2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Sullivan, Whitney
Jersey Number 23

Whitney Sullivan

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Hometown:
    Orangeville, Ill.
  • High School:
    Orangeville
CAREER NOTES: A one-year squad member at Tulsa.
 
2024-25: Played in one game.
  • Made her first career appearance at Missouri State (11-10-24).
  • Missed the rest of the season to recover from injury.
  
HIGH SCHOOL
  • A four-year varsity starter at Orangeville High School in Orangeville, Ill.
  • Averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds, while dishing out four assists and blocking three shots per game.
  • Ranked the No. 9 girls basketball player in the state of Illinois by Prep Girls Hoops.
  • A four-time first-team all-conference selection.
  • A four-time Village Voices First-Team All-Area honoree.
  • A two-time conference player of the year.
  • A two-time Village Voices Player of the Year.
  • A two-time Rockford Register Star All-Area Team choice.
  • 2024 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association First Team Class 1A All-State selection.
  • 2024 Peoria News Gazette First Team All-State selection.
  • Helped her high school program reach winning seasons for the first time in 20 years.
  • Led Orangeville to a program-record 30 wins in her senior year.
  • Guided her team to back-to-back NUIC North titles and a combined 55-10 record in her junior and senior seasons.
  • Named NUIC North Player of the Year as a sophomore.
  • Also played for AAU team Rockford Elite.
  • Helped Rockford Elite win the 2023 Nike Tournament of Champions Platinum Bracket.
 
PERSONAL
  • Began playing basketball at age 12.
  • Enjoys cooking and fishing.
  • Grew up on a farm in northern Illinois.
  • Has shown Oxford Sheep.
  • Her high school graduation class was 18.
  • Her favorite movie is “Divergent.”
  • Her favorite sports movie is “The Longest Yard.”
  • Lists The Twisted series as her favorite books.
  • Her favorite sport to watch other than basketball is football.
  • Lists volleyball as her second favorite sport to play.
  • Her favorite dessert is strawberry pretzel salad.
  • Has five siblings.
  • Her father played soccer and ran track at New Mexico State.
  • Parents are David Sullivan and Beth Cahoon.
  • Stepmom is Cara Sullivan.
  • Stepdad is Chris Cahoon.
  • Majoring in elementary education.
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