William & Mary Athletics

Wingspan: 6' 8"

Junior Season (2016-17)
Ranked 29th in the CAA in scoring (10.1), 14th in rebounding (5.4), seventh in blocked shots (1.1) and eighth in offensive rebounding (2.0) … Started 26 of his 30 appearances, averaging 22.1 minutes per game … According to ESPN.com, ranked seventh nationally in field goal percentage (.660) among player who attempted five or more per game … His field goal percentage was the second-best in W&M history … Averaged 10.5 points per game in CAA play, shooting 70.4 percent (69-of-98( from the field … Scored a career-high 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting at UNCW (1/12) … Despite battling the flu, scored 14 points and added six rebounds in 21 minutes at Drexel (2/9) … Recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 15 rebound vs. Savannah State (12/19) … Topped W&M with 13 points in 16 minutes at Duke (11/23) hitting 4-of-4 from the floor and 5-of-6 at the charity stripe … Just missed a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds vs. Liberty (11/26) … Tallied 18 points on 6-of-9 from the field and free throw line to go with nine rebounds at JMU (2/16) in a career-best 30 minutes … Blocked three shots at Rhode Island (12/22), vs. Delaware (1/26), Northeastern (2/2), Charleston (2/11) and Hofstra (2/23)… Registers two steals at Northeastern (12/31), at UNCW (1/12) and at Elon (1/21) … Dished out a career-high four assists vs. Drexel (1/30) … Posted 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting to go with six rebounds vs. Delaware (1/26).

Sophomore Season (2015-16)
Played in 23 games as a reserve forward, averaging 13 minutes per contest … Finished with season averages of 3.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game … Shot 54.5 percent (30-of-55) from the floor … Twice equaled his career-high with nine points at Liberty (11/17) and in the CAA Quarterfinals against James Madison (3/5) … Was a prefect 3-of-3 from the floor and hit 3-of-4 from the free throw line to go with five rebounds against the Dukes …  In the CAA Tourney, averaged 5.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in 15 minutes of action per contest … Hit all four of his field goal attempts over the two games of the league tourney … In CAA play overall, shot 57.1 percent from the field and averaged 3.2 rebounds per game … Turned in a strong 13 minutes at Elon (2/25), tallying five points, six rebounds and two assists … Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds and added six points and three blocked shots at home against the Phoenix (1/21) … After missing time due to injury, returned to the Tribe lineup and helped the Green and Gold to a win over Northeastern (1/9), posting a line of seven points, four rebounds and a career-high five blocked shots … Pulled down five rebounds and blocked two shots in a career-high 19 minutes vs. High Point (12/21) … Had a pair of dunks in nine minutes of action in the Tribe’s win at N.C. State (11/13) … Scored nine points on 3-of-5 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line to go with three rebounds in the win at Liberty (11/17) … Tallied six points on 3-of-4 shooting and pulled down four rebounds at Delaware (1/28) … Ranked third on the team in blocked shots with 19.

Redshirt Freshman Season (2014-15)
Played in 28 games as a reserve at the forward position … Averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in 11.5 minutes per contest … Shot 55.6 percent from the field … Blocked 14 shots on the year, including two against each of Western Illinois (11/25), Washington College (12/19) and Drexel (1/5) … Scored a career-high nine points on 4-of-5 from the field to go with four rebounds against Hofstra (1/28) … Tallied six points against both Howard (11/18) and UNCW (1/14) … Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds and added four points at High Point (12/6) … Tallied six rebounds against both Bluefield (11/20) and Western Illinois (11/25).

Freshman Season (2013-14)
Redshirted … Played in all four games of the Tribe’s trip to the Dominican Republic, averaging 2.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game … Against the Dominican Republic Senior National Team, turned in an impressive six-point, three-rebound effort.

Prep
Three-star recruit by Scout.com ... A first team all-state selection and a first team all-region choice after averaging 19 points per game as a senior … Led Lexington Catholic to the region final and earned all-tournament honors, averaging 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game during the tournament … Selected to Kentucky Senior All-Star team … Started both contests at forward for Kentucky in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Games … Garnered Herald Ledger All-City honors in 2013 …  First-Team All-State in Kentucky as a junior, averaging a double-double with 19.8 points and 10 rebounds per game ... Played AAU for the Tennessee Travelers as one of only 40 teams nationally sanctioned to participate in the Nike EYBL ... Recorded a pair of double-double efforts and led all players at the prestigious event in Minneapolis in rebounding average (10.5) in April of 2012 ... Rated the ninth-best player in the state of Kentucky, regardless of class, based on college potential by the Rick Bolus’ High Potential Recruiting Service in 2012, including the No. 3 player in the Class of 2013 ... Scored 29 points, 19 rebounds and five blocked shots in a win over Henderson County in January of 2012 ... Scored 35 in an overtime loss to Lafayette in January of 2012 ... Shot 64 percent from the field, had 81 blocked shots and 23 steals as a junior.

Personal
Son of Hank and Julie Whitman … His father, Hank, played football at Vanderbilt … His brother, Will, was a lineman on the Harvard football team and was a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, honoring the outstanding freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision in 2011 … Earned his degree in kinesiology and health sciences.