Drury University Athletics

AT DRURY
2023-24
Played in 22 games and made 10 starts...averaged 7.7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist per game...shot .443 from three-point range, hitting 27 of his 61 tries from behind the arc...went .791 from the free throw line, connecting on 34 of 43 attempts...ended the season with a season-high 15 points vs. Truman State on March 2...had 13 points vs. Upper Iowa the game before on Feb. 29...had a career-high 8 rebounds vs Quincy on Jan. 25...scored in double-figures in 10 games.

2022-23
Played in 18 games...averaged 1.8 points and 1.2 rebounds...had 33 points and grabbed 21 rebounds...shot .346 from the field and went 4 for 10 from three-point range...had a season-high 10 points at Southern Arkansas on Dec. 19...also had 4 rebounds in that same game...had 2 assists at Quincy on Jan. 16.

HIGH SCHOOL 
Whitley was one of the area's top players in 2021-22 and was a Class 5 All-State selection in addition to being named First Team All-Ozark Conference, First Team All-District, and he was the Most Valuable Player at the Arvest Bank Tournament...Whitley averaged 16 points, 5.3 rebounds, and two assists last year for Parkview while helping the Vikings to a 19-9 record, an 8-2 mark in the conference, and a district runner-up finish.

PERSONAL
Son of Summer Tipton and Kevin Whitley...Major is Exercise Physiology

Personal Preferences
Favorite Class: Fuse 101
Hobbies: Hang with family
Favorite website or app: Snapchat/Instagram
Athlete you most admire: LeBron James
Person that most inspires you: Mom
Best moment you've had as and athlete: Beating a team that my HS program hadn't beat in almost a decade