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| Born | (1982-05-09) May 9, 1982 Hutchinson, Minnesota | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 173 lb (78 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hutchinson (Hutchinson, Minnesota) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Minnesota (2000–2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2004–2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2018–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2004–2009 | Connecticut Sun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | ZVVZ USK Prague | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2018 | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Galatasaray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | AGÜ Spor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Yakin Dogu Universeti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018–present | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lindsay Marie Whalen Greve (born May 9, 1982) is the head coach of the University of Minnesota's women's basketball team.[1][2]
She began her professional career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[3] Whalen has won World titles and two Olympic gold medals with the United States women's national basketball team, as well as four WNBA championships with the Minnesota Lynx.
In 2018, she took over coaching duties at the University of Minnesota, while continuing to play for the Lynx in the WNBA.[4] She retired from playing professional basketball at the end of the 2018 season[5][6] as the WNBA's career leader in games won (323).[7]
Contents
1 High school career
2 College career
2.1 College statistics
3 WNBA career
4 USA Basketball
5 Overseas career
6 Coaching career
7 Head coaching record
8 WNBA career statistics
8.1 Regular season
8.2 Postseason
9 Personal life
10 References
11 External links
High school career
At Hutchinson High School in Hutchinson, Minnesota, Whalen was a four-time All-Minnesota Conference pick, and led her team to three consecutive conference basketball championships. She was also a four-time honorable mention All-State selection. She averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists as a junior.
Whalen 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 program 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 (2003, 2004) and a two-time Naismith Award Finalist (2003, 2004). 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, she 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.
College statistics
Source[8]
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | Minnesota | 25 | 425 | 47.6 | 30.2 | 73.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 17.0 |
| 2001-02 | Minnesota | 30 | 667 | 56.1 | 34.9 | 77.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 22.2 |
| 2002-03 | Minnesota | 31 | 639 | 54.6 | 32.4 | 84.7 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 20.6 |
| 2003-04 | Minnesota | 27 | 554 | 51.4 | 40.0 | 83.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 1.9 | - | 20.5 |
| Career | Minnesota | 113 | 2285 | 52.8 | 34.9 | 79.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 20.2 |
WNBA career
Whalen shoots a free throw in 2013
Whalen at the 2016 WNBA Finals. Kristi Toliver of the Los Angeles Sparks at right
Whalen was selected in the first round of the 2004 WNBA Draft (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. 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 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 while injured in the 2005 Finals. The Sun lost both years in the Finals to the Seattle Storm and Sacramento Monarchs respectively.
In the 2008 season, Whalen led a 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 Sun could not hold off the New York Liberty as they fell 2–1. Whalen led the league in assists with 5.4 per game.
On January 12, 2010, Whalen was traded to her native team, 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 August 12, 2010 matchup with the Los Angeles Sparks. Terms of the deal were not announced, per team policy.[9]
In 2011, with a supporting cast of Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Renee Montgomery and rookie Maya Moore, Whalen helped lead the Lynx to its first WNBA Championship.[10] The Lynx finished the regular season 27–7, good for the second best record in franchise history and best 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.[11] Whalen finished fifth in MVP voting[12] and was named First Team All-WNBA for the second time in her career. In 2012, Whalen led the league in assists for the third time in her career, and led the Lynx back to the finals, where they lost to the Indiana Fever.
Whalen greeted by the governor of Minnesota in 2011
In 2013, the Minnesota Lynx acquired the rights to Janel McCarville via a three-team trade, and she and Whalen were reunited as teammates. On September 7, 2013, Whalen became only the second player in WNBA history to record 4,000 points, 1,500 assists, and 1,000 rebounds in her career, joining Becky Hammon.[13] She also became the 20th player in league history to reach 4,000 points.
In 2015, Whalen was named a WNBA All-Star for the fifth time in her career while averaging 10.9 ppg and 4.3 apg. Midway through the season the Minnesota Lynx traded for Sylvia Fowles part of a three-team deal, strengthening their lineup as the Lynx made it back to the finals. The finals match-up was a rematch against the Indiana Fever, the Lynx would avenge their previous finals loss defeating the Fever 3-2 in the series, winning their third championship in five years.
