Sports
SCIAC Honors Male Athlete of the
Week: Occidental's Connor Whitman
January 9, 2008
OXY: Connor Whitman, Basketball
In seven games since mid-December Connor Whitman averaged 16.7
points per game, 6.3 rebounds per game and 2.1 steals per game. He
recorded a career night with a 37-point performance, including
eight three pointers, against Illinois Wesleyan on Dec. 29. Six of
seven games he produced a double figure points performance. In the
first game of the Occidental Holiday Classic he scored 20 against
Chapman and followed with his first double-double of the season the
next day with 12 points and 11 rebounds. During this time Whitman
dished out 17 assists, including five against Mt. Saint Mary's,
recorded 15 steals, including five versus Chapman, and two blocks.
Overall he shot 41.1% from the field (37-90), 42.9 % from long
range (24-56) and 79.2% from the free throw line (19-24).