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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II

10 Grant Whitaker

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Major Finance
  • Hometown Murray, KY
  • High School Murray

Biography

2024-25 - Redshirt Freshman
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Appeared in 28 games, starting the final 14 games of the season, while averaging 13.1 minutes…Shot .425 from the field, hitting 27 of 62 field goal attempts, and totaled 69 points…Made his collegiate debut on Nov. 4 at VCU…Scored the first six points of his career on Nov. 26 vs. Midway…Sank his first career 3-pointer on Dec. 4 at Western Carolina…Supplied a career-high five rebounds both on Dec. 7 vs. Brescia and on Jan. 16 vs. Lipscomb…Distributed a career-high five assists on Jan. 26 vs. Stetson…Netted a career-high nine points on Feb. 8 at Jacksonville…Swiped a career-high two steals three times, all in ASUN play (Jan. 16 vs. Lipscomb, Feb. 6 at North Florida, Feb. 20 vs. Eastern Kentucky).

2023-24 - Freshman
ASUN Honor Roll recipient…Redshirt.

BEFORE BELLARMINE: Played high school basketball at Murray in Kentucky, was a five-year varsity player and four-year team captain, and was named Mr. Murray High Senior Class Most Outstanding Male…In 2022, recognized as third-team All-State by the Courier Journal, All-Purchase Player of the Year, Region Tournament MVP and KHSAA State All-Tournament Team…Five-time District All-Tournament Team, four-time All-Purchase Basketball Team, three-time Region 1 All-Tournament Team, three-time KHSAA Triple Threat Award and nine-time first-team KHSAA Academic All-State…2020 All “A” State Tournament Team…2023 Region 1 Basketball Coaches Association Rex Alexander Award…Team was 2022 Region 1 champion and KHSAA Sweet Sixteen quarterfinalist, a three-time district champion, a four-time All “A” regional champion and an All “A” state semifinalist…Also played golf and tennis in high school…Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FCA Leadership Team, FFA, Future Business Leaders of America and Beta Club.

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2023-24Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
    20
  • 10

    2024-25Redshirt Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
    10