAA Mideast Region MVP for the 2004 NCAA tournament and was a unanimous selection for All-Big Ten First Team in 2004, 2003 and 2002. She was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2004,2003,2002), won the 2004 and 2002 Fast Break Club Award. As a junior, was a Kodak All-American First Team, USBWA All-American First Team and an AP All-American Second Team.
Whalen's jersey number 13 was retired by the University of Minnesota during a ceremony in January 2005 at Williams Arena
Williams Arena
Williams Arena, located on the Twin Cities main campus of the University of Minnesota is the home of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's and women's basketball teams, and the men's and women's hockey teams until 1992, when the hockey teams received their own buildings...
.
WNBA career
Whalen was selected the first round of the 2004 WNBA DraftWNBA Draft
The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the WNBA through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The first WNBA draft was held in 1997...
(4th overall) by the Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
. Until 2005 when Minnesota teammate Janel McCarville
Janel McCarville
Janel McCarville is an American professional basketball player. She currently is suspended from the WNBA's New York Liberty for failure to report to Training Camp on time.-High school years:...
was selected at number 1, she was the highest drafted WNBA player ever from the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
. Before she even put on a WNBA uniform, she had an effect on the 2004 championship: The Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
made an unsuccessful pre-draft trade, sending Sheri Sam
Sheri Sam
Sheri Lynette Sam is an American professional basketball player currently playing in the WNBA. She was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana on May 5, 1974 as the youngest of eight siblings, and where she was a standout at Acadiana High School. She graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1996...
and Janell Burse
Janell Burse
Janell Burse is a 6'5" women's basketball player who recently played center for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA....
to the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
for Amanda Lassiter
Amanda Lassiter
Amanda Lassiter is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association , currently with the Chicago Sky....
and the 6th pick in the draft in an attempt to get the hometown hero Whalen. Connecticut picked Whalen before Minnesota could, and the Storm had two more pieces to their eventual championship team.
In her rookie season, she was selected to play in the historic WNBA vs. USA Basketball game at Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...
. She led the Sun to the WNBA Finals
WNBA Finals
The WNBA Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's postseason each fall. The series was named the WNBA Championship until 2002....
in her first and second seasons, playing injured in the 2005 Finals.
In the 2008 season, Whalen led her young team to second place in the Eastern Conference. She was the MVP runner-up to Candace Parker. She was selected to the First Team All-WNBA for the first time in her career. In the playoffs, the young Connecticut Sun could not hold off the New York Liberty as they fell 2–1. Whalen led the league in assists with 5.4 apg.
Whalen was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009. The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants.
On January 12, 2010, Whalen was traded to the Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
in a deal that also involved Renee Montgomery
Renee Montgomery
Renee Danielle Montgomery is an American basketball player who won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-High school:...
. She signed a multi-year contract extension with the Minnesota Lynx prior to the team’s Aug. 12, 2010 matchup with the Los Angeles Sparks. Terms of the deal were not announced, per team policy.
In 2011
2011 Minnesota Lynx season
The 2011 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Lynx qualified for the WNBA Playoffs for the first time since 2004 and won their first Western Conference championship....
, Whalen led the Lynx to its first trip to the WNBA Finals
2011 WNBA Finals
The 2011 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2011 season of the Women's National Basketball Association , and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Minnesota Lynx, champions of the Western Conference, swept the champions of the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Dream in three...
. The Lynx were dominant, and finished the regular season 27–7, good for the best record in franchise history and the best record in the league. Playing alongside a healthy Seimone Augustus
Seimone Augustus
Seimone Augustus is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx, WBC Spartak Moscow Region and the US national team...
and rookie sensation Maya Moore
Maya Moore
Maya April Moore is an American basketball forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA and Ros Casares Valencia of Euroleague. Moore was the winner of the 2006 and 2007 Naismith Prep Player of the Year. She was selected as the John Wooden Award winner in 2009 after leading Connecticut to the...
, Whalen led the WNBA in assists
WNBA Peak Performers
The Women's National Basketball Association Peak Performer Awards are given each year to players who lead the WNBA in scoring, rebounding, and assists...
with 5.9 per game. Because of her team's success and her high level of play, Whalen was cited as an MVP candidate. She ultimately finished fifth in MVP voting, and was named First Team All-WNBA
All-WNBA Team
The All-WNBA Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every WNBA season. The voting is conducted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States. The team has been selected in every season of the...
for the second time in her career.
