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Fast Breaks
Two-time all-conference forward and named to the preseason All-MWC team ... athletic ... plays a big guard or small forward ... can hit the three-pointer ... good pull-up and mid-range jumper ... solid finisher around the rim.
2007-08 (Sophomore)
Started all 32 games ... second-team All-Mountain West Conference ... averaged 14.7 points and a team-high 7.3 rebounds ... fifth in the league in both scoring and rebounding ... led the MWC in both three-point percentage (.441) and second in field goal percentage (.496) ... ranked 74th in the country in field goal percentage ... named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week three times ... double-digit scorer in 25 games with 10 double-doubles ... six 20-plus point games, including one 30-point outing ... tallied a double-double with a career- and season-high 30 points and 10 rebounds at TCU ... 27 points in season-opener against UC Irvine ... 21 points at UNLV and at New Mexico ... 20-point afternoons against Eastern Michigan and UNLV ... career-high nine field goals versus UC Irvine (9-for-9), Nebraska (9-for-14, 18 points and at TCU (9-for-11, 30 points) ... season-high 11 rebounds four times, collecting them against South Dakota State, Saint Mary's, San Diego State and Colorado State ... had seven 10-rebound games ... career-high six assists against TCU and had five assists against Fresno State, SDSU and Colorado State ... career-high six steals against Wyoming.
2006-07 (Freshman)
Third-team All-MWC ... played in all 33 games and made 17 starts ... averaged 28 minutes, playing double-figure minutes in all 33 games ... started the last five games of the season ... averaged 10.8 points and a team-best 6.8 boards ... shot .421 from the floor, .343 from three-point range ... shot .845 from the free throw line ... five double-doubles ... finished the season with four straight double-figure scoring efforts ... career-high 24 points against Air Force ... tallied 22 against USC ... scored 19 in WNIT second-round game at Illinois ... three 18-point outings ... double-double with a 18 points and a career high 12 boards against UVSC ... also had 12 rebounds in a double-double at Air Force (13 points) ... double-double versus USC with 10 boards ... handed out four assists against Wyoming ... five games with three assists ... five steals in WNIT matchup against Illinois.
High School
Led Pahranagat Valley High School to four consecutive state championships ... named first-team all-Greater Nevada for three seasons ... third-team all-Greater Nevada as a freshman ... named Most Valuable Player of Southern Nevada Class 1A for four straight years ... also earned first-team all-Southern Nevada 1A honors in all four years of high school ... averaged 25.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.6 steals per game as a senior ... set a Class 1A state tournament record with 36 points in a semifinal game during the 2003 tournament ... team earned academic state championships in 2003, 2005 and 2006 ... also won three straight Class 1A championships in volleyball, playing under her mother Ginger Whipple, who has led Pahranagat Valley to 10 state championships in her career ... conference MVP in volleyball in 2004 ... three-time all-conference selection in volleyball ... named all-conference in softball in 2003-04.
Personal
Kalee Whipple is the daughter of Murry and Ginger Whipple ... born April 26, 1988 in St. George, Utah ... comes from a family of six children.
WHIPPLE, Kalee
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2006-07 33-17 910/27.6 118-280 .421 34-99 .343 87-103 .845 76-150 226 6.8 75-2 41 65 3 38 357/10.8 2007-08 32-32 1102/34.4 169-341 .496 63-143 .441 69-88 .784 71-161 232 7.3 90-1 78 89 10 47 470/14.7 TOTAL 65-49 2012/31.0 287-621 .462 97-242 .401 156-191 .817 147-311 458 7.0 165-3 119 154 13 85 827/12.7
