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Lindsay Whalen

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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. Selected fourth overall in the 2004 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun, Whalen played for 15 seasons in the WNBA with the Sun and the Lynx, and is considered one of the better point guards in WNBA history. Whalen won two World titles and two Olympic gold medals with the United States women's national basketball team, as well as four WNBA championships with the Minnesota Lynx. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Lindsay Whalen is the 1,907th most popular basketball player (down from 1,560th in 2024), the 21,411th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,544th in 2019) and the 1,069th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Lindsay Whalen ranks 1,909 out of 1,757. Before her are Sonia Ursu-Kim, Wang Lili, Ronnie Brewer, Tyler Honeycutt, Brandon Miller, Gao Shiyan, Jonathan Bender, and Mihailo Vasić. After her are Onyeka Okongwu, Mai Yamamoto, Aaron Nesmith, and Jae'Sean Tate.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Lindsay Whalen ranks 1,702. Before her are Bert McCracken, Kellie Wells, Benjamin Diskin, Dragana Tomašević, Ayah Bdeir, and Olivia Sanchez. After her are Rosa Chacha, Chris Wilcox, Louis Oosthuizen, Tahesia Harrigan-Scott, Mikele Leigertwood, and Ned Price.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lindsay Whalen ranks 21,419 out of 20,380. Before her are Townley Haas (1996), Carson Wentz (1992), Aedin Mincks (2000), Karen Bardsley (1984), Isaac Brock (1975), and Jonathan Bender (1981). After her are Vince Staples (1993), Onyeka Okongwu (2000), Karina LeBlanc (1980), Asher Roth (1985), Bumper Robinson (1974), and Aaron Nesmith (1999).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Lindsay Whalen ranks 1,069. Before her are Tyler Zeller (1990), Joel Przybilla (1979), Ronnie Brewer (1985), Tyler Honeycutt (1990), Brandon Miller (2002), and Jonathan Bender (1981). After her are Onyeka Okongwu (2000), Aaron Nesmith (1999), Jae'Sean Tate (1995), Chris Wilcox (1982), Asjha Jones (1980), and Jordan Crawford (1988).

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