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Furman University

2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster

20 Whitney Bunn

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Bunn H.S.
  • Hometown Bunn, N.C.

Biography

Honors & Awards
2015-16 All-Southern Conference (1st Team/Coaches)
2015-16 All-Southern Conference (1st Team/Media)
2015-16 Southern Conference All-Tournament (2nd Team)
2015-16 Southern Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 26)
2014-15 All-Southern Conference (1st Team/Coaches)
2014-15 All-Southern Conference (1st Team/Media)
2014-15 Southern Conference All-Tournament (1st Team)
2014-15 Southern Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 9)
2013-14 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
2013-14 Southern Conference Freshman of the Week (Dec. 17, Jan. 14)

2016-17 (Senior): Outstanding performer who heads into the 2016-17 season ranked 15th in Furman history in scoring (1,170 points) and the program’s career leader in assists (455), and assists/game (4.89)...also holds program standards for most assists in a game (15 vs. Coastal Carolina, 2015) and season (226, 2015), and ranks among Furman all-time season and career 3-point shooting leaders.

2015-16 (Junior): Followed up a stellar sophomore campaign with a strong junior season, earning consensus All-Southern Conference first team honors in voting by league head coaches and media for a second consecutive year...also garnered SoCon All-Tournament laurels for a second straight season, earning second team honors...paced Furman and ranked fourth in the SoCon in scoring (15.1 ppg)...also finished second in assists (158), fourth in free throw percentage (75.5 percent), 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (32.6 percent), and fourth in 3-pointers made (1.8/game)...ranked 42nd nationally in assists/game (5.1) and 56th nationally in assists...topped Furman in scoring in 14 games, including a career high 33 (12x20 FGs, 3x7 3PFGs, 6x6 FTs) in 83-76 overtime road win at Western Carolina...poured in 27 points (10x15 FGs, 6x9 3PFGs, 8 ast., 2 blocks) against Winthrop (71-52 win)...scored 21 of her team leading 25 points in the second half, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to lead Furman to an 81-77 triumph over ETSU in Greenville...later torched the Buccaneers for 26 points in a 71-68 victory in SoCon Tournament quarterfinal round play...connected on 9-of-10 shots, including all four 3-point attempts, on the way to a  26-point performance in a 70-61 triumph over Wofford in Spartanburg...claimed SoCon Player of the Week honors (the fourth of her career) on Jan. 26 following 33-point and 25-point performances in victories over Western Carolina and UNCG...became the 22nd player in Furman history to score 1,000 points with a 13-point outing against Samford in Greenville...recorded a pair of season high 10-assist displays against both Richmond (69-62 win) and Wofford (70-64 win)...iron horse performer who led the team in minutes played/game (36.7) for a second straight year.

2014-15 (Sophomore): Consensus All-Southern Conference first team selection in balloting by league head coaches and media...fashioned a superb season, averaging a team leading 14.5 points per game and recording a Furman season record and SoCon leading 226 assists...also topped the squad with 34 steals...assist tally ranked sixth nationally...6.8 assists/game also established a new school season standard...registered a Furman record 15 assists in 90-56 rout of Coastal Carolina...tallied six double-doubles (points/assists) — all in Paladin victories....came close to a triple double with 17 points, 11 assists, and eight assists in a 74-59 triumph over USC Upstate...shot 38.6 percent from 3-point range (49x127) to finish second on the squad behind Kelsey Ellis...poured in a career high 26 points in an 84-79 win over Appalachian State...scored 24 points against both Mercer and Samford — the latter coming in SoCon Tournament play when she matched a tournament record by draining 7-of-9 3-pointers in a 65-54 Paladin victory....performance against Samford helped her land All-SoCon Tournament honors...played every minute of 11 contests....averaged a team leading 37.0 minutes per game.

2013-14 (Freshman): Selected to Southern Conference All-Freshman Team following solid inaugural campaign...two-time SoCon Freshman of the Week selection...saw action in 29 of Furman’s 31 games, missing two contests due to injury...logged four starts...averaged 7.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game...ranked second on the squad in both assists (71) and steals (33)...registered 10 double figure scoring performances, including season best 20-point, five-assist effort against Wofford in Greenville (82-58 win)...Furman went 9-1 in games she scored in double figures...notched four 13-point performances: vs. Charlotte (76-75 win), Western Carolina (76-69 win), Elon (66-65 win), and UNCG (77-64 win)...collected the assist on Sarah Durdaller’s 3-pointer with nine second remaining in the 66-65 Paladin victory over Elon in Greenville...notched her SoCon Freshman of the Week honors with a 12-point, four-assist performance versus Coastal Carolina (79-72 win)...second scroll came in mid-Janruary following her 20-point display against Wofford...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

High School:  2013 graduate of Bunn (2A) High School, where she played for Benjamin Daniels...ESPN HoopGurlz three-star recruit who earned a grade of 90 and ranked No. 28 nationally among point guards in the 2013 recruiting class...two-time all-state , three-time conference player of the year, and four-time all-conference selection...helped key Bunn to a 91-16 overall record, perfect 65-0 conference regular season mark, four conference regular season and tournament championships during her career...scored 1,700 points and connected on 229 3-pointers in her prep tenure to rank among the Top 10 in state history in 3-pointers...averaged 15.3 points and 4.4 assists per game...North Carolina East-West All-Star Game selection as a senior...two-time invitee to the Nike Skills Academy in Columbus, Ohio, and Richmond, Va...also invited to the Ganon-Baker Skills Academy in Greenville, S.C., and Atlanta, Ga...starred in summer ball with the Wake Forest Wizards coached by her father, Greg Bunn...was also a standout in soccer and in track & field, participating in the 100 meters, relays, and long jump...three-time all-conference choice in soccer who scored 108 goals in a her career.

Personal:  Full name is Whitney Noel Bunn...daughter of Greg and Charlene Bunn...born December 15, 1994, in Raleigh, North Carolina...health sciences major.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Senior

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