During the 2016 season, Whalen's minutes were limited to just under 30 minutes of playing time each game, she averaged 9.8 ppg while shooting a career-high in field goal percentage. The Lynx remained a championship contending team, finishing with a franchise best 28–6 record. With the WNBA's new playoff format in effect, the Lynx were the number 1 seed in the league with a double-bye to the semi-finals (the last round before the WNBA Finals) facing the Phoenix Mercury. Prior to the playoffs, Whalen had signed a multi-year contract extension with the Lynx.[14] The Lynx defeated the Mercury in a 3-game sweep, advancing to the WNBA Finals for the fifth time in six years. It was also Whalen's seventh career Finals appearance, which is the most by any player in league history. The Lynx were up against the Los Angeles Sparks, making it the second time in league history where two teams from the same conference faced each other in the Finals due to the new playoff format. However, the Lynx were defeated by the Sparks in a hard-fought five-game series with a final score of 77-76 in Game 5. The game winning shot came down to Whalen, who with 3 seconds left passed the ball to Rebekkah Brunson off the inbound, immediately passing the ball back to Whalen, who then dribbled up to half court and missed the game winning shot attempt from half court as it hit the top of the backboard and missed the rim.[15] Whalen was also included in the WNBA Top 20@20, the best players in the WNBA's twenty years of activity.[16]
Whalen and Elena Delle Donne in 2018
In the 2017 season, Whalen missed 12 games due to a left hand injury. In August 2017, she underwent successful surgery to repair the fracture in her left hand and was ruled out indefinitely.[17] She played 22 games and averaged 8.0 ppg during the season prior to the injury. Whalen returned in time for the playoffs on September 12, 2017, after recovering from hand surgery. She started in Game 1 of the semi-finals against the Washington Mystics. Whalen scored 2 points along with 2 assists in 17 minutes of play in a 101-81 victory.[18] The Lynx defeated the Washington Mystics in a 3-game sweep, advancing to the WNBA Finals for the sixth time in seven years, setting up a rematch with the Sparks. This would be Whalen's eighth career Finals appearance, adding to her already record-setting number total of Finals appearances in league history. The Lynx would avenge last season's Finals loss defeating the Sparks in five games to win their fourth WNBA championship in seven years, tying the now-defunct Houston Comets for most championship titles.
Whalen amusing the audience at Lindsay Whalen Day in 2018
Whalen wanted to retire in March 2018 but stayed on after a four-hour telephone conversation with Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve.[19] She earned the head coaching job at the university in April, so her dual responsibilities resulted in a season that The New York Times called juggling and "emotional whiplash."[4] In August 2018, she announced she would retire from playing professional basketball after the completion of the 2018 season.[5][6] The Lynx finished as the number 7 seed in the league with an 18-16 record, making it the first time in 8 years where they didn't finish as a top 2 seed. They faced the rival Los Angeles Sparks in the first round elimination game. This would be Whalen's final game as the Lynx were defeated 75-68; she scored 9 points in the loss.
USA Basketball
Whalen was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.[20] The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants.[20][21] Whalen was selected to be a member of the National team representing the US at the World Championships held in September and October 2010. The team was coached by Geno Auriemma. Because many team members were still playing in the WNBA until just prior to the event, the team had only one day of practice with the entire team before leaving for Ostrava and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Even with limited practice, the team managed to win its first games against Greece by 26 points. The team continued to dominate with victory margins exceeding 20 points in the first five games. Several players shared scoring honors, with Swin Cash, Angel McCoughtry, Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Whalen, and Sylvia Fowles all ending as high scorer in the first few games. The sixth game was against undefeated Australia — the USA jumped out to a 24-point lead and the USA prevailed 83–75. The USA won its next two games by over 30 points, then faced the host team, the Czech Republic, in the championship game. The USA team had only a five-point lead at halftime, which was cut to three points, but the Czechs never got closer. Team USA went on to win the championship and gold medal. Whalen averaged 5.9 points per game.[22]
Whalen was named by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the US at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[23] Whalen earned praise for her performance at the Olympics, especially for a critical stretch of play against Australia in the semifinal.[24] Whalen earned her first Olympic gold medal as the U.S. women swept all eight games they played, with an average margin of victory over 34 points per game.
Whalen played for Team USA in the 2016 Summer Olympics and earned her second Olympic gold medal as they defeated Spain 101-72. In 2018, Whalen announced her retirement from USA basketball, citing the facts that she wasn't absolutely sure that she would compete in the 2020 Olympics and the desire to give younger players an opportunity to have an Olympic experience.[25]
Overseas career
In the 2006–07 and 2007-08 off-seasons, Whalen played in Russia for UMMC Ekaterinburg. From 2007-2012, Whalen played five off-seasons in Czech Republic for ZVVZ USK Prague. In the 2012-13 off-season, Whalen played in Turkey for Galatasaray and returned to Russia in the 2013-14 off-season to play for Dynamo Moscow with teammate Seimone Augustus. Since 2014, Whalen had played a couple off-seasons for AGÜ Spor in the Turkish League. In January 2016, Whalen was announced as a player for Yakin Dogü Universeti.
