No. 1–MLP Academics Heidelberg | |
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Position | Center |
League | Basketball Bundesliga |
Personal information | |
Born | Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S. | March 26, 1998
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | UConn (2017–2022) |
NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
Playing career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
2022–2023 | Greensboro Swarm |
2023 | Astros de Jalisco |
2023–present | MLP Academics Heidelberg |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Isaiah Whaley (born March 26, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies.
Whaley was ruled ineligible for his freshman season after transferring to Ashbrook High School in Gastonia, North Carolina. [1] As a junior, he averaged 17.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game, leading his team to the Class 3A state title game. [2] In September 2015, he was arrested for misdemeanor larceny with his cousin after a shoplifting incident. [3] For his senior season, he moved to Evelyn Mack Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina. He played a postgraduate season at Mt. Zion Preparatory School in Baltimore, Maryland, averaging 21 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks per game. [4] A three-star recruit, Whaley committed to playing college basketball for UConn over offers from Providence, Seton Hall, Memphis and Georgia, among others. [5]
As a freshman at UConn, Whaley averaged 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. [6] He suffered an ankle injury prior to his sophomore season and received limited playing time that year. [7] As a junior, Whaley averaged six points, five rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. [8] He averaged eight points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game as a senior, earning Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors. Whaley opted to return to UConn for a fifth year. [9] He was held out of a game against Michigan State on November 25, 2021, after fainting the previous day during a double-overtime win over Auburn. [10]
Whaley was named to the American Athletic Conference's All-Academic Team for the 2018–19 season. [11] He received his Bachelor's degree in Urban and Community Studies in May 2021 and pursued graduate studies during the 2021–22 academic year. [12]
Whaley signed with the Charlotte Hornets on June 24, 2022, on an Exhibit 10 contract. On October 6, 2022, he was waived by the Hornets. [13] On October 23, it was announced that he had been added to the training camp roster of the Greensboro Swarm. On November 4, 2022, he was named to the opening-night roster for the Swarm. [14]
On April 25, 2023, Whaley signed with the Astros de Jalisco of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional and the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA). [15] He helped them win the 2023 CIBACOPA league title. [16]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | UConn | 30 | 12 | 13.8 | .558 | – | .679 | 2.2 | .3 | .4 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
2018–19 | UConn | 23 | 0 | 3.6 | .667 | – | .333 | 1.0 | .0 | .1 | .2 | .8 |
2019–20 | UConn | 30 | 6 | 18.8 | .540 | – | .733 | 5.0 | .6 | .6 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
2020–21 | UConn | 23 | 23 | 27.6 | .479 | .348 | .469 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 8.0 |
Career | 106 | 41 | 16.0 | .518 | .348 | .628 | 3.6 | .6 | .5 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
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Graduate Student...Graduated in May, 2021, with a degree in Urban and Community Studies