2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore): Medically redshirted due to recovery from surgery.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Whittaker played all 23 games in 2020-21…She got her lone start of the year at Denver (12/8/20)…Tied her career-high in points with 15 against Nebraska…Whittaker averaged 10.7 ppg during the Buffs’ WNIT run in Memphis, Tenn…Scored in double figures five times…Averaged 5.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 14.8 minutes.

2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman): Whittaker started 10 of the 27 games she appeared in…She scored a season-high 15 points against Jacksonville…Whittaker snagged a season-high nine rebounds twice (Denver and at Cal)…Whittaker played a season-high 27 minutes against Indiana State…She finished the season averaging 5.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 15.5 minutes per game…She missed three games after suffering an injury at Oregon State.

2018-19 (Freshman): Joined the Buffs in January and redshirted her first season.

Prior to Colorado: Averaged 13.8 points and 5.0 rebounds for New Zealand at the U18 Women’s Asian Championships. Whittaker totaled 23 points in the Tall Ferns opening loss to Japan. She averaged 14.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in her international career. She averaged 32 points and 14 rebounds per game while attending St. Andrews College. She was the MVP of the Canterbury Competition, as well as the South Island High School Competition in 2018. She also played volleyball and netball.

Club: North Canterbury Premier

Personal: Born on Aug. 12, 2000, to Mark and Caroline Whittaker in Bambury, England…She has two younger siblings, Mason and Lauren. Enjoys water skiing, wakeboarding, hiking and boating in her free time…Was a volunteer referee and coach at North Canterbury Basketball…Whittaker chose Colorado over other DI offers, Miami (Fla.), Gonzaga, Oklahoma State and Florida.