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Sami Whitcomb

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
<ul>
<li>2x WNBA Champion (2018, 2020)</li>
<li>Made WNBA debut with Seattle on May 13, 2017 at the age of 28</li>
<li>Recorded lone career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Chicago (July 28, 2023)</li>
<li>Scored career-high 30 points with career-best seven three-pointers while with New York vs Atlanta (June 26, 2021)</li>
<li>Signed as undrafted free agent by Seattle on Feb. 8, 2017</li>
</ul>
 
2024 (SEATTLE): Appeared in all 40 games (one of two Storm players) and made three starts, averaging 5.0 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 0.8 steals in 15.3 minutes per game…scored season-high 14 points including a season-best tying four three-pointers against Minnesota (July 12)…followed that up with 13 points four rebounds, four assists, and two steals against Atlanta (July 14)…scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting (all from beyond the arc) while adding five assists and two blocks against Washington (May 25)…closed out the regular season with 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists against Phoenix (Sept. 19)…recorded 400th made three-pointer and 200th career steal on June 29 against Dallas…played in 250th career game on August 16 vs Atlanta…picked up 500th career assists with a season-best six assists on Sept. 1 against Connecticut.
2023 (SEATTLE): One of three Storm players to appear in all 40 games, making 19 starts and averaging 9.7 points, 2.9 assists, 2.9 rebounds, 0.9 steals, and 0.4 blocks…scored in double-figures in 21 games including three games with 20+ points—all three against the Minnesota Lynx…recorded first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Chicago (July 28)…made a career-high 89 three-pointers, the second-most in franchise history, including making at least one three-pointer in each of the final 31 games of the season…scored a season-high 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting including 5-of-8 from three-point range against Minnesota (Aug. 18) including scoring her 1,500th career point…poured in 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting (5-of-7 from three) against Minnesota (June 29), right after scoring 20 points including 6-of-10 from beyond the arc against Minnesota (June 27)…recorded a season-high four steals to go along with 18 points against Phoenix (June13), connecting on her 300th career three-point field goal in the game.
2022 (NEW YORK): Appeared in 35 of New York’s 36 regular season contests, starting six games…Averaged 6.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game…Converted on 35.1% (59-168) of her three-point attempts…Totaled seven games of double figure scoring…scored season-high 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting (5-of-6 three-point field goals) against Las Vegas (July 14)…opened the season with 15 points, five rebounds, five assists, and three steals against Connecticut (May 7)…came close to a triple-double with eight points, eight assists and seven rebounds against Seattle (May 27)…averaged 3.7 points, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals in three postseason games against Chicago.
 
2021 (NEW YORK): Compiled a career-best season in her first campaign with the New York Liberty&#8230; Appeared in 30 games, including a career-high 28 starts&#8230; Averaged career highs of 11.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game&#8230; Shot personal bests of 47.3% from the field and 42.5% from deep, as well as logged a career-high 28.1 minutes per game&#8230; Sami finished No. 2 in the WNBA in three-point field goals made on the season (76), which also ranked third most all-time in Liberty history&#8230; Recorded a career-high 30 points on 58.3% (7-12) shooting from distance, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals on June 26 at Atlanta&#8230; Whitcomb’s seven three-pointers on June 26 tied the Liberty’s all-time single-game record, making her just the sixth player in team history to do so&#8230;Surpassed the 1000-point career scoring mark in New York’s final regular season game and a pivotal win over the Washington Mystics on September 17.
 
2020 (SEATTLE): Earned her second-career WNBA Championship with Seattle…Scored 17 points in the fourth quarter on 8/12/20 to power the Storm over Atlanta 100-63…Scored season-high 20 points…Made six 3-pointers in the game to tie the WNBA record for threes in a half for the second time in her career&#8230; Passed 500 career points mark vs. Connecticut on 8/4/20…Played 100th career game on 7/30/20 vs. Washington…Scored 17 points and added six assists on 8/10/20 vs. Chicago, shooting 6-for-9 from the field…Did not play in WNBA Finals in order to be with her wife for the birth of their child, Nash.
 
