Bradley University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
Honorable Mention MVC Scholar-Athlete: (2014-15)
MVC Newcomer of the Week: (12-31-14)
Bradley Country Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week (2): (01-06-15 & 01-07-15)
MVC Honor Roll: (2016, 2015)
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (5): Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16

2015-16 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Started 16 of 29 games she appeared in … Missed the last two home games with an ankle injury ... Two-time Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week ... Opened the season with her fourth career double-double, tallying 21 points, 10 rebounds and two steals to help Bradley top Detroit 75-67 ... Scored in double figures in 13 of 29 games, including nine of her last 19 contests and is second on the team in scoring at 9.2 points per game ... Had a streak of 13 consecutive made free throws ... Shot 75 percent from the free throw line and scored 23 percent of her points from the line ... Scored 11 consecutive points during the second half at Saint Louis and had all 19 of her team-high points in a 10-minute stretch to help Bradley cut a 36-point deficit to 12 points with four and a half minutes left ... Made seven consecutive shots at Saint Louis ... Led the team with 15 points in Valley opener against Loyola making 8-of-9 free throw attempts ... Turned in a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench at Southern Illinois ... Was 7-for-10 with a team-best 17 points in the home win against Wichita State ... Played only two minutes in the first three quarters at Loyola, before collecting 17 fourth-quarter points ... Scored in double figures in eight of nine games she has at least four free throw attempts in 2015-16 and 17 of 19 times in her Bradley career ... Led the team in scoring in MVC play at 9.1 points per game ... Scored 15 of her team-high 19 points at Missouri State in the first half … Finished her career eighth in career free throw percentage at .790. 

2014-15 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete ... Sat out the first eight games of the season due to NCAA transfer rules before making her Bradley debut against Chicago State on Dec. 18 ... The12th player in program history to score 100 points in their first eight games as a Brave and was the 11th player to reach 200 career points in 17 games or fewer ... Averaged  11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds in her 22 games ... Came off the bench in final four games and six of the last nine, averaging 11.2 points on 42 percent shooting and 6.0 rebounds when coming off the bench ... Named MVC Newcomer of the Week for the week of Dec. 31 ... Turned in her team-best third double-double of the year with 14 points & 10 rebounds off the bench in the home win against Loyola ... Came off the bench to collect nine points, eight rebounds and three assists in the home win against Evansville ... Had a steal and a pair of free throws in the closing seconds at Illinois State to seal the victory, finishing  ith 17 points and eight rebounds ...  Averaged 4.5 free throw attempts per game and shot 82 percent from the line to rank third in the MVC in free throw percentage  ... Helped Bradley rally from a 23-19 halftime deficit at Loyola by scoring 11 of the team’s first 13 points in the second half and collected 13 points & eight rebounds in the final 20 minutes to help a 46-45 victory ... Finished with 15 points and season-best 14 rebounds at Loyola ... Made 14-of-14 free throws and scored a career-best 28 points against Northern Illinois ... Had 16 of her 28 points vs. Northern Illinois in the first nine minutes of the game ... Her 14 free throws tied for the fifth-best single game total in school history and is the third most free throws in a game for a Bradley player who was perfect from the line ... Eighth player in program history to score in double figures in their first five games and first to do so since 1993-94... Scored 10 points against Chicago State in her debut ... Turned in her first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against Bowling Green ... Had a team-best 13 points and six rebounds in the MVC opener against UNI.

2013-14 (SOPHOMORE)
Transferred to Bradley for the Spring Semester ... Did not appear in a game at Washington State ... Has three years of eligibility remaining.

2012-13 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 12 games as a true freshman at Washington State ... Averaged 1.3 points and 0.7 rebounds per game

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time all-state selection ... Four-time North Suburban Conference Player of the Year ... Holds Chisago Lakes High School career scoring and rebounding records ... Averaged career highs of 24.1 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as a senior, while shooting 56 percent from three-point range ... Helped the Wildcats to their first Minnesota State Tournament appearance as a senior ... Candidate for Minnesota Miss Basketball and went on to earn MVP honors at the Minnesota Class 3AAA All-Star game ... Scored better than 20 points per game and grabbed 9.5 rebounds or per outing each of her four prep seasons ... As a junior, she scored 22.7 points per tilt in addition to snagging 9.8 boards per contest ... Averaged a double-double (22.6 points & 10.8 rebounds) as a sophomore ... Scored 20.3 points per game as a freshman ... Also lettered in soccer, track and golf.

Getting To Know Whitney Tinjum
Parents: Perry & Melinda Tinjum
Bithplace: McAllen, Minn.
Siblings: William
Major: Advertising