Letava Whippy - 2014-15 Women's Basketball - LIU Brooklyn
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#4 Letava Whippy
Position: Guard
Height: 5-9
Class: Senior
Hometown: Suva, Fiji
Previous School: Church College of New Zealand
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2013-14: Started 29 of LIU’s 30 games… Averaged 30.3 minutes per game, second on the team… Finished the season in the top-15 in the Northeast Conference in four different categories: rebounding, free throw percentage, offensive rebounds and steals… Was sixth in the NEC in steals per game, with 2.0… Led LIU with 59 total steals… Averaged 8.0 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game, and 2.3 assists per game… Was second on the team with 69 total assists… Had a double-double in the season opener against Columbia, scoring 16 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and also tallying three assists and a steal… Also had a double-double against Saint Francis U., with 15 rebounds and 11 points, along with a season-high five steals and four assists… Had six assists twice, both against Robert Morris… Scored a season-high 18 points at Monmouth, along with nine rebounds and two steals… Scored in the double digits against Wagner, with 16 points and three assists… Had 16 points, nine rebounds and four steals versus Bryant… Also had 13 points, nine rebounds and five steals against Wagner.
2012-13: Played in every one of LIU’s 29 games, starting 21… Averaged 26.0 minutes per game… Finished the season with a 5.0 points per game average, and 4.8 rebounds per game… Posted her first collegiate double double against Saint Francis (Pa.), with 14 points and 15 rebounds, career highs in both categories... Set a career-high with nine assists at Monmouth (2/18)... Had 12 points and five rebounds in win over Sacred Heart… Had 11 points, played 35 minutes, and grabbed seven rebounds against FDU... Tied her career high with four steals against St. Francis Brooklyn... Pulled down eight rebounds against Bryant in 37 minutes of play... Scored eight points in 13 minutes in LIU’s win over Ohio, including a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the win... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
2011-12: Played in 27 games as a freshman, all in reserve... Averaged 7.1 minutes per game... Tallied 21 steals and 20 assists... Dished out career-high six assists while scoring first points of her career and pulling down four rebounds in home win over Wagner... Registered four points and three rebounds in road loss at Saint Francis (Pa.)... Grabbed season-high five rebounds in home victory over St. Francis (N.Y.)... Also had three steals and pair of assists in home game against the Terriers.
Background: Played for St. Joseph's Secondary School for one year before a three-year stint with Church College of New Zealand... Three-time Senior Girls Regional and National Champion at CCNZ... Member of the Fijian National Team since 2005... Two-time gold medalist at the South Pacific Games in 2005 & '07... Competed in the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Madrid... Second-leading scorer on the team in the tournament, behind former LIU player Valerie Nainima... Named the most valuable player at the New Zealand National Championships in 2007 and 2008... Named CCNZ Sportswoman of the Year in 2009.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Caroline Whippy... Sister of former Blackbird Mikaelar Whippy... Born March 24, 1991... Majoring in athletic training.
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