Lindsay Marie Whalen (born May 9, 1982) is the head coach of the University of Minnesota's women's basketball team. She began her professional career as a

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for the

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of the

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(WNBA). Whalen has won World titles and two Olympic gold medals with the

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, as well as four WNBA championships with the

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded pr ...

. Whalen was announced as a finalist for the Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame in 2022. In 2018, she took over coaching duties at the University of Minnesota, while continuing to play for the Lynx in the WNBA. She retired from playing professional basketball at the end of the 2018 season as the WNBA's career leader in games won (323).

High school career

At Hutchinson High School in

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, Whalen was a four-time All- Missota 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. The gymnasium has since been renamed in Whalen's honor.

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

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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

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Finalist (2003, 2004) and a two-time

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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

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College statistics

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WNBA career

Whalen was selected in the first round of the 2004 WNBA Draft (4th overall) by the

. Until 2005 when Minnesota teammate

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was selected at number 1, she was the highest drafted WNBA player ever from the

. The

made an unsuccessful pre-draft trade, sending

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and

Janell Burse Janell Latrice Burse (born May 19, 1979) is a 6'5" women's basketball player who played center for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. After playing college ball at Tulane University, Burse was drafted in the second round (28th overall) by the Minn ...

to the

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for

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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

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. She led the Sun to the

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in her first and second seasons, playing while injured in the 2005 Finals. The Sun lost both years in the Finals to the

and

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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 Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los An ...

. 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

in a deal that also involved

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. 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. In

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, with a supporting cast of

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and rookie

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, Whalen helped lead the Lynx to its first

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. 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

and rookie sensation

, Whalen led the WNBA in assists with 5.9 per game. Whalen finished fifth in MVP voting and was named First Team All-WNBA for the second time in her career. In

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, 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

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In 2013, the Minnesota Lynx acquired the rights to

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

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. 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

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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. 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

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, 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

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. Whalen was also included in the

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, the best players in the WNBA's twenty years of activity. Whalen-DelleDonne3-20180919

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. 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

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. Whalen scored 2 points along with 2 assists in 17 minutes of play in a 101–81 victory. The Lynx defeated the

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

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for most championship titles. Whay-Day-20180919

Whalen wanted to retire in March 2018 but stayed on after a four-hour telephone conversation with Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve. 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." In August 2018, she announced she would retire from playing professional basketball after the completion of the 2018 season. 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.

Jersey Retirement

On June 8, 2019, the

honored Whalen by retiring her No. 13 jersey that she wore from 2010 to 2018. The ceremony took place at the

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before the game against the

. On August 23, 2019, the Connecticut Sun also honored Whalen by retiring her No. 13 jersey that she wore from 2004 to 2009. The ceremony took place at halftime in the Mohegan Sun Arena during the game between the Sun and the Las Vegas Aces.

USA Basketball

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. 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

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. 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

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and

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, 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

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, Whalen, and

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. 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. Whalen earned praise for her performance at the Olympics, especially for a critical stretch of play against

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in the semifinal. 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

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and earned her second Olympic gold medal as they defeated

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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.

Overseas career

In the 2006–07 and 2007-08 off-seasons, Whalen played in

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for

UMMC Ekaterinburg BC Ekaterinburg (russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. In reaction to the 2022 Russian inv ...

. From 2007 to 2012, Whalen played five off-seasons in

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for ZVVZ USK Prague. In the 2012-13 off-season, Whalen played in

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

for

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

and returned to Russia in the 2013-14 off-season to play for

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

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

In April 2018, Whalen was hired as the new head women's basketball coach at her alma mater, the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

. Whalen continued to play for the Lynx until the end of the 2018 season while taking on these duties. In Whalen's first season she helped the team to a 21–11 record, as well as 9–9 record in the

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, becoming just the fifth coach in Golden Gopher history to win 20+ games in their first season. The Gophers also spent 10 straight weeks in the

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, their longest run since the 2005–06 season

Head coaching record

WNBA career statistics

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, and 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 the playoffs, Whalen ranks 3rd all-time in points scored, 1st in assists, and 14th in rebounds.

Regular season

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Personal life

Whalen married Ben Greve, an insurance advisor and former

Minnesota Golden Gophers The Minnesota Golden Gophers (commonly shortened to Gophers) are the college sports teams of the University of Minnesota. The university fields a total of 25 (12 men's, 13 women's) teams in both men's and women's sports and competes in the Big Te ...

golfer, on October 6, 2007.

References

External links

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University of Minnesota Player fileCZE – Praha snap up duoTeam USA profileWith Lynx on verge of playoffs, Whalen signs extension
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whalen, Lindsay 1982 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American women's basketball coaches American women's basketball players Basketball coaches from Minnesota Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Minnesota Connecticut Sun draft picks Connecticut Sun players Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball coaches Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball players Minnesota Lynx players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball People from Hutchinson, Minnesota Point guards Women's National Basketball Association All-Stars United States women's national basketball team players