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2004-05 Women's Basketball Roster
Whitley, Wynter
Jersey Number 31
Wynter Whitley
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
Bio
One of the best post defenders to ever play at Duke ... is extremely strong and athletic ... can post up and has excellent range ... had ankle surgery in July of 2003 and missed the first eight games of the 2003-04 season ... missed the final two months of the 2003-04 season due to personal reasons.
Career Notes...
Totaled 31 charges taken in four years, which ranks fourth all-time at Duke ... became the sixth player under Gail Goestenkors and the 15th in Duke history to start her first collegiate game ... an All-ACC Freshman team selection in 2001-02 ... led Duke to four straight NCAA Elite Eight appearances and two NCAA Final Four bids ... collected 127 victories at Duke in her four years ... led the Blue Devils to three ACC Tournament Championships and four straight ACC Regular Season titles.
As a Senior (2004-05)...
Played in 35 of 36 games, while starting the final four games of the season ... started all four of the games in the NCAA Tournament averaging 7.5 points and 3.5 rebounds ... on the season, Whitley averaged 5.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 steals in 19.3 minutes a contest ... as a senior, had a career-best 51 steals and 46 assists ... had a season-high 12 points to go along with five rebounds in the NCAA Tournament first round game against Canisius ... also scored double-figures against Wake Forest (10), Georgia Tech (11), Maryland (11), Penn State (11), Jacksonville State (10) and Virginia Tech (10) ... hit a three-pointer to key a second half rally against Penn State ... in the contest, Whitley finished with 11 points, eight rebounds, four steals, two blocks and hit 5-of-8 field goals ... had a season-high five steals in the ACC Tournament against Maryland ... totaled eight charges taken on the season, which ranked second on the squad.
As a Junior (2003-04)...
Had a split tendon in her right ankle and missed the first eight contests of the season ... played in four games before deciding to sit out the rest of the season due to personal reasons ... averaged 1.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in four contests ... scored two points and had two rebounds against Loyola Marymount ... had two points, five rebounds and one steal at Georgia Tech in her homecoming.
As a Sophomore (2002-03)...
Played in all 37 games, while starting one for the Blue Devils ... averaged 4.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and had 12 blocks on the season ... collected her first career double-double at North Carolina with 13 points and 10 rebounds in 37 minutes of action ... tied a season high with 13 points at Maryland ... had three or more rebounds in 18 contests ... registered 12 points and six rebounds against Howard ... turned in 11 points and six rebounds against Maryland in Cameron Indoor Stadium ... notched nine points and three rebounds against Connecticut ... had eight charges taken on the season.
As a Freshman (2001-02)...
Named to the All-ACC Freshman team after starting 20 of 35 games played ... earned ACC Player of the Week on Feb. 25 ... took five charges during the NCAA Tournament ... started first 20 games of her collegiate career ... posted double-figure points in 14 games and had at least one rebound in all 35 contests ... in Duke’s freshman record charts, she ranks fifth in rebounds (171) ... in ranking the ACC freshmen, Whitley was fourth in scoring (7.8), third in rebounding (4.9) and second in field goal percentage (.481) ... had five or more rebounds in 22 contests and seven or more in 11 games ... hit two or more three-pointers in three games ... her 84 free throws made ranked fourth on the team ... had 16 blocks ... in the ACC Tournament, averaged 11.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and hit 54 percent of her field goals in three games.
Summer 2001...
Played on the USA Basketball Junior World Championship team ... team posted a 6-1 record and downed Australia 77-72 to earn the bronze medal ... played in two of the seven games, averaging 2.0 points and 4.5 rebounds a game.
Prior to Duke...
Named second-team Parade Magazine All-America, Gatorade Circle of Champions Georgia Player of the Year, Phoenix/WBCA All-America, Student Sports All-America second team, All Star Girls Report (ASGR) first team All-America and Nike All-America ... selected to the USA Today Super 25 as a senior at Holy Innocents Episcopal School ... member of the 2001 USA Basketball Junior World Championship team ... earned Atlanta Tip-off Club AA All-State first team and Georgia Dandy Dozen (All-Class All-State Team) as a senior ... in four years at Holy Innocents, she averaged 22.1 points and 10.6 rebounds ... in the 2001 Rawlings/WBCA All-America game she recorded eight points and nine rebounds for the winning White Team ... as a senior, averaged 22.0 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.0 blocks ... ranked third in the Full Court Press, sixth in the ASGR and seventh in the Blue Star Report player rankings as a senior ... selected 1999 and 2000 All-USA honorable mention All-America by USA Today and listed as one of top 10 sophomores to watch in 1999 ... named 1999 Class 6A Player of the Year, Atlanta Journal Constitution Fulton County Player of the Year, first team All-State and first team All-Region after leading her team to a 30-4 record and the Georgia State Championship ... as a junior, averaged 22.8 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.0 blocks ... led her team to a 23-5 record and earned Nike All-America, adidas All-America, All-Region, All-State and Class A Player of the Year accolades ... a 2000 USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team Trials participant ... as a sophomore, averaged 24.1 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.0 blocks ... captured the Class 6A State Championship ... earned MVP of the state tournament, first team All-State, Class 6A Player of the Year and All-Region accolades.
Personal...
Full name Wynter Christian Whitley ... born on September 30, 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio ... daughter of Norma Whitley and the late Wilson Whitley ... has one sister, Jordan (18), and one late brother, Jerome McGuire ... her father, Wilson, played football at the University of Houston and professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals ... Wilson was the 1976 winner of the Lombardi Award and started for Cincinnati in Super Bowl XVI ... majoring in biological anthropology and anatomy.
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