Player Profile
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Ben
WHITLATCH 6-1 • 170 • Sophomore • Guard • Bloomington, Ind./South
Freshman Season (2010-11) Joined the Tribe as a walk-on prior to the 2010-11 season ... Appeared in seven games ... Scored his first collegiate points on a 3-pointer in the CAA quarterfinals against Hofstra (3/5) ... Played a career-best four minutes in the Tribe’s BracketBuster win over Radford (2/19) ... Saw the first CAA action of his career at Towson (1/19) ... Came on for two minutes at North Carolina (12/21) and took a charge on the defensive end ... Made his first collegiate appearance at Virginia (11/12). Prep A member of the 2009 Indiana High School Athletic Association 4A State Championship team at Bloomington South ... A two-year letterwinner for J.R. Holmes, the father of W&M assistant Jonathan Holmes, at Bloomington South ... Team finished the year undefeated along with being ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 3 in the final USA Today high school rankings ... An Indiana Wendy’s High School Heisman Award State finalist ... Nominated for the Larry Bird Character Award presented by the Indiana Pacers in conjunction with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. (IHSAA) and Dick’s Sporting Goods ... During his varsity career, Bloomington South amassed a 49-1 record, including a state record 49-game winning streak ... Ranked third on the team in assists and shot 60 percent from the field during his career ... A three-year letterwinner on the Bloomington South football team as a wide receiver and defensive back ... Played AAU for Indiana Elite ... The student council vice president and a member of the Hough O’Brien Youth Leadership Program and the Honor Society in high school ... Was the chairman of the Riley Children’s Hospital fund-raiser at Bloomington South.
CAREER BESTS Pts -
3 - vs. Hofstra - 3/5/11
Rebs. - None Asst. - None Stl. -
None
Blk. -
None
FGM - 1 - vs. Hofstra - 3/5/11 FGA - 1 - 5x last vs. Hofstra - 3/5/11 3FGM - 1 - vs. Hofstra - 3/5/11 3FGA - 1 - 4x last vs. Hofstra - 3/5/11 FTM - None FTA -
None
Min. - 4 - Radford - 2/19/11
Personal The son of Jim and Ann Whitlach ... Comes from an athletic family as his sister (Lizzy) and mother (Ann) played tennis at DePauw University, while his father (Jim) played basketball at DePauw ... His uncle (Mike Baur) earned his graduate degree from the College in 1985 ... Intends to major in business.
WHITLATCH’S CAREER STATISTICS Season G-GS Min-Avg FG-A 2010-11 7-0 11-1.6 1-5 Career 7-0 11-1.6 1-5
Pct .200 .200
3FG-A Pct 1-4 .250 1-4 .250
FT-A 0-0 0-0
Pct .000 .000
OR-DR 0-0 0-0
Reb-Avg 0-0.0 0-0.0
PF-FO 0-0 0-0
A 0 0
TO 0 0
Blk 0 0
St 0 0
Pts-Avg 3-0.4 3-0.4
WHITLATCH’S CAREER CAA STATISTICS Season G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct 2010-11 2-0 1-0.5 0-1 .000 Career 2-0 1-0.5 0-1 .000
3FG-A Pct 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
FT-A 0-0 0-0
Pct .000 .000
OR-DR 0-0 0-0
Reb-Avg 0-0.0 0-0.0
PF-FO 0-0 0-0
A 0 0
TO 0 0
Blk 0 0
St 0 0
Pts-Avg 0-0.0 0-0.0
34 • 2011-12 William and Mary Men’s Basketball