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Lindsay Whalen

Lindsay Whalen
Whalen in 2018
Minnesota Lynx
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1982-05-09) May 9, 1982 (age 42)
Hutchinson, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High schoolHutchinson
(Hutchinson, Minnesota)
CollegeMinnesota (2000–2004)
WNBA draft2004: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career2004–2018
PositionPoint guard
Number13
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
As player:
2004–2009Connecticut Sun
2006–2007UMMC Ekaterinburg
2007–2012ZVVZ USK Prague
2010–2018Minnesota Lynx
2012–2013Galatasaray
2013–2014Dynamo Moscow
2014–2016AGÜ Spor
2016Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi
As coach:
2018–2023Minnesota
2025–presentMinnesota Lynx (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Czech Republic
Gold medal – first place 2014 Turkey

Lindsay Marie Whalen (born May 9, 1982) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Whalen played college basketball at the University of Minnesota, and led the team to its only NCAA tournament Final Four appearance in 2004.[1] Selected fourth overall in the 2004 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun, Whalen played for 15 seasons in the WNBA with the Sun and the Lynx, and is considered one of the best point guards in WNBA history.[2]

Whalen won two 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. She retired from playing professional basketball at the end of the 2018 season[3][4] as the WNBA's career leader in games won (323).[5] Whalen was voted into the WNBA Top 20@20 as one of the league's top 20 players of all time in 2016, and was voted into The W25 as one of the league's top 25 players of all time in 2021. Whalen was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022 and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023.[6]

In 2018, during her final season with the Lynx in the WNBA, Whalen became the head coach at the University of Minnesota, a role she held for five seasons.[7] In November 2024, she returned to the Lynx as an assistant coach.[6]

  1. ^ "Lindsay Whalen - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ranking the 25 greatest players in WNBA history". ESPN.com. September 21, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Lynx Guard Lindsay Whalen Announces Her Retirement From The WNBA". Minnesota Lynx. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Cook, Mike (August 19, 2018). "Lindsay Whalen rallies Lynx to win in her final regular-season game". Pioneer Press. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Minnesota Lynx Add WNBA Champion Eric Thibault and Four-Time WNBA Champion Lindsay Whalen to Coaching Staff". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
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