Whittle Wraps Play at Paris Olympics with Australian Women’s 3×3 Basketball Team

FARGO, N.D. – Former North Dakota State women’s basketball player Marena Whittle finished up play with the four-member Australian women’s 3×3 basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics over the weekend.

Australia played seven games in pool play and recorded wins over Germany, China, United States and Azerbaijan. Their Olympic run came to close with a 21-10 loss against Canada in the play-in round on Saturday afternoon.

Whittle, who made her Olympic debut, ranked second on the team with 48 total points (6.9 PPG) and shot 59.0 percent (27-46) from one. She also grabbed 19 total rebounds and averaged 2.7 per game. Whittle’s Olympics were highlighted by a team-high nine points with three rebounds in the 21-19 win over Germany on July 31.

Whittle played for the Bison from 2012-16 and earned a spot on the All-Summit League First Team in 2016. The Victoria, Australia native ranks sixth all-time in NDSU history with 921 rebounds and surpassed the 1,000 career points mark with 1,315 points over four seasons.

Whittle joined Payton Otterdahl at the Paris Olympics after he finished fourth in the shot put on Saturday.

 

NDSU’s Summer Olympians

Brad Rheingans (1976, Montreal, Greco-Roman heavyweight, USA)

John Morgan (1988, Seoul, Greco-Roman middleweight, USA)

Janet Cobbs (1992, Barcelona, volleyball, USA)

Tamara Brudy (1996, Atlanta, 4x400m relay, Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Amanda Smock (2012, London, triple jump, USA)

Erin Teschuk (2016, Rio, 3000m steeplechase, Canada)

Payton Otterdahl (2021, Tokyo, shot put, USA)

Payton Otterdahl (2024, Paris, shot put, USA)

Marena Whittle (2024, Paris, 3×3 basketball, Australia)

About 3×3 Basketball

3X3 basketball is played on one half of a basketball court where two teams of three players compete. Both teams attack and defend the same hoop, depending on who has possession of the ball. The winner is the team with the highest score at the end of 10 minutes or the first team to reach 21 points. The three‑point line in conventional basketball serves as the two-point line in 3X3 basketball, with shots made outside the line earning two points and those inside it one.

 

 

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