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2009-10 Women's Basketball

42 Keenan Whitesides

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool New Hanover
  • Hometown Wilmington, NC

Biography

Career:
Over her four-year career, she played in 76 contests, 23as a starter ... Finished 10th all-time at Emory with a 44.6percent mark from the floor, knocking down 145-of-325 opportunities... Produced 12 games of double-figure scoring and three inrebounding.

Senior (2009-10):
Solid final season, starting 23 of the squad's 25 contests ...Connected on a team-high 45.4 percent (89-of-196) from the field,good for the No. 4 spot in the UAA ... Was voted to the ESPNThe Magazine Academic All-District Second Team ... Second onthe squad and tied for 23rd among UAA cagers in scoring (8.4 ppg)... Third on the team in rebounding (5.0 rpg) and second in blocks(19) ... Led the Eagles in scoring in four contests and inrebounding on seven occasions ... Scored in double digits in 10games ... Three performances of 10 or more boards  and chalkedup a pair of double-doubles (pts./rebs.) ... First careerdouble-double was a memorable one, leading the team with acareer-high 22 points (16 in the second half), sinking 11-of-15from the field, and grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Sewanee(Nov. 30) ... Tied her career mark in rebounding at home againstBirmingham Southern (Dec. 29) ... Recorded a team-high 15 pointsand was second high nine boards in a 65-63 triumph at PiedmontCollege (Dec. 31) ... Finished second in scoring with 16 points andcame through with a team-leading seven rebounds in a 73-65come-from-behind win at Brandeis (Jan. 24) ... Converetedfive-of-six from the floor and finished with a team-high 11 pointsvs. Case Western Reserve (Feb. 14).

Junior (2008-09):
Saw action off the bench in 24 games ... Averaged 9.5 minutes, 4.5points and 2.8 rebounds per game ... Shot 49.0 percent from thefloor (48-of-98) ... Scored in double figures on two occasionsincluding a career-high 14 point effort that tied for team scoringhonors in a 76-51
win over North Carolina Wesleyan (Nov. 21) ... Finished that NCWUgame by hitting seven-of-nine from the floor and pulling down eightrebounds in just 13 minutes ... Led or shared for the team's leadin rebounding three times including the season finale when shesnagged a career-high tying eight boards vs. Case Western (Feb. 28)... Five-of-10 from the floor and finished as the club's No. 2scorer with 12 points vs. Rochester (Feb. 6) ... Grabbed five ormore rebounds in seven games ... Picked up eight points and sixcarooms vs. Piedmont (Jan. 12) ... Shot 60 percent from the field(15-of-25) over a five-game stretch (Dec. 30 - Jan. 12) andaveraged 7.2 points in that stretch.

Sophomore (2007-08):
Saw action as a reserve in nine games ... Scored in threeand grabbed rebounds in five contests ... Played a season-long 11minutes vs. Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 22) where she grabbed aseason-high three rebounds.

Freshman (2006-07):
Came off the bench in all 18 of her appearances ...Averaged 4.6 minutes per outing ... Played a season-long 15 minutesand hit two-of-three from the field en route to a season-best fivepoints in the season opener against Southwestern University (Nov.17) ... In addition, her six boards in the Southwestern affair wasa season high ... Recipient of the team's Coach's Award ... Lonethree-pointer of the year accounted for her three points vs.Rochester (Jan. 28) ... Three rebounds in 11 minutes of playagainst Davidson (Dec. 2) ... Five performances of two or morerebounds.

Prior to Emory

High School: Three-year letterwinner in basketballwhile at New Hanover High School ... Played for Vertha Dixon-Wright... Averaged 6.0 points and 7.0 boards per contest as a senior inhelping her squad to a conference championship ... Captained her'05-06 team and was the recipient of the program's Team PlayerAward ... Three-time honorable mention all-conference selection ...As a junior, she posted averages of 8.0 points and 5.0 caroms perouting ... Also competed on the tennis and softball teams.

Personal: Born November 3, 1987 ... Daughter ofEdward and Barbara Whitesides.

Career Highs

Points22 at Sewanee, Nov. 30, 2009
Rebounds11 Birmingham Southern, Dec. 29, 2009
  at Sewanee, Nov. 30, 2009
Field Goals11 at Sewanee, Nov. 30, 2009
Assistsat Brandeis,  Jan. 24, 2010 
Steals3on two occasions
Minutes31 at Piedmont, Dec. 31, 2009

 (Quote)
"I chose Emory because it gave me the opportunity to pursueexcellence both in the classroom and on the court. In addition,there are numerous cultural and social benefits of living in alarge city such as Atlanta."

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Historical Player Information

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    2007-08Sophomore

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    2008-09Junior

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    2009-10Senior

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