German Greatness: Men's Hoops Alum Whitfield Shining

German Greatness: Men's Hoops Alum Whitfield Shining
Willie Whitfield's ability to box out made him one of the nation's top seven rebounders. Now he's playing professionally in Germany

Former Barry University forward Willie Whitfield is leading ASC Mainz Second Division German professional team in scoring.

Whitfield is averaging 16 points per game and 1.0 steals as his team is tied for second, a game in back of first place.

Whitfield ranked seventh in the nation in rebounds as a senior with the Buccaneers, pulling down 10.6 boards per game. He was 10th in the country in field goal percentage, shooting 63.3 percent. Whitfield averaged 15.3 points per game with the Buccaneers.