Photo: Lorie Shaul / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Lindsay Whalen

リンジー・ウェイレン　/　りんじー・うぇいれん

American basketball player

May 9, 1982 (age 44)　・　Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States

Minnesota
basketball player
basketball coach

My Take

Lindsay Whalen is the rare athlete whose loyalty to a single place defines her whole story. She put the University of Minnesota on the map with its only Final Four run in 2004, then returned to her home state to play and later coach for the Minnesota Lynx. That kind of rootedness moves me. Plenty of players chase the brightest lights; Whalen built greatness where she came from, and the 2023 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame induction confirms it was no accident. Watching a star transition into mentoring the next generation is, to me, the most meaningful second act an athlete can write.

Overview

Lindsay Marie Whalen (born May 9, 1982) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Whalen played college basketball at the University of Minnesota, and led the team to its only NCAA tournament Final Four appearance in 2004.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lindsay Whalen
Name (Japanese): リンジー・ウェイレン
Reading: りんじー・うぇいれん
Born: May 9, 1982 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Dog
Origin: Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 173 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player / basketball coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Hutchinson High School
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2023 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Basketball player — see all →　·　Basketball coach — see all →　·　More people from United States →