2019 (SEATTLE): Made first career start on June 28 vs. Chicago playing on alma mater’s court (Alaska Airlines Arena)…Scored a season-high 18 points on career-best 7 FGM on Aug. 11 at New York (at Barclays Center)…Knocked down five 3-point field goals and dished out career-high 8 assists on July 17 at Minnesota…Recorded 100th career 3-pointer on July 23 at Las Vegas.
 
2018 (SEATTLE): Won the 2018 WNBA Championship…Scored a season-high 12 points June 24 at Dallas…Put up 11 points on 3-for-6 shooting at Washington Aug. 9…Recorded a career-high 4 steals and season-high 4 rebounds Aug. 19 vs. Dallas…Dished out 11 points and a career-high 4 assists Sept. 4 vs. Phoenix.
 
2017 (SEATTLE): Tied the WNBA record for most three’s made in a half (6) vs. New York on May 26 in her rookie season with Seattle, finishing with a career-high 22 points against the Liberty…Tallied 13 points on 4-for-7 shooting vs. New York on July 6…Recorded 11 points, five rebounds and a career-high four assists at San Antonio on Aug. 5.
 
OVERSEAS
<ul>
<li>2023-24: Townsville Fire (WNBL), 2024 All-WNBL Second Team</li>
<li>2021-23: Perth Lynx (WNBL), 2022 All-WNBL First Team</li>
<li>2021: Galatasaray, Turkey</li>
<li>2019-2020: Montpellier, France; qualified for EuroLeague competition</li>
<li>2018-2019: Montpellier, France; Runner up in French League Championship</li>
<li>2015-18: Perth Lynx (WNBL), 2016 WNBL Champions; 2016 GF MVP</li>
<li>2014-15: Rockingham Flames, Australia; won SBL Championship; was GF MVP</li>
<li>2013-14: Rockingham Flames, Australia; was named WNBL MVP and to the All-Star Team. Following the Flames season, moved to Slovakia to play for SKBD Rucon through Dec. 2013.</li>
<li>2012-13: Wolfenbuttel Wildcats, Germany</li>
<li>2011-12: ChemCats Chemnitz, Germany</li>
</ul>
 
COLLEGE: Whitcomb was a four-year letter winner at the University of Washington…Named a 2010 All-Pac-10 selection…Averaged a career-best 13.0 points per game during her senior season (2010)&#8230;Led team in scoring, rebounding and assists during her senior season…Named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Dec. 28, 2009…Finished career ranked 15th all-time in UW scoring history with 1,205 points.. Ranks fourth in team history in 3-point field goals made (176)…2009 All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention selection…Two-time Pac-10 All-Defensive Team honorable mention…Team MVP as a junior, averaging 12.8 points per game and a Pac-10 leading 2.3 steals per game…Averaged at least 11 points the last two seasons…Also ranks among UW’s all-time season leaders for three-pointers made with 62 as a sophomore (tied for sixth) and 54 as a junior (ninth)…Has 55 career double-figure scoring games&#8230; Three-time Pac-10 All-Academic honoree including a second-team nod in 2008-09.
 
INTERNATIONAL: Became a naturalized Australian citizen on Feb. 1, 2018…Member of the Australia Women’s National Basketball Team…made Olympic debut in 2024 Paris Games, helping Australia win Bronze medal, averaging 13.0 points, 5.3 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in six games…had 14 points to help Opals beat Belgium in bronze medal game…posted 19-point, 10-assist double-double against Canada in Pool Play…2022 FIBA World Cup bronze medalist…2018 FIBA World Cup silver medalist.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jan and Sander Whitcomb, has an older brother, Jason…Great uncle Roy Schmidt played in the NFL with the Falcons, Packers and Washington Football Team in the 1960’s and 1970’s…Four-year letter winner at Buena HS (CA)…Ventura County Star 2005-06 Girls Basketball Player of the Year.