Chris Whitney

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Chris Whitney
Personal information
Born (1971-10-05) October 5, 1971 (age 53)
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight168 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High school Christian County
(Hopkinsville, Kentucky)
College
NBA draft 1993: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Drafted by San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1993–2004
Position Point guard
Number20, 12
Career history
19931995 San Antonio Spurs
1995–1996 Rapid City Thrillers / Florida Beachdogs
19962002 Washington Bullets / Wizards
2002–2003 Denver Nuggets
2003 Orlando Magic
2003–2004 Washington Wizards
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points 3,738 (6.5 ppg)
Rebounds 815 (1.4 rpg)
Assists 1,613 (2.8 apg)
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Christofer Antwone Whitney (born October 5, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.

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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
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1993–94 San Antonio 4048.5.305.333.800.71.3.3.01.8
1994–95 San Antonio 2507.2.298.1581.000.51.1.2.01.7
1995–96 Washington 21016.0.455.432.9321.62.4.9.07.1
1996–97 Washington 82113.6.421.356.8321.32.2.6.05.2
1997–98 Washington 82*613.1.355.308.9151.42.4.4.15.1
1998–99 Washington 39111.3.410.337.8711.21.8.5.14.8
1999–00 Washington 821519.8.417.376.8481.63.8.7.17.8
2000–01 Washington 593126.0.387.375.8941.84.2.9.19.5
2001–02 Washington 828126.5.418.406.8801.93.8.9.110.2
2002–03 Denver 292026.3.360.336.8071.64.3.6.09.6
2002–03 Orlando 22113.1.341.194.9171.01.0.5.03.5
2003–04 Washington 16511.6.378.4441.000.9.9.4.12.9
Career57916517.4.395.361.8751.42.8.6.16.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1997 Washington 306.7.400.5001.000.7.7.0.02.3
2003 Orlando 7015.9.381.4441.0001.61.0.3.33.1
Career10013.1.385.4621.0001.3.9.2.22.9