2008 WNBA Season: Narrowly edged for league MVP (276.79-242.08) by Los Angeles rookie Candace Parker in closest vote ever after most complete season of her career…Became just the second player in league history to average at least 10 points, five rebounds and five assists for a season, joining Nikki Teasley…Led the WNBA in assists average with 5.4 per game…Finished second on the team in scoring average (14.0 ppg.), establishing a new career high…Finished second on the team in total rebounds (174), averaging 5.6 per game…Led the Sun with 166 assists…Led the Sun in defensive rebounds (141) despite missing three games because of an ankle injury…Set new single-season career highs for made field goals (141), made threes (26) and made free throws (126)…Became the all-time franchise assist leader on July 1st, collecting her 738th assist to pass Shannon Johnson…Reached 800 career assists against Chicago (9/5)…Tied her career-high with 33 points at Washington (7/13)…Had 23 double-figure games, including 12 straight to open the season…Led or tied for the team lead in rebounding in 10 games, matching Asjha Jones in that category…Matched her career high with 10 rebounds against Atlanta (6/27)…Had five or more assists in 20 games…Tied the franchise record with 13 made free throws at Washington (7/13)…Scored her 1,500th career point against New York (5/30).
In The Playoffs: Averaged 13.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and four assists in three games against New York…Led the Sun with 19 points, and also had seven rebounds in Game 3 (9/22)…Made 13-of-15 free throws in the series…With 40 points in the series, moved into third place all-time among Sun playoff scorers with 328 points.

2007 WNBA Season: Enjoyed most complete season as a professional…Led the league in total assists (169)…Finished tied for the league lead in assist average (5.0) with Becky Hammon despite playing six more games…Averaged a career-best 13.4 points per game…Set new single-season highs for steals (73), rebounds (162), defensive rebounds (129), offensive rebounds (33) and made field goals (156)…Scored a career-high 33 points against Detroit (7/24), the most points ever scored by a Sun player in regulation…Set a franchise mark for made field goals (13) in the same game…Collected her 500th career assist at Minnesota (6/13), and her 600th against New York (7/26)…Scored her 1000th career point in the season opener at Washington (5/19)…Registered the fourth double-double of her career with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Chicago (6/17)...Narrowly missed a rare triple double with 10 assists, nine points and eight rebounds against New York (6/20)…Finished third in the league in steals per game (2.15)...Finished third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.25)…Narrowly missed becoming just the second player in WNBA history to average 10 points, five assists and five rebounds per game for a season…Ranked 10th or higher in the WNBA in 12 different statistical categories.
In The Playoffs: Averaged 13.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game… Recorded bookend double-doubles in the playoffs, collecting 13 points and 10 assists in Game 1 against Indiana (8/23) and 21 points and a team-high 10 rebounds in Game 3 at Indiana (8/27)… Was 9-of-10 from the free throw line during the series.

2006 WNBA Season:
Played limited minutes through the early part of the season after undergoing surgery to repair ligaments in her left ankle on January 10th…Finished with 153 assists, the second best total of her career, fifth best in franchise history…Assist average (4.6) was fourth best in the WNBA…Free throw percentage of 90.3 was a career high and the third best in the league…Made all 32 free throws attempted in a six-game stretch (6/23-7/6)…Reached double figures in 15 games…Made first career start in the WNBA All-Star game…Led or shared the team high in assists 18 times…Had a career high 105 defensive rebounds…Played in 33 of 34 games…Sat out the last game of the season. In The Playoffs: Averaged 12.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 2.2 apg…Led the team in scoring during the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Washington, averaging 18.5 points…Led all Sun players with 18 made free throws in postseason…Also tied for second on the team with seven made threes in the postseason.

2005 WNBA Season:
Followed up a productive rookie season with improvement in almost every statistical category… Raised her scoring average by over three points per game from her rookie season…Led the team with career highs in assists (172), made free throws (125), and free throw attempts (156)…Was third in scoring average (12.1 ppg) and fourth in total rebounds (128)…Assist total was the second best single-season total in franchise history… Established new single-game career highs for points (28) in a game, points in a half (17) and made field goals (9) during a win over Charlotte (8/18)…Surpassed her 2004 points total in the 25th game of the year, and her 2004 assist total in the 29th game…Became the first Sun player since Nykesha Sales (July of 2004) to have consecutive 20-point games…Led the team in assists 25 times…Earned the first WNBA Player of the Week Award of her career on June 27th…Scored in double figures 21 times…Had a career-high nine rebounds against Detroit (6/18)…Had five or more assists in 22 games…Underwent surgical procedure during the 2005 offseason (1/10/06) to tighten ligaments in her left ankle. In The Playoffs: Scored 27 points in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Detroit, tying her own franchise playoff record with 15 made free throws while setting a new mark for free throw attempts (17)…The 27 points was the second-most in Sun playoff history…Averaged 16.5 points, 3.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds during sweeps of Detroit and Indiana…Suffered fracture in tibial plateau of her left leg during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Indiana… Sprained ankle in Game 1 of WNBA Finals… Averaged just four points and three assists per game in the WNBA Finals, sitting out Game 2 because of her injuries.

