Whitney Fields

Position:
F
Height:
6-1
Class:
Junior
Major:
Black Studies
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Monsignor Pace
Prev School:
Arizona

2008-09: Garnered second-team All-Big West honors after leading the 49ers with 12.6 points per game ... Finished the season tops in the Big West Conference with 8.7 rebounds per outing ... Also ranked among the league's top 10 in scoring, field goal percentage (.401), free throw percentage (.725), steals (49), and blocked shots (28) ... Opened the campaign with five straight double-figure scoring efforts ... Poured in a career-high 30 points in just 28 minutes against New Mexico State ... Posted 24 points and 10 rebounds at Cal State Northridge (Jan. 17) ... Also had 20-point performances against Pacific (Feb. 7), Texas Pan American and Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 28) ... Pulled down a career-best 16 boards at Cal State Bakersfield ... Totaled a team-high 10 double-doubles, while reaching double figures in scoring 19 times ... Named to the Big West Winter All-Academic team.

2007-08: Redshirted.

Prior to LBSU: Played in 19 games, making one start at the University of Arizona during the 2006-07 season ... Averaged 2.0 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest ... Named the team's Most Inspirational Player ... Led the Wildcats in field goal percentage at .533 (16-for-30) ... Posted seven points, four rebounds and one steal in nine minutes of action against Stanford in the second round of the Pac-10 Tournament ... Finished with six points, a season-high eight rebounds (seven offensive), and a career-best two assists against Washington (Jan. 4) ... Poured in a season-high 10 points, grabbed five boards, and had two blocked shots against Nicholls State ... Appeared in 29 games, starting three times as a freshman during the 2005-06 season ... Averaged 3.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per outing ... Led the team in blocks, and ranked third in free throws made and rebounds ... Reached double-digit scoring three times ... Pulled down 10 or more rebounds twice ... Finished with eight points and 10 boards in the season-opener vs. Loyola Marymount ... Tallied 11 points to go with nine rebounds against Furman ... Posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Washington on Dec. 31 ... Scored a career-high 12 points, while adding nine rebounds vs. Oregon (Jan. 14).

High School: Lettered four years in basketball at Monsignor Pace High School ... Was the team captain as a freshman, junior and senior ... Named team MVP three times ... Also a three-time All-Dade County honoree ... Averaged 14.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocks per game as a senior, when her team went 27-5 and won the state title ... Also lettered one year in track as a high jumper ... Cleared 5-5 in the regional finals ... Was named the team's Most Improved athlete as a junior.

Personal: Has three sisters, Melanie, Kimberly and Nicky, and one brother, Edmund ... Majoring in black studies.