Mikaelar Whippy

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Mikaelar Whippy
Personal information
Born (1986-03-31) March 31, 1986 (age 35)
Suva, Fiji
NationalityFijian
Listed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Career information
College Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
Career history
As coach:
2008–2010LIU Director of basketball operations

Mikaelar Whippy (born March 31, 1986) is a female basketball player from Fiji [1] who played for the Fiji women's national basketball team at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008.

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Personal

She was born in Suva, Fiji on March 31, 1986. She attended the Church College of New Zealand, a secondary school in Temple View, Hamilton, New Zealand before pursuing a college basketball career in the U.S. at Long Island University. At LIU, she majored in economics with a minor in accounting. [2] Upon her graduation in 2008, she assumed the role of director of operations for women's basketball at LIU for the following two seasons and earned her master's degree in human resource management in 2010.

College career

At Long Island University, Whippy was a four-year starter and a two-year captain for the Blackbirds. Over her college career she averaged 8.2 points per game, totaling 952 points, 16th in school history. She pulled down 416 rebounds and is fifth all-time in assists with 285 total assists, averaging 2.5 per game. She sunk 40% of her 2-point shots and made 31% of her 3-point attempts. [3]

LIU Brooklyn statistics

Source [4]

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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2004-05LIU Brooklyn2612534.1%26.7%74.2%2.61.31.10.04.8
2005-06LIU Brooklyn2918847.8%45.5%77.4%3.01.61.00.16.5
2006-07LIU Brooklyn3139443.6%34.1%67.4%4.93.71.90.112.7
2007-08LIU Brooklyn3024535.9%22.1%77.8%3.73.01.0-8.2
Career11695240.5%31.2%73.0%3.62.51.20.08.2

International career

In 2008, Whippy became a member of the Fiji National Team and participated in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Weinreb, Michael (February 24, 2007). "Long Island University Taking Diverse Road to Success" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ↑ "Player bio at liuathletics.com".
  3. ↑ "Coaching bio at liuathletics.com".
  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  5. ↑ "Whippy sets sights on Europe outing fijitimes.com".
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