Hawkeye Whitney
6-6 • Forward
Washington, D.C.
Played: 1977-80
All-American: 1980 – USBWA (1st), AP (HM).
The only player to place in the top 10 of the ACC’s five major statistical categories in 1979 … Led the Wolfpack in scoring for three seasons, one of just three NC State players to accomplish that feat … Earned first-team All-ACC honors in 1979 and ’80 … Ranks in the top five in Wolfpack history in scoring and field goals made … Also eighth in career steals … Is the only player in school history to be named the ACC Rookie of the Year … Was the District Player of the Year in 1980 … Was the 16th overall selection in the first round of the 1980 NBA draft by the then-Kansas City Kings.
| Year |
GP |
FG-FGA |
Pct |
FT-FTA |
Pct |
Reb-Avg |
A |
BS |
S |
Pts |
Avg |
| 1976-77 |
28 |
188-366 |
.514 |
34-62 |
.548 |
163-5.8 |
25 |
12 |
38 |
410 |
14.6 |
| 1977-78 |
31 |
193-420 |
.460 |
87-136 |
.640 |
167-5.4 |
56 |
12 |
37 |
473 |
15.3 |
| 1978-79 |
30 |
238-445 |
.535 |
84-118 |
.712 |
184-6.1 |
94 |
9 |
47 |
560 |
18.7 |
| 1979-80 |
28 |
207-397 |
.521 |
107-149 |
.718 |
138-4.9 |
84 |
19 |
44 |
521 |
18.6 |
| Totals |
117 |
826-1628 |
.507 |
312-465 |
.671 |
652-5.6 |
259 |
52 |
166 |
1964 |
16.8 |