Lindsay Whalen

Lindsay Whalen: Biography in Details

Who is Lindsay Whalen?

Lindsay Whalen is a former American professional basketball player. Currently, she plays for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Additionally, she is also the head coach of the University of Minnesota’s women’s basketball team.

Lindsay Whalen- Age(41), Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Whalen was born in Hutchinson, Minnesota on May 9, 1982, to parents Kathy and Neil Whalen. Additionally, she has two brothers and two sisters.

She was interested in the world of basketball since her childhood years and she played the game for fun during her teenage years.

Lindsay Whalen is of American nationality. Furthermore, there are no details available about her ethnicity at present.

Talking about her education, Whalen attended Hutchinson High School in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Later, she also attended the University of Minnesota.

Lindsay Whalen- Professional career

Whalen initially became Minnesota’s all-time leading scorer and finished her career with 2,285 points.

Coming to her professional career, she got selected in the first round of the 2004 WNBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun.

In her rookie season, she played in the historic WNBA vs. USA Basketball game at Radio City Music Hall. In the 2008 season, she had an assist of 5.4 per game.

Whalen was traded to the Minnesota Lynx on January 12, 2010. More recently, in the 2016 season, she averaged 9.8 ppg. Additionally, in the same year, she also got included in the WNBA Top 20@20.

Lindsay Whalen missed 12 games of the 2017 season due to a left-hand injury. Furthermore, Whalen was also invited to the USA Basketball Women’s National Team training camp in 2009.

Team USA won the championship and gold medal at the World Championships held in September and October 2010.

In addition, she also played for Team USA in the 2016 Summer Olympics. She has also played in Russia and Turkey.

Additionally, at present, she is the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota.

Whalen was the Western Conference Player of the Month for August 2011. Additionally, she is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and FIBA World Championship Gold Medalist.

When did Lindsay Whalen retire?

Lindsay Whalen retired from her playing career at the end of the 2018 season. Her Jersey retirement was held on 8th June 2019.

Lindsay Whalen: Net worth, Salary

Whalen currently has a salary of $330,000. Furthermore, she has an estimated net worth of about $3 million as of 2023.

Lindsay Whalen- Rumors, Controversy

Whalen’s job as the University of Minnesota women’s basketball coach became a hot topic after the confirmation.

Some believed that the job was given to her too soon while others said that it was the right decision.

How tall is Lindsay Whalen?

Talking about her body measurement, Whalen has a height of 1.75 m. Additionally, she weighs around 173 lbs (78 kg).

Furthermore, her hair color is blonde and her eye color is dark brown.

Lindsay Whalen’s Social Media

Lindsay Whalen is active on social media. She has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Instagram and Twitter.

She has more than 83.7k followers on Twitter. In addition, she has over 40.3k followers on Instagram.

References: (MinnPost, Twin Cities, WNBA)

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