Career: In just two seasons at CU, already ranks among school’s top 10 Division I era (since ’77-78) leaders in free throws attempted (8th, 338) and made (9th, 252)… Graduated in Dec. 2016 and pursuing his master’s degree… Has made 63 starts in 67 games at CU…
2016-17: Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll for second-straight year… Played in all 37 games (school record) with 36 starts and 22 double-figure scoring outings... Ranked 11th among Big South FT% (.752) leaders, 19th in scoring (11.1)... 2nd in Big South in FTs attempted (222), 3rd in FTs made (167)... 3rd in school records for FTs in a season and 4th in FT attempts… Matched career high with 4 assists in CIT 2nd round win over UT Martin (3/20)... 2nd career double-double with 11 points, plus career highs of 10 rebounds and 4 assists in CIT 1st rd win over Houston Baptist (3/14)... 11 points (5-6 FTs) with 8 rebounds in Big South semifinal win over Radford (3/3)... Matched career high with 4 assists in Big South quarterfinal win over UNC Asheville (3/2)... Had 11 of his 13 points in 1st half as CU built 45-17 cushion in Big South 1st rd. win over Presbyterian (2/18)... Tallied 20 points (6-9 FG, 8-9 FT) in win over Longwood (2/9)... Tallied 16 points (6-9 FG) with 6 rebounds and 3 assists in win at Radford (1/26)... Had 19 points in win at Gardner-Webb (1/11)... Scored 17 points (9-10 FT) in win over Charleston Southern (1/4)... Had 19 points with career-high tying 4 assists at Longwood (12/29)... Posted 2nd-straight 25-plus point outing with 25 points vs. UNCW (12/14), setting Gore Arena records for free throws made (15) and attempted (19)... Hit career highs for points (29), rebounds (10), field goals (9) and free throws (11) in 97-91 win at The Citadel (12/4)... Played career-high 44 minutes and tallied 12 points in OT loss to USC Upstate... 12 points + 7 rebounds at Oklahoma State (11/11)...
2015-16: Earned a place on the Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll… Averaged 7.6 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 57.7% from the floor... 12th among Big South FT% leaders (.733) and shot 76% from line vs. Big South... Played in all 30 games with 27 starts, scoring in double figures 11 times... Tallied 12 points with 3 assists vs. Winthrop (2/27)... Had 10 points (4-4 FTs) in OT win over Gardner-Webb (2/11)... Tallied 11 points (3-3 FG, 5-5 FT) vs. High Point (1/27)... Had 15 points (6-9 FG, 3-3 FT) and matched season-high with 7 rebounds at Gardner-Webb (1/6)... Season-high 7 boards vs. Presbyterian (1/2)... Tallied career-high 16 points (8-11 FT) with 5 rebounds at UNCW (12/28)... Had 11 points (9-12 FT) with 3 assists in win over The Citadel (12/19)... Tallied 10 points and 6 boards in win at Charlotte (12/9)... Scored 13 points and 6 rebounds in win over VMI (11/30)... Scored 12 points (5-5 FG) at Savannah State (11/16)...
2014-15: Sat out as red-shirt according to NCAA transfer guidelines...
2013-14 (at Lehigh): Played in all 32 games with 9 starts as a freshman at Lehigh… Averaged 3.2 points and 2.0 rebounds while shooting 43.2% (35-81) from the field… Made 30-of-54 (.556) free throws… Scored season-high 11 points (3-5 FG, 5-8 FTs) vs. UMBC (12/7/13)… Tallied 9 points in games against Sacred Heart, LIU-Brooklyn and Holy Cross…
Prep/Personal: Shane Domitric Whitfield Played three seasons at Pamlico County HS where he was named New Bern Sun-Journal Player of the Year in 2012 after averaging 20 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists per game… Transferred to Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh and played two years, where his team won a state championship in 2013... Son of Jeff and Zeel Whitfield... Has two siblings, Alazia and Jordan... Born Jan. 12, 1994 in New Bern, N.C.... Business Administration/Accounting major...
Shane Whitfield’s Career Highs
Points
29 at The Citadel (12/4/16)
Rebounds
10 (2X) last vs. Houston Baptist (3/14/17)
Assists
4 (7X) last vs. UT Martin (3/20/17)
Field Goals
9 at The Citadel (12/4/16)
Field Goal Attempts
15 at The Citadel (12/4/16)
Three-Point Field Goals
1 vs. Gardner-Webb (2/1/17)
Three-Point Attempts
2 vs. Gardner-Webb (2/1/17)
Free Throws
15 vs. UNCW (12/14/16)
Free Throw Attempts
19 vs. UNCW (12/14/16)
Steals
3 vs. Johnson & Wales (12/16/15)
Blocked Shots
2 vs. VMI (11/30/15)
Minutes Played
44 vs. USC Upstate (12/2/16)
Shane Whitfield’s Career Stats (at Campbell)
Year
|
GP
|
GS
|
Min
|
Avg
|
FG
|
FGA
|
Pct
|
3FG
|
3FGA
|
3Pct
|
FT
|
FTA
|
Pct
|
Off
|
Def
|
Tot Reb
|
Avg
|
PF
|
FO
|
Ast
|
TO
|
Blk
|
Stl
|
Pts
|
Avg
|
2015-16
|
30
|
27
|
806
|
26.9
|
71
|
123
|
.577
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
85
|
116
|
.733
|
30
|
81
|
111
|
3.7
|
97
|
5
|
46
|
40
|
2
|
21
|
227
|
7.6
|
2016-17
|
37
|
36
|
1063
|
28.7
|
121
|
274
|
.442
|
1
|
8
|
.125
|
167
|
222
|
.752
|
38
|
124
|
162
|
4.4
|
105
|
4
|
69
|
99
|
5
|
22
|
410
|
11.1
|
TOTAL
|
67
|
63
|
1869
|
27.9
|
192
|
397
|
.484
|
1
|
9
|
.111
|
252
|
338
|
.746
|
68
|
205
|
273
|
4.1
|
202
|
9
|
115
|
139
|
7
|
43
|
637
|
9.5
|
Shane Whitfield’s Career Stats (at Lehigh)
Year
|
GP
|
GS
|
Min
|
Avg
|
FG
|
FGA
|
Pct
|
3FG
|
3FGA
|
3Pct
|
FT
|
FTA
|
Pct
|
Off
|
Def
|
Tot Reb
|
Avg
|
PF
|
FO
|
Ast
|
TO
|
Blk
|
Stl
|
Pts
|
Avg
|
2013-14
|
32
|
9
|
471
|
14.7
|
35
|
81
|
.432
|
1
|
4
|
.250
|
30
|
54
|
.556
|
13
|
52
|
65
|
2.0
|
59
|
2
|
25
|
28
|
2
|
5
|
101
|
3.2
|