Biography
AWARDS
• 2x Patriot League All-Conference Second Team (2020, 23)
• 2x Patriot League All-Conference Third Team (2021, 2022)
• 2020 NABC All-District Second Team
• 2018 Patriot League All-Rookie Team
• 2023 Harry Agganis Terrier Pride Award
• 2x Patriot League Player of the Week (11/11/19, 11/14/22)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (1/2/18)
• 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2021, 22)
• 2x NABC Honors Court (2022, 23)
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2022-23
Started all 31 games played, posting a personal-best 14.8 ppg with 6.2 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.8 spg, 42.6 FG%, 32.7 3FG%, 81.9 FT% and 31.2 mpg ... Totaled 30 assists, 24 steals and 16 blocks ... Became third Terrier in program history alongside BU Hall of Famer Tunji Awojobi ('97) and John Holland ('11) to earn a fourth All-Conference honor, as he was named to the second team for the second time ... Finished No. 4 all-time at BU with 836 rebounds, No. 6 at 1,696 points and No. 9 with 192 career 3-pointers ... Scored in double figures 26 times while claiming seven double-doubles ... Tallied at least two assists eight times, multiple steals four times and two blocks three times ... Opened the season with a career-high 27 points and career-tying 13 rebounds against Northeastern (11/7) with personal-best six 3-pointers and 10 overall field goals ... Posted 19 points in the next contest at UConn (11/11) with seven free throws on nine attempts while adding two steals for the second time ... Reached 10+ points in 10 straight contests from 11/27 to 1/8 with 25 points at Marist, highlighted by a game-winning putback, and 23 points at American (1/8) alongside 11 rebounds ... Scored in double digits in 11 of the final 12 games, including 20 points at Lafayette ... Posted 19 points and 10 boards against Lehigh (2/25) and finally 18 points plus 13 rebounds in the PL quarterfinals at Army (3/2) in overtime ... Became the first men's basketball player to earn the BU Athletic Department's Terrier Pride Award for best exemplifying the characteristics that define "Terrier Pride": leadership, determination, citizenship, humility and teamwork ... Named to the NABC Honors Court a second time for earning a cumulative grad GPA above 3.50.
AS A SENIOR IN 2021-22
Started 23 of the 26 games played to help the Terriers earn their second postseason bid in three years while earning his third overall All-Patriot League (third team) award ... Finished second on the team averaging 5.7 rpg and third at 12.7 ppg while shooting 45.8 FG%, 38.1 3FG% and 79.4 FT% in 29.2 mpg ... Totaled 28 assists, 19 steals and 11 blocks as well ... Reached in double figures in 23 contests while earning one double-double ... Dished out at least two assists eight times and flushed at least three 3-pointers seven times ... Recorded two ore more steals three times ... Totaled a season-high 21 points at Hartford (11/18) on 7-of-12 FG and 3-of-5 3FG alongside eight rebounds ... Later tied with 21 points vs. Army (2/9) with the help of a career-high five 3-pointers on eight attempts ... Posted 17 points and 10 rebounds with two assists at American (1/10) ... One board shy of double-double with 13 points at Lafayette (1/26) ... Recorded 19 points and six rebounds in the PL quarterfinal win vs. Loyola Maryland in career-tying 34 minutes ... Posted eight points and six rebounds in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) opening round win vs. UNC Greensboro (3/20) before earning 11 points against Middle Tennessee (3/21) in the quarterfinals ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second time for posting a 3.20+ GPA ... Named to the NABC Honors Court for earning a cumulative grad GPA above 3.50.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2020-21
Started all 16 games played to earn his second All-Patriot League (third team) award along with his first NBAC All-District (second team) honor ... Finished second on the team in both scoring (13.5 ppg) and rebounding (6.8 rpg) ... Placed seventh in the PL in rebounding and 11th in scoring ... Also averaged 31.0 mpg, 41.4 FG%, 72.7 FT%, 1.1 spg and 0.6 bpg ... Reached double figures in all but one game while posting three double-doubles ... Recorded two assists in a game five times, two steals in a contest four times and two blocks once ... Started the season with 15 points, 13 rebounds, two assists, a block and steal in his debut against Colgate (1/9) ... Flushed a season-high three 3-pointers vs. Army (1/16) en route to 17 points ... Earned a double-double the next day with 13 points and 11 boards against the Black Knights ... Claimed his third double-double at Army (2/28) with 13 points and 12 rebounds ... Went 7-of-9 and a perfect 4-of-4 at the charity stripe for a season-high 19 points in the PL opening round win over Lehigh (3/3) while adding eight rebounds and two assists ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for posting a 3.20+ GPA.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019-20
