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Whitney Hand
25  Whitney Hand
Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas

High School:
Liberty Christian

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 164

Position:
G

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SEASON
GP-S
FG
%
3FG
%
FT
%
REB
RPG
AST
TO
BLK
STL
PTS
PPG
2008-09
33-33
106-268
.396
62-166
.373
29-35

.829
97
2.9
54
64
17
40
303
9.2
2009-10
5-5
23-54
.426
10-26
.385
11-14
.786
22
4.4
11
13
2
6
67
13.4
2010-11
23-22
100-257
.389
38-128
.297
51-62
.823
130
5.7
64
60
13
33
289
12.6
TOTAL
61-60
229-579
.396
110-320
.344
91-111
.820
249
4.1
129
137
32
79
659
10.8

COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2011)
• Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2009)
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2009)
• All-Big 12 Freshman Team (2009)
• NCAA Championship All-Region (2009)
• Big 12 Freshman of the Week (4x, 2009)

2010-11 - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
: Returned from a 401-day absence following an ACL tear to total then-career highs of 24 points and 11 rebounds in her hometown of Fort Worth against TCU (Jan. 2) ... Averaged 12.6 points and 5.7 rebounds in 23 games played ... Led team with 34.8 minutes per game of court time ... Averaged 20.5 points in NCAA first and second rounds after matching previous career high of 24 points against James Madison (March 20) and then scoring 27 points against Miami (March 22) ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.

2009-10 - SOPHOMORE
: Made five starts, averaging 13.4 points and 4.4 rebounds, before tearing ACL shortly before halftime of OU's blowout win of San Diego State in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (Nov. 27) ... Scored over 14 points per game in first four contests and had 10 at time of first-half injury ... Made 10 of 26 (.385) 3-pointers, 13 of 28 (.464) 2-pointers and 11 of 14 (.786) free throws.

2008-09 - FRESHMAN: Averaged 9.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 37.3 3-point field goal percentage in 33 games started ... Big 12 Freshman of the Year ... All-Big 12 honorable mention ... Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection ... NCAA Championship All-Oklahoma City Region Team member ... Ranked fourth in Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage ... Four-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 1, Jan. 12, Jan. 26, Feb. 9) ... Averaged 13.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals during NCAA Championship ... Scored season-high 22 points versus Purdue in Oklahoma City Regional Semifinal (March 29) ... Led Oklahoma to first win over defending national champions Tennessee with 20-point performance ... Made 8-of-9 field goals, including 4-of-5 3-point attempts, in win over Lady Vols (Feb. 2) ... Also scored 20 points in win versus Marist (Nov. 26) ... Became just seventh true freshman under Sherri Coale to start first career game, netting 11 points versus UC-Riverside (Nov. 15).

HIGH SCHOOL ACCOLADES
• Nation's No. 14 Overall Player (SLAM Magazine)
• Nation's No. 5 Shooting Guard (SLAM Magazine)
• Texas' No. 1 Shooting Guard (SLAM Magazine)
• Nation's No. 33 Overall Player (Blue Star Report)
• Nation's No. 39 Overall Player (ESPN Hoopgurlz)
• High School All-American (Women's Basketball Coaches Association)
• Texas Player of the Year (Chevrolet's Inside High School Basketball)
• 2008 TAPPS Large Division Player of the Year (Texas Association of Basketball Coaches)
• 2008 TAPPS All-State Class 5A First Team
• 2008 TAPPS All-District 1-5A MVP
• 2008 TAPPS All-District 1-5A First Team
• 2008 TAPPS Academic All-State Basketball
• 2008 TABC All-Star Game Selection
• 2008 TABC Private High School (Large Division) Player of the Year
• 2008 All-Texas First Team (Premier Basketball Report)
• 2008 TAPPS Class 5A Female Athlete of the Year
• Greater Denton Sports Commission Female Athlete of the Year Runner-Up
• 2007 TAPPS All-State Class 5A First Team
• 2007 TAPPS All-District 1-5A Co-MVP
• 2007 All-Area MVP (Denton Record Chronicle)

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: Second leading scorer in Texas' history with 3,649 points; trailed Adrian McGowen (2003-06), who is the national record holder with 5,424 ... Averaged 25.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists as senior ... Made 49 percent of field goals and led state (all divisions, all classes) with 84.5 free throw percentage and 108 3-pointers made ... Led the WBCA All-America game with four steals and had 10 points and four assists while starting at point guard for the winning team ... Averaged 17 points, 9.4 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 5.4 steals and 45 percent from 3-point range as a junior ... Played at point guard, shooting guard, small forward and power forward positions during high school career ... Led Liberty Christian to 37-3 overall record (10-0 in league); team ended season ranked No. 10 in Texas by MaxPreps ... Led Liberty Christian to consecutive state championships in 2007 and 2008 ... Coached by Ken Burroughs.

OTHER: Led club team, Essence (Florida), to 2007 Nike Nationals Gold Division Championship with a 21-point, eight-rebound performance ... Defeated Dallas Mavericks' Jason Terry in a 3-point contest ... Three-time all-state in volleyball ... Also participated in track ... Volleyball team won 2006 state championship and finished runner-up in 2007 ... Graduated with 4.25 GPA ... Ranked No. 3 in class.

PERSONAL:
Daughter of Rich and Susan Hand ... Father is a former major league pitcher who played in the Indians, Rangers and Angels organizations ... Has five siblings -- brother Cody and sisters Jessica, Jordyn, Hannah and Rebekah.

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