Donald Whiteside

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Donald Whiteside

| image =

| width =

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| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 160

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|4|25}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois

| nationality = American

| high_school = Leo (Chicago, Illinois)

| college = Northern Illinois (1987–1991)

| draft_year = 1991

| career_start = 1992

| career_end = 2001

| career_number = 12, 20

| career_position = Point guard

| years1 = 1992

| team1 = Goldfields Giants

| years2 = 1992

| team2 = Hobart Devils

| years3 = 1992–1993

| team3 = Rockford Lightning

| years4 = 1993

| team4 = Hobart Devils

| years5 = 1993–1994

| team5 = Caracas Panthers

| years6 = 1994–1995

| team6 = Rīgas Laiks

| years7 = {{nbay|1996|full=y}}

| team7 = Toronto Raptors

| years8 = {{nbay|1997|start}}

| team8 = Atlanta Hawks

| years9 = 1997–1998

| team9 = BK Opava

| years10 = 1998–1999

| team10 = Cáceres CB

| years11 = 1999

| team11 = Rockford Lightning

| years12 = 2000–2001

| team12 = Chicago Skyliners

| highlights =

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Donald Whiteside (born April 25, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. Listed as a 5'10", 160 lb point guard, he played college basketball for Northern Illinois University.

In 1992, Whiteside had a brief stint with the Goldfields Giants, before going on to play two seasons in the NBL for the Hobart Devils in 1992 and 1993.[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-5011-0-0-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=40241652 'Where Are They Now' - MSBL Imports] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321173628/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-5011-0-0-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=40241652 |date=March 21, 2016 }} Between 1996 and 1997, he played in the NBA for the Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks. He also had stints in Latvia (for Rīgas Laiks),[http://sportacentrs.com/basketbols/aiz_sanu_linijas/30092014-lbl_visu_laiku_legionaru_top10_labakais_h LBL leģionāru Top10: visu laiku labākais - Holdens] {{in lang|lv}} Czech Republic and Spain, as well as in the Continental Basketball Association and the American Basketball Association.[http://www.niuhuskies.com/news/2002/12/17/Love_of_game_takes_Northern_Illinois_guard_Donald_Whiteside_into_IBCA_Hall_of_Fame_in_April.aspx LOVE OF GAME TAKES NORTHERN ILLINOIS GUARD DONALD WHITESIDE INTO IBCA HALL OF FAME IN APRIL]