Chris Whitney
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Chris Whitney
| image =
| width =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 168
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|05}}
| birth_place = Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = Christian County
(Hopkinsville, Kentucky)
| college =
- Lincoln Trail (1989–1991)
- Clemson (1991–1993)
| 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 = {{nbay|1993|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}}
| team1 = San Antonio Spurs
| years2 = 1995–1996
| team2 = Rapid City Thrillers / Florida Beachdogs
| years3 = {{nbay|1995|end}}–{{nbay|2001|end}}
| team3 = Washington Bullets / Wizards
| years4 = {{nbay|2002|full=y}}
| team4 = Denver Nuggets
| years5 = {{nbay|2002|end}}
| team5 = Orlando Magic
| years6 = {{nbay|2003|full=y}}
| team6 = Washington Wizards
| highlights =
- Third-team All-ACC (1993)
| 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.
NBA career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}
=Regular season=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1993}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 40 || 4 || 8.5 || .305 || .333 || .800 || .7 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || 1.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1994}}}}
| 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;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1995}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington
| 21 || 0 || 16.0 || .455 || .432 || .932 || 1.6 || 2.4 || .9 || .0 || 7.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1996}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington
| 82 || 1 || 13.6 || .421 || .356 || .832 || 1.3 || 2.2 || .6 || .0 || 5.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1997}}}}
| 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;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1998}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington
| 39 || 1 || 11.3 || .410 || .337 || .871 || 1.2 || 1.8 || .5 || .1 || 4.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington
| 82 || 15 || 19.8 || .417 || .376 || .848 || 1.6 || 3.8 || .7 || .1 || 7.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|2000}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington
| 59 || 31 || 26.0 || .387 || .375 || .894 || 1.8 || 4.2 || .9 || .1 || 9.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|2001}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington
| 82 || 81 || 26.5 || .418 || .406 || .880 || 1.9 || 3.8 || .9 || .1 || 10.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|2002}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Denver
| 29 || 20 || 26.3 || .360 || .336 || .807 || 1.6 || 4.3 || .6 || .0 || 9.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|2002|nolink=y}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Orlando
| 22 || 1 || 13.1 || .341 || .194 || .917 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || 3.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|2003}}}}
| 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
|-
{{s-end}}
=Playoffs=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbapy|1997}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington
| 3 || 0 || 6.7 || .400 || .500 || 1.000 || .7 || .7 || .0 || .0 || 2.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbapy|2003}}}}
| 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
|-
{{s-end}}
External links
- [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/chris_whitney/?nav=page NBA.com bio]
{{1993 NBA draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitney, Chris}}
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Category:Clemson Tigers men's basketball players
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Category:Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Category:Orlando Magic players
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Category:San Antonio Spurs draft picks
Category:San Antonio Spurs players
Category:Sportspeople from Hopkinsville, Kentucky