Greg Whittington
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 7, 1993 Columbia, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Oakland Mills (Columbia, Maryland) |
| College | Georgetown (2011–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2016–2017 | Sydney Kings |
| 2017 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Greg Whittington (born February 7, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played one and a half seasons of college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas before being suspended for academic deficiencies in January 2013, and then dismissed from the team in November 2013. After sitting out the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons, Whittington had an impressive Summer League stint with the Miami Heat in 2015, leading to him signing with the team for training camp. He spent the 2015–16 season with the Heat's NBA Development League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, and helped them win their first ever D-League championship. After spending the first half of the 2016–17 season in Australia with the Sydney Kings, Whittington returned to the Skyforce in February 2017.
Whittington attended Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, Maryland where he was a four-year letterwinner playing for the basketball team. As a senior in 2010–11, he averaged 23.5 points, 11.6 rebounds, 4.4 blocks, 3.0 steals and 2.7 assists per game, while earning All-Met Player of the Year and Howard County Player of the Year honors for leading his team to an undefeated season, finishing 25–0.
As a freshman at Georgetown in 2011–12, Whittington appeared in all 33 games while averaging 4.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game. After a solid, trouble free first season for the Hoyas, Whittington's sophomore year was filled with turmoil due to academic concerns. He started the 2012–13 season well, averaging 12.1 points and 7.0 rebounds in 13 games up until January 8, before missing the remainder of the season after being suspended for academic deficiencies.
Whittington failed to appear in any games for the Hoyas to begin the 2013–14 season due to a torn ACL suffered during the summer, and was later dismissed from the team on November 30, 2013. In mid-December, he transferred to Rutgers University and committed to playing for head coach Eddie Jordan. However, he caused controversy the following month when he failed to enroll at Rutgers for the spring semester, with no comment given on his decision not to join the school. Whittington subsequently sat out the entire 2013–14 season.
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