Whitmore averaged a league high-tying 19.0 points as she led the Liberty (13-9) to two victories during the week. Her performance included 61.9 percent shooting from the floor (13-of-21) to go along with 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per contest.

On June 18, Whitmore scored a game-high 25 points on 11-of-14 shooting (.786) as New York claimed a 72-59 victory over first place Los Angeles. She followed with 13 points on June 19 as the Liberty defeated the Indiana Fever 70-62.

Other candidates for WNBA Player of the Week were Charlotte's Kelly Miller, Detroit's Swin Cash, Houston's Tina Thompson, Los Angeles' Mwadi Mabika, Portland's Tamicha Jackson, Utah's Margo Dydek and Washington's Vicky Bullett.

The 2002 WNBA Playoffs tip off on Thursday, August 15, and the 2002 WNBA Finals will get underway on August 29. During the 2001 season, more than 2.5 million fans attended games, the most ever, and the WNBA welcomed its 10 millionth fan to attend a game since the league's inception. The WNBA broadcast schedule includes nationally televised games on NBC, ESPN and ESPN2, with programming broadcast to 178 countries in 24 languages. Last season, the combined local, national and international television coverage reached nearly 60 million viewers. For more information on the WNBA, visit www.wnba.com.