University of Minnesota Athletics
2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Tinjum, Whitney
Jersey Number 30
Whitney Tinjum
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- High School:
- Bradley
- Hometown:
- Stacy, Minn.
Bio
Photo Gallery 2016-17 - Senior Season:
Played in 30 games and started 16 times - averaged 6.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 20 minutes per game - received the Fast Break Club's For the Love of the Game Award - recorded a season-high 18 points and added nine rebounds against Kent State (12/22) - scored 15 points in Gophers debut vs. Harvard (11/12), shooting .750 from the floor and .600 from 3-point range - had seven games with double-figure points - tallied a season-high 11 rebounds at Ohio State (12/28) - notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Michigan State (2/16).
Previous Collegiate Experience:
Was Bradley's second leading scorer during the 2015-16 season, averaging 9.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game - shot 61-for-81 at the free throw line in 2015-16 - averaged 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds in 2014-15 - ranked third in the Missouri Valley Conference with an 82-percent free throw success rate in 2014-15 - MVC Honor Roll and MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention recipient - tallied five double-doubles with the Braves - spent her first year and a half of college at Washington State.
High School:
A 2012 graduate of Chisago Lakes High School - four-time North Suburban Conference Player of the Year and all-state honoree - Miss Basketball candidate - averaged better than 20 points and nine rebounds per game during each of her four seasons and set Chisago Lakes career records in both categories - averaged career highs of 24.1 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists as a senior while shooting 56 percent from 3-point range - led the Wildcats to their first state tournament appearance - played AAU basketball for Bill Larson and Gerard Coury with North Tartan - was a high school teammate of fellow Gopher Bryanna Fernstrom.
Personal:
Daughter of Perry and Melinda Tinjum - has a younger brother, William - working on a master's degree in sport management.
Played in 30 games and started 16 times - averaged 6.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 20 minutes per game - received the Fast Break Club's For the Love of the Game Award - recorded a season-high 18 points and added nine rebounds against Kent State (12/22) - scored 15 points in Gophers debut vs. Harvard (11/12), shooting .750 from the floor and .600 from 3-point range - had seven games with double-figure points - tallied a season-high 11 rebounds at Ohio State (12/28) - notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Michigan State (2/16).
Previous Collegiate Experience:
Was Bradley's second leading scorer during the 2015-16 season, averaging 9.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game - shot 61-for-81 at the free throw line in 2015-16 - averaged 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds in 2014-15 - ranked third in the Missouri Valley Conference with an 82-percent free throw success rate in 2014-15 - MVC Honor Roll and MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention recipient - tallied five double-doubles with the Braves - spent her first year and a half of college at Washington State.
High School:
A 2012 graduate of Chisago Lakes High School - four-time North Suburban Conference Player of the Year and all-state honoree - Miss Basketball candidate - averaged better than 20 points and nine rebounds per game during each of her four seasons and set Chisago Lakes career records in both categories - averaged career highs of 24.1 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists as a senior while shooting 56 percent from 3-point range - led the Wildcats to their first state tournament appearance - played AAU basketball for Bill Larson and Gerard Coury with North Tartan - was a high school teammate of fellow Gopher Bryanna Fernstrom.
Personal:
Daughter of Perry and Melinda Tinjum - has a younger brother, William - working on a master's degree in sport management.
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