41 - Whitney Hollis
| Born: | 04/06/1986 |
| Height: | 6-3 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| High School: | Canarsie High |
| Position: | C |
2006-07
Appeared in 15 games as a junior... Missed the first 14 games with a knee injury... Saw her first action of the season and recorded two blocks against Massachusetts... Scored four points in six minutes of action at La Salle... Added eight points and three rebounds against Saint Joseph's... Tallied five points against Dayton... Had six points and two blocks against Richmond... Scored six points at St. Bonaventure... Was credited with six points and two blocks at Xavier. 2005-06
Saw action in 20 games, including 17 starts in a season affected by injury... Averaged 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting .450 from the floor... Posted a career-high 16 rebounds while adding seven points and three steals in 37 minutes against Hartford... Hit 5-of-9 shots for 10 points to go along with seven rebounds in a win over Xavier... Scored 10 points, grabbed four rebounds and had one steal against Richmond... Scored a season-high 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting and recorded six rebounds in 29 minutes of action against St. Bonaventure. 2004-05
Missed her first eight games of the season due to a knee injury... Scored two points and had four rebounds against No. 2 Duke... Scored four points and had two rebounds against Auburn... Just missed a double-double with nine points, 10 rebounds and five blocks against St. Bonaventure... Grabbed six rebounds against Temple... Had five points and six rebounds against La Salle... Recorded eight rebounds vs. Dayton... Missed six games due to a knee injury... Returned from injury and scored six points while grabbing four rebounds against Massachusetts... Had 11 rebounds and two blocks in 17 minutes of play against Richmond in the Atlantic 10 tournament. HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year starter and team captain for coach Michelle Goodman at Canarsie High... Averaged 13 points, 18 rebounds and two assists per game as a junior, earning First-Team All-Brooklyn honors from Newsday and the New York Daily News... Averaged 12 points, 17 rebounds and two assists per game as a senior, earning Second-Team All-Brooklyn honors... Was named Canarsie's MVP as a senior... Was MVP of the Thanksgiving Genesis Tournament in 2002... Played AAU basketball for the New York Gauchos with current Rhode Island teammate Mia Marcus under coaches Walter Welsch and Earl Elliott... Also played softball and was an honor roll student who graduated in the top 10-percent of her class. PERSONAL
Born April 6, 1986... Daughter of Lori and Michael Hollis of Brooklyn, N.Y... Has four brothers, Quentin, Matthew, Devin and Jordan... Volunteered with the Salvation Army After School Community Center and has worked as a peer leadership counselor... Majoring in Communication Studies.
Appeared in 15 games as a junior... Missed the first 14 games with a knee injury... Saw her first action of the season and recorded two blocks against Massachusetts... Scored four points in six minutes of action at La Salle... Added eight points and three rebounds against Saint Joseph's... Tallied five points against Dayton... Had six points and two blocks against Richmond... Scored six points at St. Bonaventure... Was credited with six points and two blocks at Xavier. 2005-06
Saw action in 20 games, including 17 starts in a season affected by injury... Averaged 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting .450 from the floor... Posted a career-high 16 rebounds while adding seven points and three steals in 37 minutes against Hartford... Hit 5-of-9 shots for 10 points to go along with seven rebounds in a win over Xavier... Scored 10 points, grabbed four rebounds and had one steal against Richmond... Scored a season-high 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting and recorded six rebounds in 29 minutes of action against St. Bonaventure. 2004-05
Missed her first eight games of the season due to a knee injury... Scored two points and had four rebounds against No. 2 Duke... Scored four points and had two rebounds against Auburn... Just missed a double-double with nine points, 10 rebounds and five blocks against St. Bonaventure... Grabbed six rebounds against Temple... Had five points and six rebounds against La Salle... Recorded eight rebounds vs. Dayton... Missed six games due to a knee injury... Returned from injury and scored six points while grabbing four rebounds against Massachusetts... Had 11 rebounds and two blocks in 17 minutes of play against Richmond in the Atlantic 10 tournament. HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year starter and team captain for coach Michelle Goodman at Canarsie High... Averaged 13 points, 18 rebounds and two assists per game as a junior, earning First-Team All-Brooklyn honors from Newsday and the New York Daily News... Averaged 12 points, 17 rebounds and two assists per game as a senior, earning Second-Team All-Brooklyn honors... Was named Canarsie's MVP as a senior... Was MVP of the Thanksgiving Genesis Tournament in 2002... Played AAU basketball for the New York Gauchos with current Rhode Island teammate Mia Marcus under coaches Walter Welsch and Earl Elliott... Also played softball and was an honor roll student who graduated in the top 10-percent of her class. PERSONAL
Born April 6, 1986... Daughter of Lori and Michael Hollis of Brooklyn, N.Y... Has four brothers, Quentin, Matthew, Devin and Jordan... Volunteered with the Salvation Army After School Community Center and has worked as a peer leadership counselor... Majoring in Communication Studies.
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