Chris Whitney

Christofer Antwone Whitney (born October 5, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.

Chris Whitney

Personal information
Born	(1971-10-05) October 5, 1971 (age 53) Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	168 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High school	Christian County (Hopkinsville, Kentucky)
College	Lincoln Trail (1989–1991) Clemson (1991–1993)
NBA draft	1993: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Drafted by	San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	1993–2004
Position	Point guard
Number	20, 12
Career history
1993–1995	San Antonio Spurs
1995–1996	Rapid City Thrillers / Florida Beachdogs
1996–2002	Washington Bullets / Wizards
2002–2003	Denver Nuggets
2003	Orlando Magic
2003–2004	Washington Wizards
Career highlights
Third-team All-ACC (1993)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,738 (6.5 ppg)
Rebounds	815 (1.4 rpg)
Assists	1,613 (2.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1993–94	San Antonio	40	4	8.5	.305	.333	.800	.7	1.3	.3	.0	1.8
1994–95	San Antonio	25	0	7.2	.298	.158	1.000	.5	1.1	.2	.0	1.7
1995–96	Washington	21	0	16.0	.455	.432	.932	1.6	2.4	.9	.0	7.1
1996–97	Washington	82	1	13.6	.421	.356	.832	1.3	2.2	.6	.0	5.2
1997–98	Washington	82*	6	13.1	.355	.308	.915	1.4	2.4	.4	.1	5.1
1998–99	Washington	39	1	11.3	.410	.337	.871	1.2	1.8	.5	.1	4.8
1999–00	Washington	82	15	19.8	.417	.376	.848	1.6	3.8	.7	.1	7.8
2000–01	Washington	59	31	26.0	.387	.375	.894	1.8	4.2	.9	.1	9.5
2001–02	Washington	82	81	26.5	.418	.406	.880	1.9	3.8	.9	.1	10.2
2002–03	Denver	29	20	26.3	.360	.336	.807	1.6	4.3	.6	.0	9.6
2002–03	Orlando	22	1	13.1	.341	.194	.917	1.0	1.0	.5	.0	3.5
2003–04	Washington	16	5	11.6	.378	.444	1.000	.9	.9	.4	.1	2.9
Career		579	165	17.4	.395	.361	.875	1.4	2.8	.6	.1	6.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997	Washington	3	0	6.7	.400	.500	1.000	.7	.7	.0	.0	2.3
2003	Orlando	7	0	15.9	.381	.444	1.000	1.6	1.0	.3	.3	3.1
Career		10	0	13.1	.385	.462	1.000	1.3	.9	.2	.2	2.9

External links

• NBA.com bio