That is the case today as Whitney was selected to the Preseason Watch List for the Julius Erving Award, given annually to the best small forward in college basketball.
Whitney is one of 20 names on the preseason list, and one of only two from the SEC, along with Florida freshman Scottie Lewis, who was ranked one spot ahead of Whitney in their high school class.
KSR talked to Whitney prior to Big Blue Madness. Check it out: