(1982-05-09) May 9, 1982 (age 42) Hutchinson, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight
173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school
Hutchinson (Hutchinson, Minnesota)
College
Minnesota (2000–2004)
WNBA draft
2004: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career
2004–2018
Position
Point guard
Number
13
Coaching career
2018–present
Career history
As player:
2004–2009
Connecticut Sun
2006–2007
UMMC Ekaterinburg
2007–2012
ZVVZ USK Prague
2010–2018
Minnesota Lynx
2012–2013
Galatasaray
2013–2014
Dynamo Moscow
2014–2016
AGÜ Spor
2016
Yakin Dogu Universeti
As coach:
2018–2023
Minnesota
Career highlights and awards
4× WNBA champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
5× WNBA All-Star (2006, 2011, 2013–2015)
3× All-WNBA First Team (2008, 2011, 2013)
2× All-WNBA Second Team (2012, 2014)
3× WNBA Peak Performer (2008, 2011, 2012)
3× WNBA assists leader (2008, 2011, 2012)
WNBA 20th Anniversary Team (2016)
WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021)
WNBA playoffs all-time assists leader
No. 13 Retired by retired by Minnesota Lynx
Turkish Cup winner (2013)
EuroCup winner (2014)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
2012 London
Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Team
World Championship
2010 Czech Republic
2014 Turkey
Lindsay Marie Whalen (born May 9, 1982) is a former professional basketball player and coach. She most recently served as the head coach at Minnesota.[1][2]
She began her professional career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[3] Whalen has won World titles and two Olympic gold medals with the United States women's national basketball team, as well as four WNBA championships with the Minnesota Lynx. Whalen was announced as a finalist for the Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame in 2022.
In 2018, she took over coaching duties at the University of Minnesota, while continuing to play for the Lynx in the WNBA.[4] She retired from playing professional basketball at the end of the 2018 season[5][6] as the WNBA's career leader in games won (323).[7]
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^"Lindsay Whalen Galatasaray'da". Galatasaray MP. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
^Megdal, Howard (May 17, 2018). "Lindsay Whalen Juggles Jobs as a W.N.B.A. Player and an N.C.A.A. Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
^Youngblood, Kent (August 13, 2018). "Lindsay Whalen to retire from Lynx: Storied career comes to a close for Minnesota's homegrown talent". StarTribune. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
^"Lynx Guard Lindsay Whalen Announces Her Retirement From The WNBA". Minnesota Lynx. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
^Cook, Mike (August 19, 2018). "Lindsay Whalen rallies Lynx to win in her final regular-season game". Pioneer Press. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
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scoring honors, with Swin Cash, Angel McCoughtry, Maya Moore, Taurasi, LindsayWhalen, and Sylvia Fowles all ending as high scorer in the first few games...
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closing seconds to finish the scoring. Wendy Palmer had 16 points and LindsayWhalen chipped in 11 and a franchise playoff-record nine assists for the Sun...
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