Kennesaw State University Athletics

2008-09 Season
Started in 23 of the 28 games in which he appeared … Led the Owls in offensive rebounds … Led Kennesaw State in scoring with 12 points at North Florida (1/9/09) … Four times he led the Owls in rebounds, grabbing six boards in games at Campbell (1/5/09), at North Florida (1/9/09), at Jacksonville (1/11/09) and against Lipscomb (2/22/09).

2007-08 Season
Played in 30 games and made five starts ... Had a strong start to the season as he scored 10 points in 23 minutes on Opening Night at Western Kentucky (11/9/07) ... Led the team with eight rebounds and scored five points in a season-high 34 minutes at Auburn (11/3/07) ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and scored a season-high 11 points in a win over Jacksonville State (11/16/07) ... Had a team-high four rebounds and two blocked shots against Colgate (11/17/07) in the finals of the 100 Club Classic ... Set a career-high in assists with three at Florida A&M (11/24/07) ... Pulled down five rebounds and scored eight points on 2-of-3 shooting against UNLV (12/28/07) ... Shot 75 percent from the field while scoring eight points in 19 minutes at Stetson (1/17/08) ... Scored six points with two rebounds and had the game-winning in the Owls victory over Belmont (1/24/08) ... Was ranked fifth on the team in rebounds (83), free throw percentage (.677), field goal percentage (.396), steals (26), defensive rebounds (44), assists (21), and minutes played (650) ... Averaged 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 21.7 minutes per game ... Finished the season with 13 blocked shots and 39 offensive rebounds.

2006-07 Season
Appeared in 30 games, making eight starts for the Owls during his freshman campaign ... Pulled down a team-high five rebounds in the season-opener against Western Kentucky (11/11/06) ... Recorded a season-high three blocked shots to lead the team at Columbia University (11/18/06) ... Led the team in both steals (2) and blocks (2) at North Florida (2/8/07) ... Raised his scoring average to 3.3 ppg against Atlantic Sun Conference opponents ... Scored a season-high 11 points and tied his season-high for rebounds with six versus St. Peter's (11/17/06) ... Tied his season-high six rebounds two other times with the first coming in a win over North Florida (1/15/07) and the second in a home victory over Gardner-Webb (2/4/07) ... Averaged 2.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 17.7 minutes per game ... Finished the season with 21 rebounds and 14 blocked shots.

Prep Career
Whipple brought a 14-point, 10-rebound average to the Owls squad after his senior year ... The 6-foot-7-inch forward out of Wilkinson High School in Irwinton, Ga. was named the MVP of the Middle Georgia High School All-Star game after his senior season season ... Was also the Mid-Georgia Slam Dunk Champion ... Whipple concluded his prep career by leading Wilkinson to a 29-2 record while holding down a 3.2 grade point average.

Pesonal
Was born Jonathan Whipple in Gordon, Ga. ... Is the son of David Whipple and Lejuene King ... Has two siblings, Shawn (22) and Jakiera (15) ... Is a Communications major.