Started all 34 games to help the Terriers claim their first Patriot League tournament title and eighth overall NCAA berth, first since 2011 ... Earned his first All-Patriot League (second team) award for his efforts ... Finished second on the team at 13.0 ppg and 7.4 rpg while earning a team-high 61 3-pointers and 18 blocks ... Also averaged 30.3 mpg, 46.2 FG% and 34.7 3FG% ... Added 25 steals ... Finished fifth in the PL for rebounding and ninth in made 3FGs per game (1.8) ... Averaged 15.3 ppg and 9.7 rpg in the three PL Tournament games while shooting 46.7 3FG% ... Reached double figures in points 29 times and in rebounds nine times ... Claimed eight double-doubles, including two at home during the conference tournament ... Tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds for the PL quarterfinal win against Navy before posting 16 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks to eliminate Bucknell and help BU reach first PL final since 2014 ... Had 12 points and nine rebounds at Colgate to help BU claim first-ever conference tournament title on the road ... Recorded eight points and eight rebounds in BU's first-ever win against an SEC opponent at South Carolina ... Opened season with career-high 23 points in both home games against Northeastern and SUNY Poly to garner his first-ever Patriot League Player of the Week award ... Also grabbed seven boards against the Huskies ... Flushed four 3-pointers apiece in those two games and later had four treys against Army West Point en route to 16 points alongside a career-high 12 rebounds ... Tallied 19 points versus UNH and 18 points at Lafayette ... Had a career-tying three steals at Vermont with nine points ... Matched his career high with three assists against American while adding 14 points, nine rebounds and two steals ... Helped the Terriers win all four games during a 10-day overseas trip to Spain in August.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018-19
Missed the entire season due to injury ... Received a redshirt.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017-18
Earned head coach Joe Jones' seventh All-Conference Rookie Team honor in six years after starting in 23 of 27 games played and helping the Terriers reach the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament ... Finished fourth on the team in scoring at 9.3 ppg while averaging 5.0 rpg, second best on the team ... Increased those two averages to 10.5 ppg and 5.9 rpg in conference play ... Also averaged 1.1 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.5 bpg and 24.6 mpg while shooting 48.1 FG% and 37.0 3FG% ... Missed four straight games in February due to injury ... Reached double figures 13 times, including in his final seven appearances of the season ... Posted double-doubles at home against Lehigh (16 pts., 11 rebs.) and Bucknell (14 pts., 10 rebs.) ... Had 16 points, six rebounds and two steals in a home win over Army West Point to earn PL Rookie of the Week accolades ... Also had 16 points in the PL quarterfinal win at Lehigh with eight rebounds, three steals and two assists ... Dished out a season-high three assists at Maine and at Bethune-Cookman .... Went 8-of-10 from the charity stripe at home against Loyola Maryland en route to 15 points, seven rebounds and two blocks ... Also had two blocks against Lehigh and at Army ... Dished out a career-tying three assists versus American while earning 14 points, nine rebounds and two steals.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Two-time NEPSAC Player of the Year and McDonald's All-American nominee from St. Luke's School ... Ranked as high as No. 2 in the state of Connecticut by ESPN.com and 25th in New England by the New England Recruiting Report ... Only incoming freshman to a mid-major school to participate in the 16th Annual Jordan Brand Classic, which was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... Three-time All-New England First Team and All-Conference First Team honoree ... Averaged 19.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.3 apg and 1.6 spg his junior year ... Named to the Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd" feature after totaling 21 points and nine rebounds in a thrilling 74-68 OT win for the 2016 NEPSAC Class C title ... Played a key role in helping the PSA Cardinals reach the finals at the 2016 Nike EYBL Peach Jam.
PERSONAL
Born on July 8, 1998 ... Son of Catherine Hammie and Wayne Whyte ... Graduated in Dec. 2020 from the College of Arts and Sciences with a degree in sociology ... Now pursuing a master's in interdisciplinary training in population health from the School of Public Health.
