Christofer Antwone Whitney (born October 5, 1971) is an American former professional

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player. Whitney was born in

Hopkinsville, Kentucky Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 31,577. History Early years The area of present-day Hopkinsville was initially claimed in 1796 b ...

. A 6'0"

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from

Lincoln Trail College Lincoln Trail College is a public community college in Robinson, Illinois. The college was founded in 1969 and is a member of the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges organization. Academics The college offers career preparation programs as well ...

and then

Clemson University Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enro ...

, Whitney was selected by the

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in the second round of the

1993 NBA draft The 1993 NBA draft took place on June 30, 1993, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Chris Webber, Penny Hardaway, Allan Ho ...

. He played 11 seasons (1993–2004) in the

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, spending time with the Spurs as well as the Washington Bullets/Wizards,

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, and

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was establ ...

. He finished his NBA career with averages of 6.5 points, 2.8 assists and 1.4 rebounds in 579 games, mostly with the Wizards. He spent 8 years as the Director of Player Development for the

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from 2010-2018. Chris is married to Charlotta Whitney and has 6 children.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 25 , , 0 , , 7.2 , , .298 , , .158 , , 1.000 , , .5 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , .0 , , 1.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

, 21 , , 0 , , 16.0 , , .455 , , .432 , , .932 , , 1.6 , , 2.4 , , .9 , , .0 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 82 , , 1 , , 13.6 , , .421 , , .356 , , .832 , , 1.3 , , 2.2 , , .6 , , .0 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, style="background:#cfecec;", 82* , , 6 , , 13.1 , , .355 , , .308 , , .915 , , 1.4 , , 2.4 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 39 , , 1 , , 11.3 , , .410 , , .337 , , .871 , , 1.2 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .1 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 82 , , 15 , , 19.8 , , .417 , , .376 , , .848 , , 1.6 , , 3.8 , , .7 , , .1 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 59 , , 31 , , 26.0 , , .387 , , .375 , , .894 , , 1.8 , , 4.2 , , .9 , , .1 , , 9.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 82 , , 81 , , 26.5 , , .418 , , .406 , , .880 , , 1.9 , , 3.8 , , .9 , , .1 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

, 29 , , 20 , , 26.3 , , .360 , , .336 , , .807 , , 1.6 , , 4.3 , , .6 , , .0 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures rele ...

, 22 , , 1 , , 13.1 , , .341 , , .194 , , .917 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .0 , , 3.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 16 , , 5 , , 11.6 , , .378 , , .444 , , 1.000 , , .9 , , .9 , , .4 , , .1 , , 2.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 579 , , 165 , , 17.4 , , .395 , , .361 , , .875 , , 1.4 , , 2.8 , , .6 , , .1 , , 6.5 , -

Playoffs

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, 3 , , 0 , , 6.7 , , .400 , , .500 , , 1.000 , , .7 , , .7 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 7 , , 0 , , 15.9 , , .381 , , .444 , , 1.000 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .3 , , 3.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 10 , , 0 , , 13.1 , , .385 , , .462 , , 1.000 , , 1.3 , , .9 , , .2 , , .2 , , 2.9 , -

External links

NBA.com bio
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