2004 WNBA Season:
Voted by fans onto the 2004 WNBA All-Star roster…Started 30 of 31 games she played in, missing three due to a strep throat… Ranked fifth in WNBA, first among rookies, in assist average (4.8)…Ranked sixth in WNBA in assist total (148)…Ranked sixth in WNBA in assists per 40 minutes (6.3)…Ranked 12th in the league in field goal percentage (.454), 16th in three-point field goal percentage (.351) and 19th in free throw attempts per 40 minutes (5.16)…Set a single-game franchise record with 13 assists at Detroit (6/27), and also had 10 points for first WNBA double-double…Recorded her second double-double with 16 points and 10 assists vs. Indiana (7/6)…Set franchise records for most assists in two consecutive games (23), three consecutive games (30) and four consecutive games (40)…Became just the second player in franchise history to reach 100 assists in a season…Assist total was fourth highest in Sun history…Led team in rebounding with 36 in six-game stretch immediately before Olympic Break… Scored career-high 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting at New York (9/10)…Had career-high seven rebounds twice, vs. San Antonio (7/24) and Washington (7/30)…Had a career-high five steals vs. Indiana (9/19)…Had three games with double-digit assist totals…Tied or led the team in assists 17 times, including every game of the team’s six game win streak…Led the team in scoring four times. In The Playoffs: Established a WNBA playoff record against Washington Mystics (9/27) with 11 made free throws in a half during the Eastern Conference Semifinals…Made most free throws in a single game in franchise history (regular season or postseason) with 15 vs. the Mystics (9/27)… Established Sun postseason record with nine assists in Game 1 of WNBA Finals vs. Seattle (10/8)…Led Sun with 41 assists in the postseason …Set a WNBA record for most made free throws in a three-game playoff series with 28 vs. the Mystics.

Other Professional Experience: Played for USK Blex Praha in Praque, Czech Republic during the 2007-08 offseason…Spent the 2006-07 offseason playing for UMMC in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

College:
Galvanized state of Minnesota behind the women’s program, which rose to national prominence during her storied career…Average attendance at women’s basketball games grew from 1,087 during her freshman season to 9,866 her senior year…Became Minnesota’s all-time leading scorer on January 25, 2004 against Michigan State, surpassing 1994 Wade Trophy Winner Carol Ann Shudlick. Finished career with 2,285 points, fifth best in Big Ten history…Holds Minnesota career records in points, scoring average, games in double figures, free throws made and free throw percentage…Also among top ten leaders in field goals made, field goal attempts, field goal percentage, three-pointers made, three-pointers attempted, three-point field goal percentage, free throws attempted, assists and steals…Shares Minnesota’s single-game record for free throw percentage (14-14 vs. Creighton on 12/4/03)…Only four-time team MVP in school history…Was a two-time Wade Trophy Finalist (2004, 2003)…Two-time Naismith Award Finalist (2004,2003)…As a senior, was a Kodak All-American First Team, USBWA All-american Second Team and an AP All-American Second Team…First Golden Gopher to earn All-American honors in three different seasons…Led Minnesota to its first-ever Final Four appearance in 2004…Led Minnesota to the NCAA tournament three straight years. Program had been to the tournament just once before her arrival...Named NCAA Mideast Region MVP for the 2004 NCAA tournament...Three-time member of the NCAA All-Midwest Region Team (2004,2003,2002)…Was unanimous selection for All-Big Ten First Team in 2004, 2003 and 2002…Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2004,2003,2002)…Won the 2004 and 2002 Fast Break Club Award…As a junior, was a Kodak All-American First Team, USBWA All-American First Team and an AP All-American Second Team…Was a 2003 Academic All-American…Was 2003 and 2002 Academic All-District…As a sophomore, was a Kodak All-American Honorable Mention, USBWA All-American First Team and an AP All-American Third Team…Just the third player in Big Ten history to earn Player of the Year honors as a sophomore…Was Chicago Tribune 2002 Big Ten Player of the Year…As a freshman, was selected as an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention…Recipient of the 2001 Coaches Award.

Full name is Lindsay Marie Whalen…The daughter of Neil and Kathy Whalen...Married former University of Minnesota All-American golfer Ben Greve on October 6, 2008 at St. Anastasia Catholic Church in Hutchinson, Minn…Oldest of five children, with two sisters (Katie and Annie) and two brothers (Thomas and Casey)…First woman to be named Minneapolis Star Tribune Sportsperson of the Year, beating out Twins’ Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana and NBA MVP Kevin Garnett for the honor in December of 2004…Also recognized as Sportsperson of the Year by the St. Paul Pioneer Press…Her No. 13 was retired by the University of Minnesota during a ceremony in January 2005 at Williams Arena…Listed Charles Barkley, Jennifer Capriati, Kirby Puckett and Anthony Carter as her childhood sports heroes… Was the first athlete in University of Minnesota history to have her own bobblehead doll…Voted Favorite Female Athlete in City Pages Best of The Twin Cities reader’s poll…Majored in sports management...Was a four-time honorable mention all-state selection at Hutchinson High…Member of the 2003 USA World Championship for Young Women team that won the gold in Croatia in 2003...Won gold medal as member of the 2002 USA World Championship for Young Women Qualifying team…Led Hutchinson to Minnesota Conference title three straight years (1997-99)…Averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists as a junior…Won a state title and placed 13th nationally with her club team, the Minnesota Jaguars…Was an All-Conference selection in tennis and track.

Selected by Connecticut in first round (fourth overall) of WNBA Draft, April 17, 2004.