Chris Whitney

Christofer Antwone Whitney (born October 5, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.

Chris Whitney
Personal information
Born (1971-10-05) October 5, 1971 (age 52)
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight168 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High schoolChristian County
(Hopkinsville, Kentucky)
College
NBA draft1993: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1993–2004
PositionPoint guard
Number20, 12
Career history
19931995San Antonio Spurs
1995–1996Rapid City Thrillers / Florida Beachdogs
19962002Washington Bullets / Wizards
2002–2003Denver Nuggets
2003Orlando Magic
2003–2004Washington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,738 (6.5 ppg)
Rebounds815 (1.4 rpg)
Assists1,613 (2.8 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

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

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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

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YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1993–94San Antonio4048.5.305.333.800.71.3.3.01.8
1994–95San Antonio2507.2.298.1581.000.51.1.2.01.7
1995–96Washington21016.0.455.432.9321.62.4.9.07.1
1996–97Washington82113.6.421.356.8321.32.2.6.05.2
1997–98Washington82*613.1.355.308.9151.42.4.4.15.1
1998–99Washington39111.3.410.337.8711.21.8.5.14.8
1999–00Washington821519.8.417.376.8481.63.8.7.17.8
2000–01Washington593126.0.387.375.8941.84.2.9.19.5
2001–02Washington828126.5.418.406.8801.93.8.9.110.2
2002–03Denver292026.3.360.336.8071.64.3.6.09.6
2002–03Orlando22113.1.341.194.9171.01.0.5.03.5
2003–04Washington16511.6.378.4441.000.9.9.4.12.9
Career57916517.4.395.361.8751.42.8.6.16.5

Playoffs

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YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1997Washington306.7.400.5001.000.7.7.0.02.3
2003Orlando7015.9.381.4441.0001.61.0.3.33.1
Career10013.1.385.4621.0001.3.9.2.22.9
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