Coaching career
Whalen coaching in 2018
In April 2018, Whalen was hired as the new head women's basketball coach at her alma mater, the University of Minnesota.[1][2] Whalen continued to play for the Lynx until the end of the 2018 season while taking on these duties.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 2018–19 | Minnesota | 17–7 | 6–7 | ||||||
Minnesota: | 17–7 (.708) | 6–7 (.462) | |||||||
| Total: | 17–7 (.708) | ||||||||
National champion | |||||||||
WNBA career statistics
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career high | League leader | |||||
| † | Denotes seasons in which Whalen won a WNBA championship |
As of her retirement, Whalen's regular-season career ranks were as follows (from WNBA.com): 14th in points scored, 3rd in assists 27th in rebounds, 14th in steals, 9th in field goal percentage, 12th in free throw percentage
Whalen is also the winningest player in WNBA history, playing on the winning team in 325 WNBA regular season games.
In playoff career ranks and totals;
3rd in points scored, 1st in assists, 14th in rebounds
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Connecticut | 31 | 30 | 30.5 | .454 | .351 | .730 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.9 |
2005 | Connecticut | 34 | 34 | 30.8 | .466 | .348 | .801 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 12.1 |
2006 | Connecticut | 33 | 33 | 26.0 | .389 | .129 | .903 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
2007 | Connecticut | 34 | 34 | 30.6 | .468 | .209 | .785 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 13.4 |
2008 | Connecticut | 31 | 31 | 29.3 | .461 | .338 | .803 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
2009 | Connecticut | 34 | 34 | 29.4 | .430 | .265 | .891 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 12.3 |
2010 | Minnesota | 33 | 33 | 33.6 | .410 | .227 | .899 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 12.6 |
2011† | Minnesota | 34 | 34 | 28.1 | .511 | .405 | .730 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 13.6 |
2012 | Minnesota | 33 | 33 | 27.0 | .505 | .500 | .727 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
2013† | Minnesota | 34 | 34 | 29.6 | .486 | .111 | .783 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 14.9 |
2014 | Minnesota | 34 | 34 | 30.6 | .480 | .100 | .770 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 14.1 |
2015† | Minnesota | 29 | 29 | 30.1 | .462 | .429 | .882 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 10.9 |
2016 | Minnesota | 32 | 32 | 24.6 | .513 | .273 | .892 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
2017† | Minnesota | 22 | 22 | 23.6 | .451 | .353 | .750 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
2018 | Minnesota | 32 | 29 | 19.3 | .363 | .357 | .881 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| Career | 15 years, 2 teams | 480 | 476 | 28.3 | .461 | .290 | .812 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 11.5 |
Postseason
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Connecticut | 8 | 8 | 31.9 | .462 | .364 | .811 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 13.4 |
2005 | Connecticut | 7 | 7 | 31.4 | .333 | .200 | .771 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 11.1 |
2006 | Connecticut | 5 | 5 | 31.0 | .339 | .333 | .720 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 12.6 |
2007 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 36.7 | .326 | .231 | .900 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 13.3 |
2008 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 30.0 | .400 | .250 | .867 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 13.3 |
2011† | Minnesota | 8 | 8 | 32.0 | .463 | .286 | .818 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 12.0 |
2012 | Minnesota | 9 | 9 | 30.9 | .437 | .333 | .871 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 13.3 |
2013† | Minnesota | 7 | 7 | 29.3 | .410 | .000 | .621 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 9.7 |
2014 | Minnesota | 5 | 5 | 33.0 | .525 | .429 | .696 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 20.6 |
2015† | Minnesota | 10 | 10 | 23.4 | .348 | .125 | .842 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
2016 | Minnesota | 8 | 8 | 26.6 | .569 | .429 | .833 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 13.1 |
2017† | Minnesota | 8 | 8 | 22.9 | .457 | .222 | .789 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 7.4 |
2018 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 30.4 | .333 | .200 | .000 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| Career | 13 years, 2 teams | 82 | 82 | 29.2 | .430 | .280 | .789 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 11.6 |
Personal life
Whalen married Ben Greve, an insurance advisor and former Minnesota Golden Gophers golfer, on October 6, 2007.[26]
References
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