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 2004
2004 WNBA season
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| align="left" | Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 31 || 30 || 30.5 || .454 || .351 || .730 || 2.9 || 4.8 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 3.03 || 8.9
|-
| align="left" | 2005
2005 WNBA season
-External links:***...
| align="left" | Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 34 || 34 || 30.8 || .466 || .348 || .801 || 3.8 || 5.1 || 1.2 || 0.1 || 2.62 || 12.1
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| align="left" | 2006
2006 WNBA season
-External links:*******...
| align="left" | Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 33 || 33 || 26.0 || .389 || .129 || .903 || 3.7 || 4.6 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 2.39 || 9.0
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| align="left" | 2007
2007 WNBA season
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| align="left" | Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 34 || 34 || 30.6 || .468 || .209 || .785 || 4.8 || 5.0 || 2.1 || 0.1 || 2.21 || 13.4
|-
| align="left" | 2008
2008 WNBA season
-Season Highlights:*Candace Parker becomes the second and third player in WNBA history to dunk in a regular season game.*A fight breaks out between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock resulting in four ejections and ten suspensions....
| align="left" | Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 31 || 31 || 29.3 || .461 || .338 || .803 || 5.6 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|5.4 || 1.4 || 0.0 || 1.87 || 14.0
|-
| align="left" | 2009
2009 WNBA season
The 2009 WNBA Season is the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season ever without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008...
| align="left" | Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 34 || 34 || 29.4 || .430 || .265 || .891 || 4.6 || 4.6 || 1.3 || 0.2 || 1.85 || 12.3
|-
| align="left" | 2010
2010 WNBA season
The 2010 WNBA season was the 14th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began with a televised meeting between the defending champion Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks in Phoenix, Arizona on May 15. The Connecticut Sun hosted the 10th Annual All-Star...
| align="left" | Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 33 || 33 || 33.6 || .410 || .227 || .899 || 4.0 || 5.6 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 2.30 || 12.6
|-
| align="left" | 2011
2011 WNBA season
The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on June 3 with the Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Minnesota Lynx, featuring 2011 WNBA Draft top pick Maya Moore, in a game televised on NBA TV...
| align="left" | Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 34 || 34 || 28.1 || .511 || .405 || .730 || 3.5 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|5.9 || 1.1 || 0.2 || 2.21 || 13.6
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| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |8 years, 2 teams
| 264 || 263 || 29.8 || .451 || .274 || .818 || 4.1 || 5.1 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 2.31 || 12.0
Postseason
|-| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 8 || 8 || 31.9 || .462 || .364 || .811 || 2.2 || 5.1 || 1.4 || 0.4 || 2.12 || 13.4
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 7 || 7 || 31.4 || .333 || .200 || .771 || 3.4 || 3.3 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 2.86 || 11.1
|-
| align="left" | 2006
2006 WNBA Playoffs
The 2006 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2006 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion Sacramento Monarchs 3-2.-Format:...
| align="left" | Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 5 || 5 || 31.0 || .339 || .333 || .720 || 3.8 || 2.2 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 3.60 || 12.6
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| align="left" | 2007
2007 WNBA Playoffs
The 2007 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2007 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Phoenix Mercury defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock 3-2.-Format:...
| align="left" | Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 3 || 3 || 36.7 || .326 || .231 || .900 || 7.0 || 5.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 3.67 || 13.3
|-
| align="left" | 2008
2008 WNBA Playoffs
The 2008 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2008 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars 3-0.-Format:...
| align="left" | Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 3 || 3 || 30.0 || .400 || .250 || .867 || 4.7 || 4.0 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 2.33 || 13.3
|-
| align="left" | 2011
2011 WNBA Playoffs
The 2011 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2011 season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs seeded 1 to 4 in a tournament bracket, with the two opening rounds in a best-of-three format, and the final in a...
| align="left" | Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 8 || 8 || 32.0 || .463 || .286 || .818 || 3.60 || 3.8 || 1.50 || 0.50 || 2.50 || 12.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |6 years, 2 teams
| 34 || 34 || 31.9 || .396 || .278 || .798 || 3.7 || 3.9 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 2.74 || 12.5
External links
- WNBA Player File
- University of Minnesota Player file
- USA Basketball Player file
- WNBA chat transcript
- WNBA Blog
- CZE – Praha snap up duo
- With Lynx on verge of playoffs, Whalen signs extension
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