Lindsay Marie Whalen (born May 9, 1982 in Hutchinson, Minnesota) is a broker basketball player. She presently plays a point guard position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.

High School career
At Hutchinson High School within Hutchinson, Minnesotthe, Lindsay Whalen was a Four-instance Completely-Minnesota Conference pick, & she led her team to trey sequentially conference basketball championships.

College years
When graduating from either Hutchinson High School inside 2000, she attended the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as the sports management major, where she became a star streaming video player on the women's five. Within her second-month Month, she was known as 2002 Large Ten Streaming video player of the Year. Higher until that point, merely trio soph inside conference history keep around roll in the hay. Within her quadruplet years swimming for a University of Minnesota, she helped transform the Golden Gophers women's basketball team from either "cellar dwellers" to National semi-finalists. She was a Golden Gophers women's basketball team MVP for 4 straight years.

Whalen became a school's completely-period leading scorer, male or even female, by owning 2,285 career points, fifth tons-instance in the Big Ten Conference. She was a number 1 3 instance All-American and quaternary instance team MVP for the Golden Gophers. She averaged Twenty.Ternion points by the game within her college career.

Whalen received various awards as a college streaming video player: 2002 & 2003 U.S. BasketbTons Writers Association All-Western. 2003 Kodak/WBCA A lot-United states of america number one team & 2002 Completely-Western honorable mention Selected to the 2003 Verizon Academic Everthing-Us third team & known as 2002 Verizon Academic A lot-District V 2nd team. Selected to the 2002 & 200Tierce Large Ten Conference the lot-Academic Team using a 3.42 GPA. Named to the 2002 & 2003 Completely-Heavy Ten number one teams & 2001 Completely-Heavy Ten honorable mention. Named to the 2001 Large Ten A lot-Rookie Team.

Inside 2003 Whalen was the member of the America gold palm women's FIBA Globe Championship five. Inside 2004 Whalen became a 1st female ever to exist as known as Sportsperson of the Month in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Her college jersey total Xiii was retired per University of Minnesota Twin Cities on January 3, 2005. That day was pronounced "Lindsay Whalen Day." Her impact became the bequest in the university's basketball program.

WNBA career
Whalen was selected a 1st around of the 2004 WNBA Draft (4th overall) per Connecticut Sun. When of 2005 she is a greatest drafted WNBA streaming video player ever from either the Big Ten conference. Within her cub year, she was selected to play in the historic WNBA vs. USA Basketball game at Radio City Music Hall. She too lead a Sun to the WNBA Finals in her first & 2nd seasons, swimming hurt in the 2005 Finals.

Vital Statistics
Position: Guard Height: Pentad foot. Eighter inside. / I.73 m College: University of Minnesota Team(s): Connecticut Sun (WNBA)