Chris Whitney | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 168 |
Birth Date: | 5 October 1971 |
Birth Place: | Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Christian County (Hopkinsville, Kentucky) |
College: |
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Draft Year: | 1993 |
Draft Round: | 2 |
Draft Pick: | 47 |
Draft Team: | San Antonio Spurs |
Career Start: | 1993 |
Career End: | 2004 |
Career Number: | 20, 12 |
Career Position: | Point guard |
Years1: | – |
Team1: | San Antonio Spurs |
Years2: | 1995–1996 |
Team2: | Rapid City Thrillers / Florida Beachdogs |
Years3: | – |
Team3: | Washington Bullets / Wizards |
Team4: | Denver Nuggets |
Team5: | Orlando Magic |
Team6: | Washington Wizards |
Highlights: |
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Stats League: | NBA |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 3,738 (6.5 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Rebounds |
Stat2value: | 815 (1.4 rpg) |
Stat3label: | Assists |
Stat3value: | 1,613 (2.8 apg) |
Christofer Antwone Whitney (born October 5, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.
Whitney was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. A 6'0" point guard from Lincoln Trail College and then Clemson University, Whitney was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 1993 NBA draft. He played 11 seasons (1993–2004) in the NBA, spending time with the Spurs as well as the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Denver Nuggets, and Orlando Magic.
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 Charlotte Hornets from 2010 to 2018.
Chris is married to Charlotta Whitney and has 6 children.
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio| 40 || 4 || 8.5 || .305 || .333 || .800 || .7 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || 1.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio| 25 || 0 || 7.2 || .298 || .158 || 1.000 || .5 || 1.1 || .2 || .0 || 1.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 21 || 0 || 16.0 || .455 || .432 || .932 || 1.6 || 2.4 || .9 || .0 || 7.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 82 || 1 || 13.6 || .421 || .356 || .832 || 1.3 || 2.2 || .6 || .0 || 5.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 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;"| Washington| 39 || 1 || 11.3 || .410 || .337 || .871 || 1.2 || 1.8 || .5 || .1 || 4.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 82 || 15 || 19.8 || .417 || .376 || .848 || 1.6 || 3.8 || .7 || .1 || 7.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 59 || 31 || 26.0 || .387 || .375 || .894 || 1.8 || 4.2 || .9 || .1 || 9.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 82 || 81 || 26.5 || .418 || .406 || .880 || 1.9 || 3.8 || .9 || .1 || 10.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Denver| 29 || 20 || 26.3 || .360 || .336 || .807 || 1.6 || 4.3 || .6 || .0 || 9.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Orlando| 22 || 1 || 13.1 || .341 || .194 || .917 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || 3.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 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|-
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 3 || 0 || 6.7 || .400 || .500 || 1.000 || .7 || .7 || .0 || .0 || 2.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Orlando| 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|-