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Whitney Coleman

Whitney M. Coleman

  • Class
    2010
  • Induction
    2018
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
A guard from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Coleman played 104 career games, averaging 14.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in 30.0 minutes. She also had 307 assists, 187 steals and 69 blocked shots while helping the Engineers to 65 victories and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. She was the school record holder for points in a career with 1,550 and currently ranks second. The two-time captain was a four-time All-Liberty League selection, the conference's Rookie of the Year as a freshman and the Player of the Year as a senior. She was a two-time Rensselaer Female Athlete of the Year and the Career Athlete honoree in 2010. Coleman, a National All-America in 2010, graduated with a B.S. in Electronic Media Arts & Communication and an M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction.

27069Guard … 2005-06: Played 23 games, including 16 as starter … Averaged team-high 11.4 points and 4.3 rebounds … Had 55 assists, a team-best 15 blocks and 38 steals … Averaged 25.3 minutes … Made 94 of 252 (37.3%) of field goal attempts and 96 (72.9%) from free throw line … Liberty League Guard of Week 1x … Liberty League Rookie of Week 4x … Liberty League Rookie of the Year … All-Liberty League Second Team … Team was 14-10 … 2006-07: Started all 27 games … Averaged team-high 13.3 points and 6.3 rebounds … Had team-best 74 assists, 10 blocks and 48 steals … Averaged 28.7 minutes … Made 139 of 327 (42.5%) of FG attempts and 78 of 106 (73.6%) from FT line … Liberty League Guard of Week 3x … All-Liberty League First Team … Team was 16-11 … 2007-08: Played two games, both as starter … Suffered season-ending knee injury … Averaged 9.0 points and 6.5 rebounds with six assists, one block and four steals … Averaged 23.5 minutes … Made 6 of 17 FG attempts (35.3%) and six of eight (75%) from FT line … Liberty League All-Academic … Team was 12-13 … 2008-09: Captain ... Started 24 games ... Averaged team-high 16.7 points and 6.4 rebounds ... Led team in blocks (12) and second in assists (62) … Had 32 steals ... Made 159 of 358 (44.4%) FG attempts and 66 of 86 (76.7%) FTs ... Liberty League Guard of Week 5x ... All-Liberty League First Team ... D3hoops.com All-Region First Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Rensselaer's Female Athlete of the Year ... Team was 18-7 … 2009-10: Captain ... Played all 28 games, including 27 as starter ... Team leader in points (17.5), rebounds (9.2), assists (110) and steals (65) ... Second in blocks (31) ... Went 164 for 469 (35.0%) on FGs and 141 for 193 (73.1%) on FTs ... Averaged 33.7 minutes ... Liberty League Guard of Week 9x ... All-Liberty League First Team ... Liberty League Player of the Year ... All-ECAC First Team ... D3hoops.com All-Region First Team ... State Farm Coaches' All-America Honorable Mention ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Rensselaer's Female Athlete of the Year ... Team was 17-11 … Career: Captain 2x ... All-League 4x … First in school history for points in season (491) and points in career (1,530) upon graduation (currently 2nd in both) ... Other: Rensselaer's 2009-10 Female Career Athlete Award.
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