Awards
- All-MWC Second Team (2001)
- All-MWC Newcomer Team (2001)
BYU Highlights
- Apeared in 26 games including 25 starts, averaging 35.0 minutes per game
- Averaged 14.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game
- Shot 43.2 percent from the field, 39.0 percent from three and 81.9 percent from the free throw line
Personal
- Born December 1976 in Nampa, Idaho
- Parents are Bill and Sandy Whiting
- Has four sisters and two brothers
- Married the former Amber Russell (now a member of the BYU women's basketball team) on July 29, 1999
- Enjoys fishing, hunting and the outdoors
- Served LDS Church mission in Brazil
- Business management major
Before BYU
- Prepped at Kuna High School in Idaho
- Two-time first-team all-state selection
- Named conference MVP
- Two-year starter at point guard
- Averaged 27 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and nearly 4 steals per game as a senior
- Scored a season-high 40 points
- Set conference record for points per game and established state scoring record
- Led team to two top-four finishes in the state high school tournament
- Selected to USA Today All-America team
- Coached by Ken Durrant
- Earned three letters in baseball (all-state as a senior, SS, 2B)
- Lettered twice in football (honorable-mention all-state QB)
- Ran track as a freshman
- Graduated with honors
Other College
(University of Utah):
- Played only five games (5.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg) at Utah last year due to injury before deciding to transfer to BYU
- Shot 42 percent on threes (5-12)
- Had a season-high 9 points in his first game vs. Arkansas State (3-3 on treys in 15 minutes)
- Scored 5 points on 2-4 shoting in 19 minutes vs. Kentucky while playing on the opposite court from current teammate and fellow transfer Nate Knight
- Had a season-best 6 rebounds in 21 minutes vs. Augusta State in his final game with the Utes
(Snow College):
- Played two years at Snow (junior) College in Ephraim, Utah
- Recruited by Utah, Purdue, Iowa State, Vanderbilt, Utah State Weber State and BYU
- First-team NJCAA All-American and one of three finalist for national player of the year
- Received the Frank Layden junior college player of the year award
- Earned NJCAA Academic All-America honors
- selected to the Junior College National Team
- Named Region 18 MVP, Scenic West Conference MVP and first-team all-league
- Led Snow to a 29-3 record and school's first Scenic West regular season title in 1998-99
- Shot 50 percent on threes and 60 percent from the floor and averaged 18.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.4 steals as a sophomore
- Team captain led Snow in scoring, steals and field goal percentage
- Played the 1995-96 season before serving a two-year LDS Church mission to Brazil
- Received associates degree
- Coached by Jon Judkins.